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Kai Thorup

  • Location Management
  • Director
  • Writer
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Kai Thorup and his son Dax on the set of "Lawless".
Kai Thorup was born on 16 January 1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He is a director and writer, known for I, Tonya (2017), Taken 3 (2014) and Coming 2 America (2021). He has been married to Jennifer Griffin since 13 August 2008. They have one child.
BornJanuary 16, 1972
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Kai Thorup with visiting son, Dax, in location van.
Kai Thorup and Jennifer Griffin, on set of "The Goats".
Kai Thorup with Billy Bob Thornton on the set of "Jayne Mansfield's Car".
Scouting locations
Kai Thorup and son Dax on the set of "21 Jump Street".
The "Friggin' Christmas Miracle" locations department with Robin Williams.  (Aubrey Devaney; Sabina Rinaldi; Robin Williams and Kai Thorup)
Kai Thorup on the set of "RED" in New Orleans.
Mark Cottrell, Amanda Simon and Kai Thorup.  The locations department on the set of "Mean Girls 2".

Known for

Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
I, Tonya
7.5
  • Location Management
  • 2017
Liam Neeson in Taken 3 (2014)
Taken 3
6.0
  • Location Management
  • 2014
James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
Coming 2 America
5.3
  • Location Management
  • 2021
SuperFly (2018)
SuperFly
5.2
  • Location Management
  • 2018

Credits

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Location Management

  • American Son
    • location scout
    • Pre-production
  • Miller's Girl
    • supervising location manager
    • Post-production
  • Ramón Rodríguez in Will Trent (2023)
    Will Trent
    • location manager
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Michiel Huisman, Luke Evans, and Jessica Ann Collins in Echo 3 (2022)
    Echo 3
    • location manager
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks, Jake Lacy, and Mckenna Grace in A Friend of the Family (2022)
    A Friend of the Family
    • location manager (2022)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)
    Till
    • location manager
    • location scout
    • 2022
  • Three Months (2022)
    Three Months
    • location manager
    • 2022
  • First Wives Club (2019)
    First Wives Club
    • location scout
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
    • location manager
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
    Coming 2 America
    • location manager
    • 2021
  • Nicolas Cage, Frank Grillo, Tony Jaa, JuJu Chan Szeto, and Alain Moussi in Jiu Jitsu (2020)
    Jiu Jitsu
    • locations scout
    • 2020
  • Rosamund Pike in I Care a Lot (2020)
    I Care a Lot
    • locations scout
    • 2020
  • Dayo Okeniyi in Emperor (2020)
    Emperor
    • location manager
    • 2020
  • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
    Greenleaf
    • locations scout
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Rory Scovel in Robbie (2020)
    Robbie
    • locations scout
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, and Selina Lo in Boss Level (2020)
    Boss Level
    • location scout
    • 2020
  • Salma Hayek, Rose Byrne, and Tiffany Haddish in Like a Boss (2020)
    Like a Boss
    • location scout
    • 2020

Director

  • What's Under the Bed? with Dax (2022)
    What's Under the Bed? with Dax
    • creative director
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022–2023

Writer

  • What's Under the Bed? with Dax (2022)
    What's Under the Bed? with Dax
    • created by (creator)
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022–2023
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 16, 1972
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jennifer GriffinAugust 13, 2008 - present (1 child)
  • Parents
    • Sherry Thorup
  • Other works
    Producer and production manager for an ongoing lecture series in South Florida bringing leading scientists, journalists and activists from around the world to speak on all aspects of AIDS and cancer research.

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    Son of Sherry Thorup, a location manager in South Florida.

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