Radar Studios, a Chicago-headquartered production house, has grown its West Coast presence by adding Danny J. Boyle, its second Los Angeles-based director–the other on the roster being the Walter Robot duo. Boyle has already wrapped his first job under the Radar banner, a Playskool campaign out of New York agency Uproar.
Boyle’s most recent company affiliation prior to Radar was Santa Monica-based Socket Films. Best known for his live-action and kids’ commercial fare, Boyle has directed over the years for such clients as McDonald’s, IHOP, Nesquik, Hertz, Hasbro, Mountain Dew, and Budweiser. For the latter, he directed the notable early 1990s spot “Pool Hall,” part of Bud’s “Ladies Night” campaign for DDB Chicago. “Pool Hall” represented Boyle’s first major splash in ad comedy, featuring not only the infamous guys in drag looking to get free beer on ladies’ night, but also the “Yes I Am” spokesman. The spot was produced by HKM Productions, the house through which Boyle broke into the directorial ranks after a career as a staff executive producer and freelance producer.
Following HKM, Boyle directed via such roosts as Atlas Pictures and Cognito Films. While remaining active in commercials, he has branched out into other disciplines, directing a 15-webisode Disney series, Zeke and Luther: Summer Dash For Cash, which combines the director’s expertise in kids and comedy. Boyle also has been busy in comedy sketch show episodes, the latest being SPOOF with Dana Carvey for FOX TV and guest starring Ken Jeong from The Hangover and Joel McHale from Community. Boyle additionally helmed the FOX pilot Man Stroke Woman.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More