Bryan Singer

	Bryan Singer
	Bryan Singer 2015.
Född	Bryan Jay Singer; 17 september 1965 (59 år); New York, New York, USA
År som aktiv	1987–
Betydande verk	De misstänkta, X-Men filmserien
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Bryan Singer, född 17 september 1965 i New York, är en amerikansk filmregissör och producent. Singer fick sitt stora genombrott med filmen De misstänkta. Han är välkänd bland sci-fifans och serietidningsfans till följd av hans arbete med X-Men filmerna och Superman Returns.

Barndom och ungdomsår

Singer föddes i New York och adopterades av Grace Singer (född Sinden), en miljöaktivist, och Norbert Dave Singer, en företagschef.^[1] Han växte upp i West Windsor, New Jersey, och gick på West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, där han tog examen 1984.^[2] Singer studerade sedan filmproduktion i två år på New York School of Visual Arts, men bytte senare till USC School of Cinematic Arts i Los Angeles.^[3] Skådespelarna Lori och Marc Singer är hans kusiner. Han är jude och bisexuell^[4], och har sagt att hans livserfarenheter av att växa upp inom en minoritet har influerat hans filmer.^[5] Han har dyslexi, men gillar att läsa noveller.^[6]

Tillsammans med skådespelaren Michelle Clunie har han en son född 2015.^[7]

Upprepade anklagelser om sexuella övergrepp har riktats mot Bryan Singer.^[8]

Filmografi

Långfilmer
År	Titel	Krediterad som			Notis
År	Titel	Regissör	Producent	Författare	Notis
1988	Lion's Den	Ja	Ja	Ja	Kortfilm
1993	Public Access	Ja	Ja	Ja
1995	De misstänkta	Ja	Ja
1998	Sommardåd	Ja	Ja
1998	Burn		Ja
2000	X-Men	Ja		Ja
2003	X-Men 2	Ja		Ja
2006	Superman Returns	Ja	Ja
2006	Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman		Ja		Dokumentär
2007	Color Me Olsen		Ja		Kortfilm
2008	Valkyria	Ja	Ja
2009	Trick 'r Treat		Ja
2011	X-Men: First Class		Ja	Ja	^[9]
2013	Jack the Giant Slayer	Ja	Ja		^[10]
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Ja	Ja		^[11]
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	Ja	Ja	Ja	^[12]
2018	Bohemian Rhapsody	Ja			^[13]
TV
År	Titel	Krediterad			Notis
År	Titel	Regissör	Producent	Författare	Notis
2004–2012	House	Ja (2004)	Ja		Regisserade första och tredje avsnittet.
2005	The Triangle		Ja	Ja	Miniserie
2006	The Science of Superman		Ja		TV-dokumentär
2007	Football Wives	Ja	Ja		Pilot
2007–2009	Dirty Sexy Money		Ja
2008	Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler		Ja		TV-dokumentär
2012	Mockingbird Lane	Ja	Ja		TV special
Webbserier
År	Titel	Krediterad som			Notis
År	Titel	Regissör	Producent	Författare	Notis
2012	H+: The Digital Series		Ja

Skådespelare

Lion's Den (1988)
Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
X-Men 2 (2003)
House (2004)

