Jay Roach
- Born: 30 Nov, 1956
Jay Roach made his feature directorial debut with the "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997), which united the suave glamour of a James Bond film with the sharp silliness of a Peter Sellers vehicle. A fun summer movie, it received decent reviews and box office returns, but proved a greater success on home video, where it became a big seller and repeatedly viewed cult classic. Written by and starring comedic actor Mike Myers, the film opened with a truly inspired musical romp on a swinging 60s Carnaby Street, introducing popular ladies man Austin Powers (Myers), a fashion photographer with a sideline as a secret agent. After a thirty year deep freeze Powers finds himself thawed out in the 1990s, a time with a cautious climate entirely different from the groovy free l...
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FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- mother-in-law Tamar Simon Hoffs:
- son Jackson Roach: born c. 1995
- son Sam Roach: born on November 10, 1998
- wife Susanna Hoffs: born c. 1969; formerly with the group The Bangles
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