Bryan Jay Singer

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Bryan Jay Singer Wiki Biography

Bryan Jay Singer is a director, producer, writer and actor, born on 17th September 1965 in New York City, USA. He became famous by directing the Academy Award-winning movie “The Usual Suspects” in 1995, but is also well-known for establishing Bad Hat Harry Productions, producing or co-producing almost every film he directed. He became acclaimed for films such as “X-Men” (2000), its sequel “X2” (2003) and “Superman Returns” (2006). His later work has also achieved significant success in the film industry.

Have you ever wondered how rich Bryan Singer is? According to sources it has been estimated that Bryan Singer’s overall net worth is around $100 million. Most of his wealth has been accumulated thanks to his lucrative career as a producer and director. His net worth increased immensely after he became the founder of his own production company. Due to his renowned name, Bryan’s net worth continues to grow.

Bryan was born in New York, in September 1965, but he was adopted and brought up by a Jewish family in New Jersey. He was educated at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South until 1984, after which he decided to study film-making at New York’s School of Visual Arts. However, two years later, Singer shifted to the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, where he finished his studies. There he met his future colleagues, composer and editor John Ottman and co-producer Kenneth Kokin.

Shortly after graduation, Ryan directed a film called “Lion’s Den” (1988), which involved the participation of several of his friends, including Ethan Hawke and John Ottman. He then achieved his first notable success by being named as one of the winners of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993, for his film “Public Access”. A year later, Bryan founded his own production company, naming it “Bad Hat Harry”. In 1995, in cooperation with writer Christopher McQuarrie, Singer directed the film “The Usual Suspects” which turned out to be his biggest success so far. The film won numerous awards, some of which were 1995 BAFTA Award for Best Film and Saturn Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film. He also directed the film adaptation of Stephen King’s novella “Apt Pupil” (1998), which tells the story of a boy fascinated with a Nazi war criminal.

Bryan’s accomplishments continued throughout the 2000s. After initially refusing to direct “X-Men”, due to his lack of knowledge of characters and comics, he eventually reconsidered the offer and signed to direct the film. Along with his friend Tom DeSanto, Singer established the story for the film and released it in July 2000. “X-Men” won Bryan a Saturn Award for Best Direction the same year. In 2002, he began the filming of the sequel “X2” in Canada. Two years later the film was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. Of course both these films contributed significantly to his net worth.

Singer was then offered to direct “Superman Returns” for Warner Bros which he accepted, and filming took place in Australia in 2005. The movie was released a year later, earning Bryan another Saturn Award, this time for the Best Director, thus increasing his net worth even more.

Some of Singer’s latest achievements include directing the film “X-Men:Days of Future Past” (2014), and he is currently working on the next movie in the series, the “X-Men: Apocalypse”, which is scheduled for release in May 2016.

Bryan Singer is an open bisexual, having dated both men and women in the past. He recently became a father when actress Michelle Clunie gave birth to their son in January 2015. Singer has had several legal issues, having been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in 1997 and 2014. The first charge was dismissed due to insufficient evidence and the second one was withdrawn.

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Bryan Jay Singer Quick Info

Full Name Bryan Singer
Net Worth $100 Million
Date Of Birth September 17, 1965
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Profession Producer, Director, Writer
Education University of Southern California, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, School of Visual Arts
Nationality American
Children Dashiell Julius William Clunie-Singer
Parents Grace Sinden, Norbert Dave Singer
Partner Michelle Clunie (2014–)
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Awards Saturn Award for Best Director, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize – U.S. Dramatic, Saturn Award for Best Director, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize – U.S. Dramatic, Golden Disc Award for New Rising Star Award in Digital Music, Seoul Music Awards for Best New Artist
Music Groups GOT7, Togeworl
Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, BAFTA Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Foreign Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Nebula Award for Best Script, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Pr…
Movies X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men, X2, X-Men: First Class, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie, Jack the Giant Slayer, Apt Pupil, Public Access, Lion’s Den, Trick ‘r Treat, uwantme2killhim?, Mockingbird Lane, Official Rejection, Football Wives,…
TV Shows HypaSpace, HypaSpace, Dream Knight, Real GOT7, Shut Up Flower Boy Band

Bryan Jay Singer Trademarks

  1. Frequently works with Ian McKellen (Apt Pupil, the X-Men films)
  2. Recurring theme of alienation in his films
  3. Often works with cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel
  4. Frequently uses music by John Ottman

