Julie Taymor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julie Taymor
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1952(1952-12-15)
Age	72
Birthplace	Newton
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Julie Taymor Biography

Julie Taymor is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on December 15, 1952 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. The director of Broadway shows The Lion King and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

She was the director of the film Frida which starred She directed the film Frida starring Salma Hayek..

Her film Frida about revered Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was nominated for five Academy Awards (including a Best Original Song nod for her composition “Burn It Blue”), and her “1960s Beatles jukebox musical” Across the Universe won approval from both Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney. These films developed her reputation for respectful handling of the sensitive legacy of artists amongst their fans.

In 1970 Taymor was enrolled in Oberlin College in Ohio. During her second year, she interned with Joseph Chaikin’s Open Theatre and other companies in New York City. Hearing that director Herbert Blau was moving to Oberlin, she returned there and auditioned successfully, becoming, once again, the youngest member of a troupe. In 1973, Taymor attended a summer program of the American Society for Eastern Arts in Seattle. The instructors were masters of Indonesian topeng masked dance-drama and wayang kulit shadow puppetry. This would prove to have a great effect on Taymor in later years. Taymor graduated from Oberlin College with a major in mythology and folklore and with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1974.
As a college senior, Taymor won a year long Thomas J. Watson Fellowship that began after graduation. The Watson allowed her to travel to Japan and Indonesia which she continued independently from 1975 until 1979. In Indonesia, she developed a mask/dance company, Teatr Loh, consisting of Japanese, Balinese, Sundanese, French, German and American actors, musicians, dancers and puppeteers. The company toured throughout Indonesia with two original productions, Way of Snow and Tirai, which were subsequently performed in the United States. She met her long-time collaborator, Elliot Goldenthal, in 1980.

She was with Elliot Goldenthal in 2012.

Julie Taymor Net Worth

Julie Taymor is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julie Taymor 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Oberlin University.

She was the director of The Tempest based on the play written by She directed the film The Tempest based on the play by William Shakespeare..

Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera and film. Since her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997, 24 global productions have been seen by more than 90 million people in over 100 cities in 19 countries, earning it the highest worldwide gross of any entertainment title in box office history. Lion King also received 11 Tony Award nominations, earning Taymor Tony Awards for Best Director and Costume Designer, and was honored with more than 70 major arts awards worldwide.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Julie Taymor Dating?

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She directed Richard Strauss’ Salome for the Kirov Opera in Russia, Germany, and Israel under the baton of Valery Gergiev. Taymor’s first direction of The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), was for the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, with Zubin Mehta conducting in 1993. Over a decade later, Taymor premiered The Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004. The show is now in repertoire there. A newly translated and abridged English version of the opera premiered at the Met in December 2006, and inaugurated a new series on PBS in 2010 entitled, Great Performances at the Met as well as launched the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series of movie-theater transmissions.

Facts & Trivia

Julie Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Julie Taymor celebrates birthday on December 15 of every year.

Her original music-theatre work, Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass, presented at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in 1996, received five Tony Award nominations including Best Director. Originally produced by Music Theater Group in 1988, Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass was directed by Taymor, and co- written with Elliot Goldenthal. The recipient of two Obies and numerous other awards, the piece was performed at The Edinburgh International Festival, as well as festivals in France, Jerusalem and Montreal, and had an extended run in San Francisco.

Top Facts about Julie Taymor

1. Julie Taymor is an American film and theatre director.
2. She was born on December 15, 1952.
3. Taymor has won numerous awards for her work.
4. She directed the Broadway musical “The Lion King.”
5. Taymor also directed the film adaptation of “Titus Andronicus.”
6. She has worked with famous actors such as Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins.
7. Taymor’s style often incorporates puppetry and visual spectacle.
8. She has been praised for her innovative approach to storytelling.
9. In addition to directing, Taymor is also a writer and designer.
10. Her work often explores themes of mythology and cultural identity.

What is Julie Taymor known for?

She is perhaps best known for her 1997 Broadway hit The Lion King , which earned her Tony Awards for Direction and Costume Design. Based on the Disney movie, the musical utilizes masks and puppetry, an art form Taymor studied while living in Indonesia and Japan as a young woman.

What is Julie Taymor doing now?

With theatres across the world opening once more, Taymor has returned to what is surely the work that she is best known for: the stage version of Disney’s The Lion King , which premiered in 1997 and will be remounted later this year at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

What did Julie Taymor do for The Lion King?

She expanded the role of Rafiki, the shamanistic mandrill voiced by Robert Guillaume in the movie, making it a woman’s part and “the spiritual guide to the whole show.” She also buffed and toughened up the lioness Nala: “When you talk about lions, the females do all of it, including the hunt.

Are Julie and Danya Taymor related?

And rehearsals at the new Polonsky Shakespeare Center felt, at times, like a family affair: Her niece , Danya Taymor, a young director, is serving as assistant director, and Ms. Taymor’s partner, and frequent collaborator, Elliot Goldenthal wrote the music.

Which musical is based off of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew?

Kiss Me, Kate
Music| Cole Porter
Lyrics| Cole Porter
Book| Bella and Samuel Spewack
Basis| The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare