Robert Shaye
American actor and film director (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Kenneth Shaye (born March 4, 1939) is an American businessman, film producer, actor, director, and writer. Shaye is the founder of New Line Cinema, a film production studio that was most successful for distributing The Lord of the Rings film series, based on the classic fantasy novel of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien and directed by New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson. He stepped down from New Line in 2008 after the studio merged with Warner Bros. Pictures.[2]
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Born | Robert Kenneth Shaye (1939-03-04) March 4, 1939 (age 85) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Columbia Law School |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, film director, writer, actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Known for | Founder of New Line Cinema |
Notable work | The Lord of the Rings |
Spouse |
Eva G. Lindstern (m. 1970) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Lin Shaye (sister) |
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