Bryan Jay Singer Quotes

  • Before Jaws (1975), there was no such thing as a summer blockbuster. It’s my favorite film of all time. My production company is called Bad Hat Harry, which is a line in Jaws. Everything comes back to Jaws. It defines us. It created the summer movie. It still scares the shit out of people today and is one of the most structurally unconventional films in the mainstream lexicon. Basically, the first half of the movie is An Enemy of the People (1978) and the second half is Moby Dick (1956). It’s two movies, split in half right down the middle, and it works remarkably. It changed the course of film history.
  • One thing that interests me is the notion of ancient mutants. What would people, thousands of years ago, without the benefit of science, think mutants were? And more importantly, what would mutants, thousands of years ago, think they were? Gods? Titans? Angels? Demons? And if such mutants did exist thousands of years ago, what became of them? Did one survive?
  • On Tom Cruise: If you look at Tom’s work, there’s a lot of very strange characters. People very often leap right to the Mission: Impossible and the Top Gun roles when they think of him. But he started as a character actor in Taps (1981) – nobody really thought of him as a leading man until Risky Business (1983). And then after Top Gun he was a superstar. But look, there’s Rain Man (1988), where he plays a real prick. And he played the hitman in Collateral (2004). He really is interested in playing challenging roles; he’s a terrific actor. I really think he’s an actor who happens to be a movie star.
  • There’s no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play. Kubrick showed us something special. Every film was a challenge, and a direct assault on cinema’s conventions.
  • I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he’s the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him.
  • Superman has always been about Lois Lane, Superman and Clark Kent and this love triangle between these three people who really are only two people.
  • [About casting Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent in Superman Returns (2006)]: I was always dead set on casting an unknown. Brandon embodied the character the best — his acting talent, physical presence and personality.
  • [About Superman’s costume for Superman Returns (2006)]: I always had the general idea of the suit. With X-Men, although they had extraordinary powers, they also had physical weaknesses. The suits were for protection as well as costume. Superman is the Man of Steel. Bullets bounce off him, not the suit.

Bryan Jay Singer Important Facts

  • Bryan is the father of Dashiell Julius William Clunie-Singer, who was born on January 5, 2015. Actress Michelle Clunie is the child’s mother.
  • Was considered to direct Alien: Resurrection (1997) but turned it down in favor of X-Men (2000).
  • Turned down the opportunity to direct X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) to direct Superman Returns (2006).
  • Was at one point attached to direct Logan’s Run.
  • Turned down the chance to direct ”X-Men” three times because he believed that comic books were unintelligent. He changed his mind after reading some of the comics and watching the animated series.
  • Considered to direct the thriller film Prisoners (2013).
  • Was set to direct Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) but turned it down due schedule conflicts with X2 (2003).
  • Attended the San Diego Comic-Con in a surprise appearance to promote his movie X-Men (2000). [July 2000]
  • Directed one Oscar winning performance: Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects (1995).
  • The third director to do three live-action adaptations of a comic book series. The first being Sam Raimi with his Spider Man trilogy and the second being Christopher Nolan with his Batman trilogy.
  • Turned down the chance to direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), as he was too busy with other projects.
  • Best friends with director Gary Goddard and childhood friends with actor Ethan Hawke.
  • DC Comics offered Singer access to the 20-plus years of development information that Superman has had since 1986, but Singer vehemently refused to use this information, instead insisting that he use only the continuity of the Richard Donner films.
  • Ranked #46 on Premiere magazine’s 2006 “Power 50” list. It is his first appearance on the list.
  • Is a huge fan of the original Star Trek (1966) series and has a cameo appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) as a crewman on the bridge of the USS Enterprise.
  • Received a copy of the mockumentary Forgotten Silver (1995) as a gift from director Peter Jackson, to thank him for finishing Ian McKellen’s scenes in X-Men (2000) in time for him to fly to New Zealand and begin work on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
  • One of his favorite movies is the thriller film Jaws (1975). His production company, Bad Hat Harry Productions, is named after a line said by Chief Martin Brody in the film.
  • Cousin of actors Marc Singer, Gregory Singer, Lori Singer, Claude Singer.
  • Attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City for a brief period of time but did not graduate from there. Visited the school in October 2000 to talk to the film students about his experiences in the film industry.
  • Met composer/editor/director John Ottman at USC School of Cinema-Television.
  • Attended and graduated from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School in New Jersey.
  • Attended and graduated from USC cinema school in 1989.
  • Parents are Norbert Dave and Grace Singer.

