Alexander Alex Proyas is an Egyptianborn Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Proyas is best known for directing the films The Crow , Dark City , I, Robot , and Knowing .
Proyas was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to Egyptiotes parents, and moved to Sydney when he was 3. Athe attended the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School, and began directing music videos shortly after. He moved to Los Angeles in the United States to further his career, working on MTV music videos and TV commercials.
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