Referenser

^ Bryan Singer Biography (1965-)
^ Miller, Lynn. "More West Windsor Filmmaking Stars on the Horizon" Arkiverad 25 januari 2008 hämtat från the Wayback Machine., 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."
^ Weinraub, Bernard. "FILM; An Unusual Choice for the Role of Studio Superhero", The New York Times, July 9, 2000. Accessed 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."
^ ”Bryan Singer Opens Up About His Sexuality, Ellen Page's Coming Out and Russia's Anti-Gay Law�� (på engelska). The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-singer-opens-up-his-704125. Läst 19 november 2017.
^ Stephen Applebaum. ”Interview: Bryan Singer”. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/04/25/bryan_singer_x_men_2_interview.shtml. Läst 7 oktober 2006. ”I'm actually part of a number of minorities.... And now I find myself as a filmmaker, and you feel kind of alone in the world because you're separate from everyone else. So, yeah, it's definitely everything from the [coming out] scene with Bobby Drake and his family, to Wolverine's journey to uncover his past. I'm adopted, so even my own origins I'm not completely precise on.”
^ Robert David Jaffee (16 december 2006). ”Jersey-raised director Bryan Singer lives a dream in bringing Superman back to the big screen”. New Jersey Jewish News. Arkiverad från originalet den 15 juni 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131745/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/062906/ltFanOfSteel.html. Läst 28 december 2008.
^ ”Find Out What Bryan Singer & Michelle Clunie Named Their Son!” (på amerikansk engelska). E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/611502/director-bryan-singer-and-michelle-clunie-welcome-son-find-out-his-name-and-see-the-first-pic. Läst 19 november 2017.
^ ”Anklagelser om sexuella övergrepp”. http://www.newnownext.com/bryan-singer-sex-assault-charges/11/2017/. Läst 18 november 2017.
^ Marshall, Rick (8 september 2010). ”Arkiverade kopian”. MTV (Viacom). Arkiverad från originalet den 11 september 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100911033017/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/09/08/january-jones-emma-frost-x-men-first-class. Läst 8 september 2010.
^ Fischer, Russ (23 september 2009). ”Bryan Singer Tackles Jack the Giant Killer For New Line”. /Film. http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/23/bryan-singer-tackles-jack-the-giant-killer-for-new-line/. Läst 28 oktober 2009.
^ ”Arkiverade kopian”. 30 oktober 2012. Arkiverad från originalet den 1 november 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101193442/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=96525. Läst februari 18, 2014.
^ ”Bryan Singer Confirmed to Direct X-Men: Apocalypse”. 22 september 2014. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123223.
^ Galuppo, Mia (12 June 2018). ”Bryan Singer to Get Directing Credit on Queen Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'”. The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryan-singer-gets-directing-credit-bohemian-rhapsody-1119361. Läst 21 juni 2018.

Externa länkar

[1] Bryan Singer Biography (1965-)

[2] Miller, Lynn. "More West Windsor Filmmaking Stars on the Horizon" Arkiverad 25 januari 2008 hämtat från the Wayback Machine., 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."

[3] Weinraub, Bernard. "FILM; An Unusual Choice for the Role of Studio Superhero", The New York Times, July 9, 2000. Accessed 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."

[4] ”Bryan Singer Opens Up About His Sexuality, Ellen Page's Coming Out and Russia's Anti-Gay Law�� (på engelska). The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bryan-singer-opens-up-his-704125. Läst 19 november 2017.

[5] Stephen Applebaum. ”Interview: Bryan Singer”. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/04/25/bryan_singer_x_men_2_interview.shtml. Läst 7 oktober 2006. ”I'm actually part of a number of minorities.... And now I find myself as a filmmaker, and you feel kind of alone in the world because you're separate from everyone else. So, yeah, it's definitely everything from the [coming out] scene with Bobby Drake and his family, to Wolverine's journey to uncover his past. I'm adopted, so even my own origins I'm not completely precise on.”

[6] Robert David Jaffee (16 december 2006). ”Jersey-raised director Bryan Singer lives a dream in bringing Superman back to the big screen”. New Jersey Jewish News. Arkiverad från originalet den 15 juni 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615131745/http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/062906/ltFanOfSteel.html. Läst 28 december 2008.

[7] ”Find Out What Bryan Singer & Michelle Clunie Named Their Son!” (på amerikansk engelska). E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/611502/director-bryan-singer-and-michelle-clunie-welcome-son-find-out-his-name-and-see-the-first-pic. Läst 19 november 2017.

[8] ”Anklagelser om sexuella övergrepp”. http://www.newnownext.com/bryan-singer-sex-assault-charges/11/2017/. Läst 18 november 2017.

[9] Marshall, Rick (8 september 2010). ”Arkiverade kopian”. MTV (Viacom). Arkiverad från originalet den 11 september 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100911033017/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/09/08/january-jones-emma-frost-x-men-first-class. Läst 8 september 2010.

[10] Fischer, Russ (23 september 2009). ”Bryan Singer Tackles Jack the Giant Killer For New Line”. /Film. http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/09/23/bryan-singer-tackles-jack-the-giant-killer-for-new-line/. Läst 28 oktober 2009.

[11] ”Arkiverade kopian”. 30 oktober 2012. Arkiverad från originalet den 1 november 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101193442/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=96525. Läst februari 18, 2014.

[12] ”Bryan Singer Confirmed to Direct X-Men: Apocalypse”. 22 september 2014. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123223.

[13] Galuppo, Mia (12 June 2018). ”Bryan Singer to Get Directing Credit on Queen Biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'”. The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryan-singer-gets-directing-credit-bohemian-rhapsody-1119361. Läst 21 juni 2018.

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