Robert Shaye
Robert Shaye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Kenneth Shaye |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Columbia Law School |
| Occupations | Film producer, film director, writer, actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Known for | Founder of New Line Cinema |
| Notable work | A Nightmare on Elm Street, Critters, The Lord of the Rings |
| Spouse |
Eva G. Lindstern (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Lin Shaye (sister) |
Robert Kenneth Shaye is an American businessman, actor, and filmmaker. Shaye is the founder of New Line Cinema, a film production studio that was most successful for distributing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, based on the classic fantasy novel of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. He stepped down from New Line in 2008 after the studio was restructured as a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures.