Tony Kaye

Raised in an Orthodox Jewish household, British-born Kaye bucked his working-class roots to forge a career as an artist. To fund his art, Kaye entered the British advertising business, discovering that commercials could become an avenue to filmmaking as well. Honing his craft for ten years, Kaye became a highly paid, award-winning creator of public service announcements and TV spots for Nike and Mercedes-Benz. Kaye also gained notoriety as a conceptual artist whose "hype art" included ads anointing himself "the most important British director since Hitchcock."

Finally ready to put Hollywood money where his mouth was, Kaye signed... Full Biography