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Danny Boyle

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English filmmaker

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Danny Boyle is a male artist whose professional career began in 1980. Born on October 20, 1956, he is associated with the United States. His recorded works include *Helbling Readers Slumdog Mill* and *T2 trainspotting*.

In the realm of audio media, Boyle’s work is categorized under genres such as audio drama, audiobook, and German audio plays. He has been recognized within the Academy Award Best Director collection.

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Instance of
human
Family name
Boyle
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Radcliffe
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Trance
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DannyBoyle08TIFF.jpg
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Danny Boyle
start of work period
1980-00-00
date of birth
1956-10-20
name in native language
Danny Boyle
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birth name
Daniel Francis Boyle
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Encyclopedic overview

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles".

His debut film Shallow Grave (1994) won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting (1996) the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century. Boyle's 2008 crime drama film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director. He won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director. Boyle received two more Academy Award nominations for writing and producing the survival drama 127 Hours (2010).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Danny Boyle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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