Kyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor and author. He is best known for directing Fanboys (2009), and has since directed Barely Lethal (2015), and 1Up (2022).
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
In 2006, while working on the set of Fanboys, he met actress and former model Jaime King.[5] Newman proposed in spring 2007, and the two married on November 23, 2007[6] in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Park and Manor, where Newman had proposed.[7] Newman and King have two sons together;[8]Taylor Swift is godmother to their second son.[9]
In May 2020, King filed for divorce from Newman after 13 years of marriage.[10] King also filed a domestic violence prevention petition and was granted a temporary restraining order against Newman,[10] which was later withdrawn.[11] The divorce was finalized in September 2023.[12]
Newman has a son and daughter with his partner, singer-songwriter Cyn.[13][14]
Witwer, Michael; Newman, Kyle (2023). Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends - A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game. Ten Speed Press. ISBN978-1984862464.
