Kyle Newman | |
|---|---|
 Newman in 2015 | |
| Born | March 16, 1976 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University, Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, author, editor, actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Kyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an award-winning American filmmaker, actor and New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award-nominated[1] author. He is known for directing Fanboys, a Star Wars-themed comedy starring Kristen Bell and Seth Rogen, Barely Lethal starring Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson for A24, 1Up, a comedy set in the world of competitive esports starring Ruby Rose, for Lionsgate and Prime Video, and the forthcoming "Untitled Dungeons & Dragons documentary" exploring the game's fifty-year history for Hasbro.[2]
Career
Newman, is an honors graduate of New York University's School of Film/TV and the receipt of the Martin Scorsese Award for "Excellence in Directing". In 1998, Newman's short film Bitten by Love won the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award while he was a student at New York University.[3]
Newman has directed music's biggest artists including Taylor Swift ("Style") ("Clean"), Lana Del Rey ("Summertime Sadness") and Katy Perry, and created the video content for Taylor Swift's The 1989 World Tour featuring Lena Dunham, Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez and more, with his music video work garnering billions of views.
In 2016, 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 in 1982, which was distributed by Drafthouse Films. He reteamed with director Jeremy Coon and Fanboys scribe Adam F. Goldberg to produce A Disturbance in the Force, a documentary about the making of The Star Wars Holiday Special. He is the co-creator, co-story writer of the Netflix Original animated feature film Gnome Alone. Newman also Executive Produced Happily (film) alongside Jack Black.
As a filmmaker, he has written and/or directed for clients including Microsoft, Interscope Records, Starz Entertainment, The Coca-Cola Company, Starwars.com, Entertainment Weekly, Big Machine Records, Pacific Life Insurance, Games For Windows, Hasbro, Titan Publishing, Universal Republic Records, BuzzFeed, Saturday Group, Wizards of the Coast, Twentieth Century Fox, Endemol Shine, A24 Films, AwesomenessTV, Hooters of America and Lucasfilm, Ltd.[4]
2018 saw the release of his first book Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History via Ten Speed Press/ Penguin Random House in association with Wizards of the Coast. It received nominations for a Locus Award, a Diana Jones Award, and a Hugo Award. Newman's second book Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook published in October 2020 by Ten Speed Press/ Penguin Random House in association with Wizards of the Coast, reunited the author team and became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a cooking show titled Heroes' Feast for Hasbro. In 2023, sequels to both books were published by Ten Speed Press/ Penguin Random House. Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends tells the story of D&Ds 5th Edition and Heroes' Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse is the planet-hopping follow-up cookbook.[5]
Personal life
In March 2006, while working on the set of Fanboys, he met actress and former model Jaime King.[6] Newman proposed in spring 2007, and the two married on November 23, 2007[7] in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Park and Manor, where Newman had proposed.[8]
Their first son was born on October 6, 2013.[9] In February 2015, it was announced King was pregnant with the couple's second child. King gave birth to their second son on July 16, 2015. Taylor Swift is his godmother.[10]
In May 2020, King filed for divorce from Newman after 13 years of marriage.[11] King also filed a domestic violence prevention petition and was granted a temporary restraining order against Newman[11] which was subsequently dismissed.
Kyle's brother, Kevin Newman, is a character designer for The Simpsons.
