J. Miles Dale

J. Miles Dale
Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Producer, director
Years active 1985–present

J. Miles Dale is a Canadian producer and director, best known for producing the critically acclaimed film, The Shape of Water, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards.[1][2]

Early life

Dale was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to British-born Canadian jazz musician Jimmy Dale.[3][4] Dale attended Bayview Glen School from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, his father moved the family to Hollywood where he worked as a music director for The Smothers Brothers Show, The Andy Williams Show and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The family returned to Toronto in the mid-1970s, and Miles graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute. He attended the University of Toronto for a year and later transferred to the University of British Columbia before dropping out to join the film industry.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2001Harvard Manco-producer
2002The Skulls IIco-producer
2003Blizzardproducer
2004The Skulls IIIdirector, co-producer
2004Harold & Kumar Go to White Castleco-producer
2006Hollywoodlandexecutive producer
2007Talk to Meexecutive producer
2008Pontypoolexecutive producer
2008Flash of Geniusexecutive producer
2009Love Happensexecutive producer
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldexecutive producer
2011The Thingexecutive producer
2012The Vowexecutive producer
2013Mamaproducer
2013Carrieexecutive producer
2014Endless Loveexecutive producer
2017The Shape of Waterproducer
Year Title Role
1986True Confessionsproducer
1987–1990Friday the 13th: The Seriesline producer
1990Top Copsproducer, director
1994RoboCop: The Seriesproducer, director
1996–1998F/X: The Seriesco-executive producer, director
2016Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instrumentsexecutive producer, director
2014–2017The Strainexecutive producer, director

References

  1. ↑ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Laws, Zach (2018-02-12). "J. Miles Dale ('The Shape of Water' producer): The 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' finally gets the girl [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. 1 2 "J. Miles Dale '68". Bayview Glen Independent School. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Toronto producer behind 'The Shape of Water'". The National Post. January 22, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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