Paul Coyne

Paul Coyne, born July 1 1964, grew up in Milford, Massachusetts. He graduated from Milford High School in 1982, and married Elaine Hehir, a fellow college student, on August 12, 1989. Coyne attended Fitchburg State College for film, and spent extra years in the program before leaving for Hollywood in 1989, a few credits shy of receiving his degree. He officially graduated in 2005 with sufficient credits. He has had notable work in the film and entertainment industry, receiving several awards and nominations.

He has several art, writing, and film scholarships available at Milford High School, as well as women in film scholarship at FSC in the honor of Elaine, who passed from cancer in 1994 at the age of 26. Coyne is also very involved in working with the Jimmy Fund, a Massachusetts charity that raises money for children with cancer. He manages his own website, found at [http://www.coyneoperated.com/] . The production that he worked on, "Gas Food Lodging" (1992), has been noted as a New York Time's Critic's Pick by Janet Maslin.

Early Influences

As a young kid, Coyne knew he wanted to be an artist. His earliest memories are of viewing a re-release of Jay North's "Zebra In the Kitchen", at the Milford Cinemas. Beginning as a hobby, Coyne first picked up a Bell & Howell camera when he was 10, and combined with his skills in creative writing, began making Super-8 films. His childhood friend, Mark Cicciu, worked as a theater usher when they were young, allowing Coyne to get into movies free of charge, over and over again.

Coyne had always been a film fan but it wasn't until high school, when viewing John Ford's film, "Drums Along the Mohawk," that Coyne realized he wanted to become a filmmaker.

College career

Among Coyne's accomplishments at Fitchburg State were co-writing and editing the first feature film attempted at the school, direction of a Casablanca-inspired fundraising film for the United Way, and several appearances on WCVB's NIghtshift program, which profiled student filmmakers.

Already a super-senior at Fitchburg State, Coyne and Elaine Hehir petitioned the school to allow the couple to seek a Hollywood internship, the first such attempt made by students at the college. Beginning as an assistant editor, then moving on to editor, he remained with Elaine as she found work as a motion picture camera technician.

One of the film's Coyne edited, "Dolphins: Minds In the Water," received an Academy Award under the student category. After that, Coyne received his first feature film offer for the low budget film, "Misfit Patrol."

Just as Coyne's career was beginning to take off, Elaine was diagnosed with a malignant spinal tumor, and the two returned to Massachusetts. Following Elaine's death, Coyne eventually returned to Los Angeles, and has since become an award-winning producer and editor of documentaries, feature films and reality shows.

Citations

Keynote speaker 2000 Milford High graduation
Fitchburg State College Distinguished Alumnus of 2005

Academy Awards

1992 "Dolphins: Minds In the Water" (1991) (student)

Emmy Award Nominations

2004 "Survivor" (2000) (Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera))

Editor

"Dolphins: Minds In the Water" (1991)
Last Call (1993) (TV) (as Paul J. Coyne)
Misfit Patrol (1998)
"This Week in History" (1999)
"Big Brother" (2000)
"Dreamchasers" (2001) "The Living Century" (2 episodes, 2001)
"Flipped" (2001) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"The Amazing Race" (2001) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Ultimate Reality" (2001) TV Series
"The Bachelor" (2002) TV Series (unknown episodes)
Children's Miracle Network Telethon 2002 (2002) (TV)
"" (2002) TV Series
"Music Behind Bars" (2002) TV Series
Dear Santa (2002) (TV)
"The Family" (2003) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Average Joe: Hawaii" (2004) TV Series
"Survivor" (1 episode, 2004)
"Joe Schmo 2" (2004) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Situation: Comedy" (2005) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"Invasion Iowa" (2005) TV Series (unknown episodes)

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)
"American Inventor" (2006) TV Series (unknown episodes)
"The One: Making a Music Star" (2006) TV Series (unknown episodes)
Raising Flagg (2006)
"Shaq's Big Challenge" (2007) TV Series (unknown episodes, 2007)

Producer

Border Security USA (2008) (TV) (supervising producer)
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990) (TV) (coordinating producer)
"Big Brother" (2000/II) TV Series (producer) (unknown episodes)
We the People (2002) (co-producer)
Children's Miracle Network Telethon 2002 (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
"The Living Century" (associate producer) (5 episodes, 2001-2003)
"Joe Schmo 2" (2004) TV Series (episode producer) (unknown episodes)
"Invasion Iowa" (2005) TV Series (supervising producer) (unknown episodes)

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005) (co-producer)
"Shaq's Big Challenge" (2007) TV Series (producer) (unknown episodes, 2007) (supervising producer) (unknown episodes, 2007)

Editorial Department

Gas, Food Lodging (1992) (second assistant editor)
Scared Silent: Ending and Exposing Child Abuse (1992) (TV) (assistant editor)
"" (2004) TV Series (supervising editor)

Actor

Hoggs' Heaven (1994) (TV) .... Audience Thinker
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005) (as Paul J. Coyne) .... NancyBoy42

"Art Department"
The Paint Job (1992) (storyboard illustrator)
Hoggs' Heaven (1994) (TV) (storyboard illustrator)

Writer'

Children's Miracle Network Telethon 2002 (2002) (TV)

pecial Thanks

(2006) (special thanks)

References

* [http://www.coyneoperated.com/ personal website]
*"Paul J. Coyne." "The New York Times". The New York Times Company. 6 Dec 2007 [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/384704/Paul-Coyne]
*Maslin, Janet. "Gas Food Lighting (1992)." "The New York Times". The New York Times Company. 6 Dec 2007 [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/19275/Gas-Food-Lodging/overview]
*"Explore the Works of Paul Coyne." "Amazon.com". Amazon.com, Inc.. 6 Dec 2007 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0185445 Amazon profile]