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Kyle Newman(I)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Kyle Newman
Trailer: A group of anxious fans decide to break into Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" for their friend who is suffering from cancer.
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Fanboys (2009)
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Kyle Newman is an award-wining filmmaker and New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-nominated author.

His directorial work encompasses multiple feature films including, Fanboys, the Star Wars-fueled comedy starring Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen, the action-comedy Barely Lethal starring Oscar Nominees Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson for A24 Films, and his most recent, 1UP, starring Ruby Rose for Lionsgate and Buzzfeed Studios set in the world of eSports.

He has directed the music industry's top artists including Taylor Swift ("Style", "Clean" and 1989 World Tour content featuring Selena Gomez, Haim and more), Lana Del Rey ("Summertime Sadness") and Cyn ("House with a View") guest starring Katy Perry with his video work garnering billions of views.

Newman produced the critically acclaimed documentary Raiders: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, about three teenagers who set out to recreate Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark shot-for-shot (distributed by Drafthouse Films/Neon) and executive produced the 2021 thriller Happily. He also crafted the story for the hit Netflix Original animated feature Gnome Alone for Shrek-producer John H. Williams.

He is a New York Times bestselling author known for his work on the Hugo Award and Locus Award-nominated Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, a history of the world's greatest roleplaying game as well as Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook, which debuted on all major bestseller lists including The Wall Street Journal, USA Todayand Publisher's Weekly. He is at work on his soon to be announced third and fourth books for publisher Penguin Random House.

Newman, an honors graduate of NYU's Tisch School of Film/TV and the recipient of the esteemed 'Martin Scorsese Award for Excellence in Directing', has written and/or directed for clients including The Microsoft Corp., Interscope Records, Starz Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro), The Coca-Cola Company, Starwars,20th Century Fox, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Big Machine Records, Lionsgate, Endemol Shine, Millennium Films, Pacific Life Insurance, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Games For Windows, A24 Films, Awesomeness TV, Hooters of America, Titan Publishing, Unsub Records, The Saturday Group and Universal Republic Music.

A proud member of the Director's Guild of America, he resides in Los Angeles with his three sons James Knight, Leo Thames and Etienne Noel.
BornMarch 16, 1976
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Kyle Newman
Kyle Newman at an event for Fanboys (2009)
Cyn, Kyle Newman, and Katy Perry in Cyn: House with a View (2022)
Kyle Newman, Jaime King: 2010 StandUp2Cancer Telethon
Jessica Alba, Kyle Newman and Jaime King attend the Swarovski Elements Holiday Dinner for Baby2Baby
Kyle Newman
Kyle Newman in Fanboys (2009)
Kyle Newman in Fanboys (2009)
Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Dan Fogler, and Kyle Newman in Fanboys (2009)
Kyle Newman
Kyle Newman
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Known for

Fanboys (2009)
Fanboys
6.5
  • Director
  • 2009
Barely Lethal (2015)
Barely Lethal
5.4
  • Director
  • 2015
Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift: Style (2015)
Taylor Swift: Style
7.3
Music Video
  • Director
  • 2015
Ruby Rose, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Paris Berelc, and Hari Nef in 1UP (2022)
1UP
3.3
  • Director
  • 2022

Credits

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Director

  • Delinquents
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Dungeons & Dragons Documentary
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Vigilante Project
    • Director
    • In Production
  • Cyn: House with a View
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Ruby Rose, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Paris Berelc, and Hari Nef in 1UP (2022)
    1UP
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Barely Lethal (2015)
    Barely Lethal
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Taylor Swift in Taylor Swift: Style (2015)
    Taylor Swift: Style
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting (2013)
    The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Lana Del Rey: Bel Air
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • Lana Del Rey: Summertime Sadness (2012)
    Lana Del Rey: Summertime Sadness
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • The Crazies (2010)
    The Crazies
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Motion Comic (2009)
    Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Motion Comic
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Fanboys: Deleted Scenes (2009)
    Fanboys: Deleted Scenes
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Fanboys (2009)
    Fanboys
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Ben Scott in The Hollow (2004)
    The Hollow
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Artflick.001
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2004
  • Drone
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Bitten by Love (1998)
    Bitten by Love
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998

Producer

  • Vie Feroce
    • co-producer
    • Pre-production
    • 2024
  • Frightland
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Dungeons & Dragons Documentary
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Vigilante Project
    • producer
    • In Production
  • A Disturbance in the Force (2023)
    A Disturbance in the Force
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé in Happily (2021)
    Happily
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos in Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)
    Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting (2013)
    The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Latch Key
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Drone
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Bitten by Love (1998)
    Bitten by Love
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1998
  • The Cyclist
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1997

Actor

  • Ruby Rose, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Paris Berelc, and Hari Nef in 1UP (2022)
    1UP
    • Kansas City Kong Coach
    • 2022
  • GEGG WARS: Galaxy of Crime
    • Phoben Dennor
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Time Framed (2016)
    Time Framed
    • Carson Lynch
    • 2016
  • Latch Key
    • Mr. Kyle
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Ben Scott in The Hollow (2004)
    The Hollow
    • Cool High School Dude
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Fanboys: "Take Your Shirt Off"
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Fanboys: "Take Your Shirt Off"
Fanboys
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Fanboys

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  • Height
    • 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
  • Born
    • March 16, 1976
    • Morristown, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jaime KingNovember 23, 2007 - present (filed for divorce, 2 children)
  • Children
      James Knight Newman
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    Topher Grace and Jessica Alba are the godparents of his son James Knight.

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