Robert Shaye

Robert Shaye is an American film producer born in Detroit, Michigan on March 3rd, 1939. He is best known as the former president of New Line Cinema, the company responsible for developing the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy to life. In the world of science fiction Robert Shaye was the executive producer on the 1983 sci-fi/horror film Xtro. In 1987, he produced the science fiction action thriller The Hidden, both of which dealt with the subject of extraterrestrials living on Earth.

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 * Husband of actress Lin Shaye who appeared in The Hidden.