Tony Kaye became famous as a director of TV commercials. He won awards for making commercials for British Rail InterCity. Let’s read his full Wikipedia biography and net worth below.
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Wikipedia Profile & Background
| Real Name: | Tony Kaye |
| Date of Birth: | 8 July 1952 |
| Age: | 70 years old @ 2022 |
| State of Origin: | London, England |
| Place of Birth: | London |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse – Wife: | Yan Lin Kaye – Daniela Torchia |
| Children: | 4 Daughters | Shanghai and Eema Emet – Two are undisclosed |
| Occupation: | Movie Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Writer, Poet, Singer/songwriter, Painter |
| Net Worth: | < $6 million |
| Known for: | Directng Movies |
| Education: | Nile |
| Parents: | Mr. Kaye (father) |
Tony Kaye Biography
The popular English movie director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter, actor, writer, poet, singer, songwriter and painter was born in the year, nineteen fifty-two in London, England. Tony Kaye is currently at the age of seventy years old in the year, 2022.
Tony Kaye is famous because he makes films, music videos, and he is also a commercial movie producer, and also a documenter. He is most well-known for directing the movie tagged “American History X” in 1998.
Age – Date of Birth
He was born in the year, 1952 in London, England. His date of birth was on the 8th day of July. Tony is currently at the age of 70 years old on the year 2022. He will 71 years old in the year 2023.
Place of Birth – Nationality
The movie director was born in London, England. London is the biggest city in England and the UK. It is also the capital city. About 9 million people live there.
Family Background
Tony Kaye was born in London, England, to a Jewish family. He became famous as a director of TV commercials. Some of his popular commercials include ads for British Rail InterCity, Solid Fuel Advisory Council, and Dunlop Tyres.
He won many awards, including 23 British Design and Art Direction awards. In 2012, he was named the “most awarded director” along with another person named Frank Budgen.
Wife – Children
Kaye has been married two times. His first wife was Romanian, and they had two daughters together, the name of his first two daughters are undisclosed.
His second wife is a Chinese-American artist and they also have two daughters named Shanghai and Eema Emet. Kaye likes music and often performs at open mic nights in London.
Career
Tony Kaye is a famous music video director. He has made videos for songs like “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Johnny Cash, which won a Grammy Award. He was also nominated for nine Grammys.
Tony’s first movie was American History X, a movie about racism with actors Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. But Tony had disagreements with the producers and wanted his name taken off the credits.
The movie was still successful and received good reviews. Tony’s second movie was Lake of Fire, a documentary about the abortion debate in America. It was well received and was nominated for several awards.
Tony’s third movie, Black Water Transit, was a crime drama but it was never released due to production problems. His fourth movie, Detachment, was a drama about teachers and was successful at film festivals. In recent years, Tony has announced several new projects, but none have come to fruition.
