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Education. Claires Court School 1975–1981. Occupation. Producer. Years active. 2005–present. Christian Colson (born 15 September 1968) is a British film producer. He is best known as the producer of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he received numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for ...
- Producer
- 15 September 1968, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2005–present
- Claires Court School 1975–1981
Cloud Eight Films (originally known as Cloud Eight) is a British production company founded on 19 December 2008 by Christian Colson, based in London, England. It is known for film such as 127 Hours, Selma and Steve Jobs and currently owns a sister production company named Selma Films.
- 19 December 2008; 14 years ago
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Danny Boyle was born on 20 October 1956, in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Manchester's city centre, to Irish parents Frank and Annie Boyle, both from County Galway. He has a twin sister, Marie, and a younger sister, Bernadette, both of whom are teachers. Although he now describes himself as a "spiritual atheist," he w...
Upon graduating from university he began his career at the Joint Stock Theatre Company before moving on to the Royal Court Theatre in 1982 where he directed The Genius by Howard Brenton and Saved by Edward Bond. He also directed five productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1987, Boyle started working in television as a producer for BBC No...
While at university, Boyle dated actress Frances Barber. Boyle is a constitutional republican. He lives in Mile End, London.
Boyle was a founding trustee in 2007. of Dramatic Need, a charity which operated in Rwanda and South Africa, helping young people to come to terms with trauma and conflict.The charity was wound up in November 2021. As of 2008[update] Boyle was the patron of North West-based young people's substance misuse charity, Early Break, which was founded and...
In 2010, The Tablet named Boyle one of Britain's most influential Roman Catholics. The BBC referred to Boyle as a "titan of the British film industry – renowned for his spunky grit – typified by his 1996 film Trainspotting." In 2012, Boyle was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most...
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- University College of North Wales, (now Bangor University)
- 1980–present
- Thornleigh Salesian College
British film producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Christian Colson (born 15 September 1968) is a British film producer. He is best known as the producer of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he received numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and ...
Apr 21, 2012 · April 21, 2012. Charles W. Colson, who as a political saboteur for President Richard M. Nixon masterminded some of the dirty tricks that led to the president’s downfall, then emerged from prison ...
Christian Colson (born 15 September 1968) is a British film producer. He is best known as the producer of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he received numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, and BAFTA Award for Best Film. In 2014, both Danny Boyle and Christian Colson signed a first look deal with FX ...
Apr 21, 2012 · Charles Colson, who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal and later became an influential evangelical Christian, has died. Colson went from being one of the nation's...
