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Bryan Singer

  • Birthday: September 17, 1965

Bryan Singer took a leap towards a lengthy career as a director with the 1995 release of "The Usual Suspects," a film noir-cum-actioner with numerous, intriguing plot twists and an impeccable cast. With a script by Singer's childhood friend Christopher McQuarrie, "The Usual Suspects" earned positive reviews and a healthy box office, as well as Academy Awards for McQuarrie and supporting actor Kevin Spacey.

Singer is, in his own words, a self-taught director that happens to specialize in dark movies about characters who…more

Career Milestones

  • 2006

    Directed Brandon Routh as the man of steel in Superman Returns

  • 2004

    Executive produced the medical drama, House (Fox); directed the pilot episode

  • 2004

    FOX terminated their production deal with Bad Hat Harry Productions (Singer s production company) after Singer signed on to direct Superman Returns for Warner Bros instead of X-Men 3 for FOX

  • 2002

    Helmed the sequel X2 ; also worked on screenplay

  • 2000

    Directed McKellen and Davison in the feature adaptation of the comic-book adventure X-Men ; worked on script with friend and partner, Tom DeSanto

Awards

  • 2001

    Saturn Award: Best Director

  • 1995

    Seattle Film Festival Best Director Award:

  • 1995

    Society of Texas Film Critics Award: Best Director

  • 1993

    Sundance Film Festival Award: Grand Jury Prize

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