Robert Shaye

Biography

Robert Kenneth Shaye, known as Bob Shaye, is an American businessman and film producer, founder of New Line Cinema. His studio achieved significant success with the distribution of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel. After restructuring in 2008, he stepped down from New Line, which became a unit of Warner Bros. Pictures. He also ventured into acting, appearing in documentaries about iconic franchises like Lost Soul and Never Sleep Again.