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Tony Kaye
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November 23, 1998 - Tony filed a $275 million lawsuit against New Line and the Director's Guild of America for not letting him use the pseudonym "Humpty Dumpty" as the director of
American History X (1998)
Was 45 years old when he directed his first feature,
American History X (1998)
.
Has suffered from an extreme speech impediment since childhood. It was so severe he didn't even speak on the telephone until he was 27.
His favorite director is
Stanley Kubrick
.
Decided to pursue a career in film at age 27.
Directed one Academy Award-nominated performance,
Edward Norton
in
American History X (1998)
.
His documentary
Lake of Fire (2006)
was 16 years in the making.
Performs music and comedy at open mics around Los Angeles.
Left school at age 16.
He originally aspired to be a painter and started work in Graphic Design.
Father of
Betty Kaye
.
He was considered to direct
Con Air (1997)
.
He was considered to direct
Havoc (2005)
.
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