Bryan Singer Biography (1965-)

Born September 17, 1965, in New York, NY; son of Norbert Dave (a corporate executive) and Grace (an environmental activist; maiden name, Sinden) Singer; nephew of Jacques Singer (a conductor); cousin of Marc Singer (an actor) and Lori Singer (an actress). Addresses: Office: Bad Hat Harry Productions,4000 Warner Blvd., Building 76, Suite 100, Burbank, CA 91512.; Agent: DavidWirtschafter, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (commercials) Marshall Rawlings, Propaganda Independent, 940 North Mansfield, Hollywood, CA 90038.; Publicist: Bumble Ward and Associates Public Relations, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, actor
Birth Details: September 17, 1965; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Lion's Den (short film), 1991
Public Access, Panorama Entertainment, 1993
The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy, 1995
Apt Pupil (also known as Golden Boy, L'eleve doue, and Un eleve doue--Ete de corruption), TriStar, 1997
X-Men (also known as X-Men 1.5), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
"The Last Question," Alien Love Triangle, Dimension Films, 2005
Superman Returns, Warner Bros., 2006
Film Executive Producer
Public Access, Panorama Entertainment, 1993
Burn, 1998
X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Superman Returns, Warner Bros., 2006
Film Producer
Lion's Den (short film), 1991
The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy, 1995
Apt Pupil (also known as Golden Boy, L'eleve doue, and Un eleve doue--Ete de corruption), TriStar, 1997
Film Grip
Street Trash, Lightning Pictures, 1987
Film Appearances
Himself, Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man and Con Man), Rocket Pictures Home Video, 1996
(Uncredited) The Book That Wrote Itself, Echelon Entertainment, 1999
(Uncredited) Bridge officer, Star Trek: Nemesis, Paramount, 2002
(Uncredited) Security officer in Magneto's prison, X2 (also knownas X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
My Life with Count Dracula (documentary), Hungry Jackal Productions, 2003
Himself, Access Nation (documentary), 2004
Voices of police chief Brody and mayor, Jaws (animated short film), 2004
Television Executive Producer
Series
House (also known as House, M.D.), Fox, 2004-

Television Work
Miniseries
Creator, co-executive producer, and producer of a miniseries about the Bermuda Triangle, Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.
Television Director
Episodic
"Occam's Razor," House (also known as House, M.D.), Fox, 2004
Pilots
House (also known as House, M.D.), Fox, 2004
Television Appearances
Miniseries
The 100 Greatest Movie Stars, Channel 4 (England), 2003
Specials
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (also known as Dial H for Hitchcock and Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius behind the Showman), TCM, 1999
Himself, X-Men: The Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000
Himself, The Inside Reel: Digital Filmmaking, PBS, 2001
Himself, X-pose: X2 Mutants Uncovered, Fox, 2003
Episodic
Himself, "X2: X-Men United," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003
Himself, "Superheroes," SuperSecret Movie Rules, VH1, 2004
(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
Keyser Soeze: Lie or Legend?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2002
Round Up: Deposing "The Usual Suspects," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer HomeEntertainment, 2002
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Requiem for Mutants: The Score of "X2," Twentieth Century-Fox HomeEntertainment, 2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making "X2," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
The Secret Origin of X-Men, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
The Uncanny Suspects, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
The Visual Effects of X-Men, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
X-Factor: The Look of "X-Men," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
X-Men Production Scrapbook, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Video Games
Creator (with Mark Feigin) of a video game about the Secret Service, Tigon Studios.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With others) Public Access, Panorama Entertainment, 1993
(With David Hayter) X-Men (also known as X-Men 1.5; based on comic books and characters), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
"The Last Question," Alien Love Triangle, Dimension Films, 2005
Stories for Films
The Way of the Gun, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
(With Tom DeSanto) X-Men (also known as X-Men 1.5; based oncomic books and characters), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X-Men United; based on comic books and characters), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Logan's Run (based on the earlier film of the same name and the novel by George Clayton Jackson and William F. Nolan), Warner Bros., 2005
Comic Books
Author of issues of Ultimate X-Men.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 44, Gale, 2002

Periodicals

Advocate, October 27, 1998, p. 75
Empire, Issue 79, 1996, p. 94
Entertainment Weekly, August 21, 1998, p. 36; November 6, 1998, p.56; July 21, 2000, pp. 26, 50; December 1, 2000, p. 71
Premiere, May, 1998, pp. 45-51, 102

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