1. Daniel Francis Boyle was born on 20 October 1956 and is an English director and producer.
28 Facts About Danny Boyle
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Danny Boyle is known for his work on the films Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and its sequel T2 Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Steve Jobs, and Yesterday.
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Danny Boyle won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director.
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Danny Boyle received two more Academy Award nominations for writing and producing the survival drama 127 Hours.
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In 2012, Danny Boyle was the artistic director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
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Danny Boyle was offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours but declined due to his republican beliefs.
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Danny Francis Boyle was born on 20 October 1956, in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, about 6 miles north of Manchester's city centre, to Irish parents Frank and Annie Boyle, both from County Galway.
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Danny Boyle has a twin sister, Marie, and a younger sister, Bernadette, both of whom are teachers.
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Danny Boyle directed five productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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In 1987 Danny Boyle started working in television as a producer for BBC Northern Ireland where he produced, amongst other TV films, Alan Clarke's controversial Elephant before becoming a director on shows such as Arise And Go Now, Not Even God Is Wise Enough, For The Greater Good, Scout, and two episodes of Inspector Morse.
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Danny Boyle was responsible for the BBC Two series Mr Wroe's Virgins in 1993.
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Danny Boyle has appeared on Top Gear and set the fastest wet lap at that time.
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Danny Boyle co-directed another performance of the play in 2015 at the Royal Court Theatre, and again in 2017 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Danny Boyle was artistic director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London.
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Danny Boyle declined an offer to direct Alien Resurrection, the fourth film of the Alien franchise to make A Life Less Ordinary.
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Danny Boyle's next project was a film adaptation of the cult novel The Beach by Alex Garland.
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Danny Boyle collaborated with Garland on the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later.
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Danny Boyle directed a short film Alien Love Triangle, which was intended to be one of three shorts within a feature film.
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In 2004 Danny Boyle directed Millions, scripted by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
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Danny Boyle has stated previously that in theory the third instalment of the series would be titled 28 Months Later, but alluded to a film taking place somewhere else in the world he created in 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later.
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Danny Boyle was stated to be producing the upcoming film Paani.
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The BFI's London Film Festival Director, Clare Stewart, said Danny Boyle had created an "exhilarating and audacious film about a complex, charismatic pioneer".
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In March 2018, Danny Boyle confirmed he would be directing the then-untitled twenty-fifth James Bond film but dropped out that August due to a dispute over the film's script.
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In 2024, it was confirmed that Danny Boyle will make 28 Years Later, which is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain 28 years after the first film in the 28 Days Later series.
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Danny 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.
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In 2014, it was announced that Danny Boyle would become a patron of HOME in Manchester.
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In 2012, Danny Boyle was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of The Beatles' Sgt.
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In December 2012, it was reported that Danny Boyle turned down a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.