Robert A. Lawton
Encyclopedia
Robert Andrew Lawton is an American film producer, writer, director, actor and hedge fund
manager
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In 1997 he became Vice-President at Ladenburg, Thalmann investment Bank in New York.
In 2005, he transitioned into filmmaking with a script he wrote, directed and acted in Sex & Sushi.
In 2009 he wrote the story & co-wrote the screenplay for a film tentatively entitled Crave.
Crave stars Ron Perlman
& Edward Furlong
and is the directing debut of Charles de Lauzirika
.
Lawton currently manages a New York based hedge fund.
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
manager
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
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Background
Lawton was born in Manhattan, New York. He studied film production at New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
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In 1997 he became Vice-President at Ladenburg, Thalmann investment Bank in New York.
In 2005, he transitioned into filmmaking with a script he wrote, directed and acted in Sex & Sushi.
In 2009 he wrote the story & co-wrote the screenplay for a film tentatively entitled Crave.
Crave stars Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
& Edward Furlong
Edward Furlong
Edward Walter Furlong is an American actor whose best known film roles are John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for his performance in...
and is the directing debut of Charles de Lauzirika
Charles de Lauzirika
-Early years:Lauzirika spent his early years in La Crescenta, California and attended Glendale College where he served as entertainment editor of In Focus, the college's weekly Public-access television show...
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Lawton currently manages a New York based hedge fund.