Kyle, born in New Jersey, is a devout supporter of Arsenal Football Club in England.[12]
On February 17, 2021, a son, Etienne Noel Newman, was born to Newman and his partner, singer-songwriter Cyn.[13] On August 23, 2023, Newman announced on Twitter that Cyn gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Beatrix Rose Newman. [14]
Filmography
Director, producer, screenwriter, editor, author
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Hollow | Director, Film by |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Director, Film by |
| 2012 | Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit - Live Stage Show | Director, producer and writer |
| 2013 | The Return of Return of the Jedi: 30 Years and Counting (documentary) | Director, producer and writer |
| Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master (documentary) | Associate producer and interviewer | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Smuggler's Bounty - Live Stage Show | Director, producer and writer |
| Barely Lethal | Director, Film by | |
| Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour - Celebrity Interviews & "Clean" | Director and writer | |
| Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (documentary) | Executive producer | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Smuggler's Revenge - Live Stage Show | Director, producer and writer |
| 2018 | Gnome Alone (animated) | Story by |
| 2021 | Happily | Executive producer |
| 2022 | 1Up | Director, Film by |
| 2023 | A Disturbance in the Force (documentary) | Producer and himself |
| 2023 | Heroes’ Feast (television) | Producer and himself |
| 2024 | Untitled Dungeons & Dragons documentary (documentary) | Director, executive producer |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Bury Me Alive" | We Are the Fallen | Director |
| 2012 | "Summertime Sadness" | Lana Del Rey | Director (with Spencer Susser) |
| 2015 | "31 Seconds for GRACE MMXIII" | Jaime King & J. Ralph | Director |
| 2015 | "Style" | Taylor Swift | Director |
| 2015 | "Clean" (for The 1989 World Tour) | Taylor Swift | Director |
| 2022 | "House With A View" (Guest Starring Katy Perry) | Cyn | Director |
| 2023 | "Losing Sleep" | Cyn | Director |
| 2023 | "Clean" | Taylor Swift | Director |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana - A Visual History" | ||
| 2020 | "Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook" | ||
| 2023 | "Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends - A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game" | ||
| 2023 | "Heroes' Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse — An Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook" | ||
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Cyclist | Director, producer, writer and editor |
| 1998 | Bitten by Love | Director, producer, writer and editor |
| 2000 | Drone | Director, producer and writer |
| 2004 | Artflick.001 (documentary) | Director and writer |
| 2008 | The Cube | Director and writer (short film for Microsoft) |
| 2011 | Latch Key | Producer |
Actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Hollow | Cool High School Dude |
| 2012 | Latch Key | Mr. Kyle |
| 2022 | 1Up | Iggy, Kong Coach |
References
- ↑ "Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (October 12, 2022). "'Dungeons & Dragons' Documentary In Works From Hasbro's Entertainment One; Joe Manganiello & Kyle Newman Directing". Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ "NYU Senior Reflects On Winning Coca-Cola Award". indiewire.com. April 6, 1998. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ↑ "Biography for Kyle Newman". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ↑ Galaxy, Geek's Guide to the (December 1, 2023). "Dungeons & Dragons Is a Household Name Again". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Serpe, Gina (November 26, 2007). "Jaime King Made a Missus". E! News. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- ↑ "Jaime King ties the knot". Monsters and Critics. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
- ↑ Lehner, Marla (September 13, 2007). "Jaime King Talks About FedEx Engagement Fiasco". People. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- ↑ Toomey, Alyssa (October 18, 2013). "Jaime King and Kyle Newman Share New Pics of Son James Knight on Instagram—See the Photos!". E! Online. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ↑ Bayley, Leanne (July 17, 2016). "Jaime King sends cute message to his son's godmother Taylor Swift". Glamour. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- 1 2 Chiu, Melody (May 18, 2020). "Jaime King Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Husband Kyle Newman: 'She's Distraught'". People. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ↑ Byrne, Ruairi. "IN TWEETS: Arsenal fans celebrate as they finish ahead of Spurs for the 21st season in a row". www.buzz.ie. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ Juneau, Jen (February 18, 2021). "Jaime King's Estranged Husband Kyle Newman and Singer Cyn Welcome First Child Together: Source". People. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Welcome to the world BEATRIX ROSE NEWMAN! I am so thrilled to be her father. Cynthia delivered her naturally and both mother & baby are in great spirits and health. We can't wait for Beatrix to meet her big brothers! #girldad#baby #babygirl @cynthialovely". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved December 8, 2023.