| Bryan Singer | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Date of Birth: | July 27, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, USA |
| Full Name: | Bryan Jay Singer |
| Appearance Information | |
Bryan Jay Singer (born September 17, 1965)[1] is an American film and television director, film and television producer.
Background[]
He is the founder of Bad Hat Harry Productions and he has produced or co-produced almost all of the films he has directed. He wrote and directed his first film in 1988 after graduating from university. His next film, Public Access (1993), was a co-winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival.
Carerr Background[]
In June 2002 filming began on X2 in Canada with Singer again directing, this time from a screenplay written by David Hayter, Dan Harris and Michael Dougherty. In 2004, X2 was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, but lost to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In 2002, having learned that Singer was a lifelong Star Trek fan, Patrick Stewart arranged for Singer to visit the set of Star Trek Nemesis and appear in the finished film as a Starfleet officer on the bridge of the Enterprise. On November 16, 2004, a new medical drama debuted on FOX called House, with Singer attached as an executive producer.
In mid-2004, Singer was in negotiations to direct X-Men: The Last Stand for Fox. Singer was offered the chance to direct the new Superman film, which was ready to go. On July 19, 2004, Variety reported that Singer had signed on to direct Superman Returns for Warner Bros.