Bryan Jay Singer Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
World War III 2017 TV Series executive producer announced Producer
X-Men 2017 TV Series executive producer – 2017 announced Producer
Legion 2017 TV Series executive producer – 7 episodes post-production Producer
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2017 producer pre-production Producer
In the Middle of the Middle East Documentary executive producer announced Producer
Men with No Fear producer announced Producer
Untitled X-Men TV Show TV Movie executive producer announced Producer
Broadway 4D 2016 executive producer Producer
Out of the Village 2016 Short executive producer Producer
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016 producer Producer
Battle Creek 2015 TV Series executive producer – 12 episodes Producer
The Taking of Deborah Logan 2014 producer Producer
Black Box 2014 TV Series executive producer – 13 episodes Producer
My Eleventh 2014 executive producer Producer
Spooked 2014 TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes Producer
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014 producer Producer
Ronny 2013 Short executive producer Producer
U Want Me 2 Kill Him? 2013 producer Producer
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 producer Producer
H+ 2011-2013 TV Series producer – 48 episodes Producer
Mockingbird Lane 2012 TV Movie executive producer Producer
House M.D. 2004-2012 TV Series executive producer – 175 episodes Producer
Vito 2011 Documentary executive producer Producer
X: First Class 2011 producer Producer
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 producer – uncredited Producer
Dirty Sexy Money 2007-2009 TV Series executive producer – 23 episodes Producer
Valkyrie 2008 producer Producer
Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler 2008 TV Movie documentary executive producer Producer
Football Wives 2007 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Trick ‘r Treat 2007 producer Producer
Color Me Olsen 2007 Short producer Producer
The Science of Superman 2006 TV Movie documentary executive producer Producer
Superman Returns 2006 producer Producer
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman 2006 TV Movie documentary executive producer Producer
The Triangle 2005 TV Mini-Series executive producer – 3 episodes Producer
X2 2003 executive producer Producer
Burn 1998 executive producer Producer
Apt Pupil 1998 producer Producer
The Usual Suspects 1995 producer Producer
Public Access 1993 executive producer Producer
World War III 2017 TV Series announced Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2017 pre-production Director
Bohemian Rhapsody announced Director
Broadway 4D 2016 Director
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016 Director
Battle Creek 2015 TV Series 1 episode Director
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014 Director
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 Director
Mockingbird Lane 2012 TV Movie Director
Valkyrie 2008 Director
Football Wives 2007 TV Movie Director
Superman Returns 2006 Director
House M.D. 2004 TV Series 2 episodes Director
X2 2003 Director
X-Men 2000 Director
Apt Pupil 1998 Director
The Usual Suspects 1995 Director
Public Access 1993 Director
Lion’s Den 1988 Short Director
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2017 story pre-production Writer
X-Men: Apocalypse 2016 story Writer
X: First Class 2011 story Writer
Superman Returns 2006 story Writer
The Triangle 2005 TV Mini-Series story – 3 episodes Writer
X2 2003 story Writer
X-Men 2000 story Writer
Public Access 1993 writer Writer
X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014 Man with small film camera (uncredited) Actor
Direct Effect 2011 TV Series Actor
30-Second Bunny Theatre 2004-2010 TV Series Various / Special Guest Actor
House M.D. 2005 TV Series Bryan Singer Actor
X2 2003 Prison Security Officer (uncredited) Actor
Star Trek: Nemesis 2002 Kelly (uncredited) Actor
Street Trash 1987 grip Camera Department
Development Hell 2013 TV Series grateful acknowledgment – 1 episode Thanks
The Circle of Men 2011 Short special thanks Thanks
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
Across the Hall 2009 special thanks Thanks
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
My Longest Day 2008 Documentary short special thanks Thanks
Glimpse 2007/I Short special thanks Thanks
Requiem for Krypton: Making ‘Superman Returns’ 2006 Video documentary very special thanks Thanks
King Kong 2005 thanks Thanks
Enough for Two 2005 Short special thanks Thanks
Imaginary Heroes 2004 thanks Thanks
Tilt 2003 Short special thanks Thanks
X2 – Wolverine’s Revenge 2003 Video Game special thanks Thanks
Thank You, Good Night 2001 special thanks Thanks
On Thin Ice 2016 Documentary completed Himself Self
From the Bridge 2017 Documentary Himself Self
Direct Effect 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ 2015 Video documentary Himself Self
X-Men: Unguarded 2015 Video short Himself Self
Classification: M 2014 Video documentary short Himself Self
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Kitchen Sequence 2014 Video short Himself Self
X-Men: Reunited 2014 Video documentary Himself Self
Janela Indiscreta 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Milius 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Face Off 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Cinema 3 2009-2011 TV Series Himself Self
Des de Sitges amb terror 2011 TV Movie Himself Self
Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class 2011 Video documentary Himself Self
X Marks the Spot on ‘X-Men: First Class’ 2011 Video documentary short Himself Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010 Documentary Himself Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
Trick ‘r Treat: The Lore and Legends of Halloween 2009 Video short Himself Self
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
92nd Street Y: Reel Pieces with Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Taking to the Air: Vintage Planes in Flight in ‘Valkyrie’ 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Journey to ‘Valkyrie’ 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Valkyrie: Recreating Berlin 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Valkyrie: The African Front Sequence 2009 Video documentary short Himself Self
Official Rejection 2009 Documentary Himself Self
Días de cine 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Charlie Rose 1996-2009 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself – Writer, Producer & Director, Superman Returns Self
The Secret World of Superfans 2008 Documentary Himself Self
07 Spaceys 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
The Shark Is Still Working 2007 Documentary Himself Self
Bryan’s Journals 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
Requiem for Krypton: Making ‘Superman Returns’ 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
House Unplugged 2006 TV Movie Himself Self
Confessions of a Teenage Filmmaker: The Dan Nastro Story 2006 Documentary Himself Self
HypaSpace 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Corazón de… 2006 TV Series Himself Self
American Morning 2006 TV Series Himself Self
The Science of Superman 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Back in Blue: The ‘Superman Returns’ Movie Special 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
HBO First Look 2003-2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
06 Spaceys 2006 TV Special Himself Self
The Meltdown Memoirs 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
Shootout 2005 TV Series Himself Self
2nd Annual Spaceys 2004 TV Special Himself Self
Access Nation 2004 Documentary Himself Self
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
Requiem for Mutants: The Score of ‘X2’ 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making ‘X2’ 2003 Video documentary Himself Self
The Secret Origin of X-Men 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
X2 Global Webcast Highlights 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
My Life with Count Dracula 2003 Documentary Himself Self
The 100 Greatest Movie Stars 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Uncanny Suspects 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Visual Effects of X-Men 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
X-Factor: The Look of ‘X-Men’ 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
X-Men: Ellis Island Premiere 2003 Video short Himself Self
X-Men: Premieres Around the World 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
X-Men Production Scrapbook 2003 Video documentary Himself Self
Heisting Cannes with ‘The Usual Suspects’ 2002 Video documentary short Himself Self
Keyser Söze: Lie or Legend? 2002 Video documentary short Himself Self
Round Up: Deposing ‘The Usual Suspects’ 2002 Video documentary Himself Self
Hollywood, Inc. 2002 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The 100 Greatest Films 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
X-Men: Behind the Scenes 2000 Video short Himself Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius 1999 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Book That Wrote Itself 1999 Himself Self
Independent’s Day 1998 TV Movie documentary Himself – Interviewee Self
Cannes Man 1997 Himself Self
The Invisible Man 1996 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Introducing ‘The Usual Suspects’ 1995 Video documentary short Himself Self
An Open Secret 2014/I Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Edición Especial Coleccionista 2011 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics 2010 Video documentary Himself Archive Footage
Troldspejlet 2006 TV Series Himself – Director Archive Footage
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy 2006 Video documentary short Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage
Celebrities Uncensored 2004 TV Series Himself Archive Footage

