Kyle Newman

Early life and education

Newman was born in 1976 in New Jersey. He has a brother named Kevin, who went on to work as a character designer for The Simpsons.

He is an honors graduate of New York University's School of Film/TV and the receipt of the Martin Scorsese Award for "Excellence in Directing". In 1998, Newman's short film Bitten by Love won the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award while he was a student at New York University.

Career

Film

In 2006, Newman began production on Fanboys, a Star Wars-themed comedy starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler and Sam Huntington. Initially set for release in August 2007, it was pushed back to January 2008 as Newman was given more funding to shoot addition scenes. However, reuniting the cast would only be possible that September, so it was pushed back again to early 2008. By the end of the year, Newman was not involved in reshoots, and the scenes were directed by Steven Brill. The film was eventually released in February 2009 to poor reviews. Newman later directed Barely Lethal for A24, which starred Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson, as well as 1Up for Lionsgate and Prime Video, a comedy set in the world of competitive esports starring Ruby Rose. He is set to direct a documentary for Hasbro, exploring the fifty-year history of Dungeons & Dragons.

In 2016, Newman produced Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, a documentary about three teenagers who set out to recreate Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark shot-for-shot in 1982, which was distributed by Drafthouse Films. He reteamed with director Jeremy Coon and Fanboys scribe Adam F. Goldberg to produce A Disturbance in the Force, a documentary about the making of The Star Wars Holiday Special. He is the co-creator, co-story writer of the Netflix Original animated feature film Gnome Alone. Newman also executive produced Happily, alongside Jack Black.

Other work

2018 saw the release of his first book Art & Arcana: A Visual History via Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House in association with Wizards of the Coast. It received nominations for a Locus Award, a Diana Jones Award, and a Hugo Award. Newman's second book Heroes' Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook published in October 2020 by Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House in association with Wizards of the Coast, reunited the author team and became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a cooking show titled Heroes' Feast for Hasbro. In 2023, sequels to both books were published by Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House. Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends tells the story of D&D's 5th Edition and Heroes' Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse is the planet-hopping follow-up cookbook.

Newman has directed music videos for artists including Taylor Swift ("Style", "Clean"), Lana Del Rey ("Summertime Sadness") and Cyn ("House With A View", "Losing Sleep"), and created the video content for Swift's The 1989 World Tour.

Personal life

In 2006, while working on the set of Fanboys, he met actress and former model Jaime King. Newman proposed in spring 2007, and the two married on November 23, 2007 in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Park and Manor, where Newman had proposed. Newman and King have two sons together; Taylor Swift is godmother to their second son.

In May 2020, King filed for divorce from Newman after 13 years of marriage. King also filed a domestic violence prevention petition and was granted a temporary restraining order against Newman, The divorce was finalized in September 2023.

Newman has a son and daughter with his partner, singer-songwriter Cyn.

Newman is a supporter of Premier League club Arsenal.

Filmography

Short film

Feature film

Director

Story writer

• Gnome Alone (2017)

Executive producer

• Happily (2021)

Documentary works

Short film

Film

Other works

Theatre

Motion comic

Music video

References

Bibliography

References

1. Juneau, Jen. (February 18, 2021). "Jaime King's Estranged Husband Kyle Newman and Singer Cyn Welcome First Child Together: Source".
2. "Welcome to the world BEATRIX ROSE NEWMAN! I am so thrilled to be her father. Cynthia delivered her naturally and both mother & baby are in great spirits and health. We can't wait for Beatrix to meet her big brothers! #girldad#baby #babygirl @cynthialovely".
3. (April 6, 1998). "NYU Senior Reflects On Winning Coca-Cola Award".
4. Grobar, Matt. (2022-10-12). "'Dungeons & Dragons' Documentary In Works From Hasbro's Entertainment One; Joe Manganiello & Kyle Newman Directing".
5. "Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer".
6. Galaxy, Geek's Guide to the. (2023-12-01). "Dungeons & Dragons Is a Household Name Again".
7. Serpe, Gina. (November 26, 2007). "Jaime King Made a Missus". [[E! News]].
8. (November 26, 2007). "Jaime King ties the knot". Monsters and Critics.
9. Lehner, Marla. (September 13, 2007). "Jaime King Talks About FedEx Engagement Fiasco".
10. Toomey, Alyssa. (October 18, 2013). "Jaime King and Kyle Newman Share New Pics of Son James Knight on Instagram—See the Photos!".
11. (July 17, 2016). "Jaime King sends cute message to his son's godmother Taylor Swift".
12. Chiu, Melody. (May 18, 2020). "Jaime King Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Husband Kyle Newman: 'She's Distraught'".
13. Calvario, Liz. (June 27, 2020). "Jaime King Withdraws Request for Temporary Restraining Order Against Estranged Husband Kyle Newman". Entertainment Tonight.
14. Jackson, Dory. (September 20, 2023). "Jaime King Reaches 'Loving and Harmonious' Agreement in 3.5-Years from Kyle Newman".
15. Juneau, Jen. (February 18, 2021). "Jaime King's Estranged Husband Kyle Newman and Singer Cyn Welcome First Child Together: Source".
16. "Welcome to the world BEATRIX ROSE NEWMAN! I am so thrilled to be her father. Cynthia delivered her naturally and both mother & baby are in great spirits and health. We can't wait for Beatrix to meet her big brothers! #girldad#baby #babygirl @cynthialovely".
17. (July 2025). "IN TWEETS: Arsenal fans celebrate as they finish ahead of Spurs for the 21st season in a row".