Tony Kaye

Director

Birthday July 8, 1952

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

Age 72 years old

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About

Director of the Academy Award-nominated American History X, as well as music videos by artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Johnny Cash.

Before Fame

He suffered from a speech impediment as a child that was so severe that he didn't speak on the telephone until age 27.

Trivia

His second film, the documentary Lake of Fire, took him 16 years to complete and was nominated for Best Documentary Film at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Family Life

He married producer and actress Yan Lin Kaye.

Associated With

He directed Edward Norton to an Academy Award nomination for American History X.