Bryan Jay Singer Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2015 Jupiter Award Jupiter Award Best International Film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Won
2014 Flicker Award Matchflick Flicker Awards Best Fight Scenes X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Won
2011 Honorary Grand Prize Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival Won
2007 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Director Superman Returns (2006) Won
2001 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Director X-Men (2000) Won
2001 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Director X-Men (2000) Won
1997 Readers’ Choice Award Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film The Usual Suspects (1995) Won
1996 President’s Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Won
1996 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Debut The Usual Suspects (1995) Won
1995 Golden Space Needle Award Seattle International Film Festival Best Director The Usual Suspects (1995) Won
1995 STFC Award Society of Texas Film Critics Awards Best Director The Usual Suspects (1995) Won
1995 Silver Award Tokyo International Film Festival The Usual Suspects (1995) Won
1993 Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Public Access (1993) Won
1993 Critics Award Deauville Film Festival Public Access (1993) Won
2015 Jupiter Award Jupiter Award Best International Film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Nominated
2014 Flicker Award Matchflick Flicker Awards Best Fight Scenes X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Nominated
2011 Honorary Grand Prize Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival Nominated
2007 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Director Superman Returns (2006) Nominated
2001 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Director X-Men (2000) Nominated
2001 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Director X-Men (2000) Nominated
1997 Readers’ Choice Award Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film The Usual Suspects (1995) Nominated
1996 President’s Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominated
1996 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Debut The Usual Suspects (1995) Nominated
1995 Golden Space Needle Award Seattle International Film Festival Best Director The Usual Suspects (1995) Nominated
1995 STFC Award Society of Texas Film Critics Awards Best Director The Usual Suspects (1995) Nominated
1995 Silver Award Tokyo International Film Festival The Usual Suspects (1995) Nominated
1993 Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Public Access (1993) Nominated
1993 Critics Award Deauville Film Festival Public Access (1993) Nominated