Bryan Singer
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns. Other notable films he directed include Apt Pupil, Valkyrie and Jack the Giant Slayer.[1] Singer was born in New York City, and was adopted by Grace Sinden, an environmental activist, and Norbert Dave Singer, a corporate executive.[2] He grew up in a Jewish household in West Windsor Township, New Jersey. He attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South (formerly just West Windsor-Plainsboro High School), graduating in 1984.[3] For college, Singer studied filmmaking for two years at New York's School of Visual Arts and later transferred to the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.[4] Actor Marc Singer who is best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series is his cousin. Singer who is openly gay has said that his life experiences of growing up as a minority influenced his movies.[5]
In April 2014, Singer was accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault of a minor Michael Egan, now 31. According to the suit filed by attorney Jeff Herman "who is noted for his representation of sex abuse victims, having filed suits against the Roman Catholic Church and Kevin Clash, the former voice of Sesame Street character Elmo" [6], Singer is alleged to have drugged and raped Egan in Hawaii and Los Angeles in the late 1990s when Egan was between the ages of 15 and 17.[7] Singer's attorney called the allegations "completely fabricated" and said Singer plans to countersue.[6] It has been reported that Egan has been working on a film for "Disarming Films" best know for the film Deliver Us From Evil, about sex abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church. [8]
Films
| Feature films | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 1988 | Lion's Den | yes | yes | yes | Short film |
| 1993 | Public Access | yes | yes | yes | |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | yes | yes | ||
| 1998 | Apt Pupil | yes | yes | ||
| Burn | yes | ||||
| 2000 | X-Men | yes | yes | ||
| 2003 | X2 | yes | yes | ||
| 2006 | Superman Returns | yes | yes | ||
| Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | yes | Documentary | |||
| 2007 | Color Me Olsen | yes | Short film | ||
| 2008 | Valkyrie | yes | yes | ||
| 2009 | Trick 'r Treat | yes | |||
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | yes | yes | [9] | |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | yes | yes | [10] | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | yes | yes | [11] | |
References
- ↑ Bryan Singer (Wikipedia)
- ↑ Bryan Singer Biography (1965–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2013.
- ↑ Miller, Lynn. "More West Windsor Filmmaking Stars on the Horizon", West Windsor & Plainsboro News, December 15, 2007. Accessed December 15, 2007. "Two West Windsor-Plainsboro High School graduates are following in the footsteps of two other filmmakers from West Windsor, Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie. Singer, Class of 1984, and McQuarrie, Class of 1986, have recently joined together for the filming of "Valkyrie,” a controversial film about Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, the German Army officer who tried to do away with Hitler during World War II."
- ↑ "FILM; An Unusual Choice for the Role of Studio Superhero", July 9, 2000. Retrieved on November 27, 2007. “As a child, Mr. Singer grew up in Princeton Junction, N.J. His father, Norbert Singer, is a businessman and his mother, Grace, is an environmental activist and former state environmental official.... Mr. Singer attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan for two years, and then transferred to the University of Southern California.”
- ↑ Applebaum, Stephen. Interview: Bryan Singer. BBC. Retrieved on October 7, 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Feldman, Dana. 'X Men' director hit by sex abuse lawsuit weeks before premiere. Reuters. Retrieved on April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Barnes, Brook. Suit Accuses Director of New ‘X-Men’ Film of Sexual Assault. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved on 17 April 2014.
- ↑ Nathan, Sara. EXCLUSIVE: X-Men director's sex abuse accuser is working with Oscar-nominated filmmaker on bombshell expose of Hollywood's sordid underbelly. The Mail Online. The Daily Mail. Retrieved on 19 April 2014.
- ↑ "First Look at January Jones As Emma Frost In 'X-Men: First Class'", MTV, Viacom, September 8, 2010. Retrieved on September 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bryan Singer Tackles Jack the Giant Killer For New Line. /Film (September 23, 2009). Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Bryan Singer Officially Set For X-Men: Days of Future Past", October 30, 2012.
External links
- Bryan Singer (Wikipedia)
- Bryan Singer (IMDb)
- 'X-Men' director Bryan Singer targeted in teen sex abuse lawsuit
- EXCLUSIVE: X-Men director's sex abuse accuser is working with Oscar-nominated filmmaker on bombshell expose of Hollywood's sordid underbelly
- Bryan Singer Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Underage Boy
