Tony Gayton is an American

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and screenwriter.

Early life

Gayton graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1977 in Merritt Island, Florida. Gayton is also a graduate of the

USC School of Cinematic Arts The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc ...

, where he received the

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Writing Scholarship.

Career

After graduating, he worked as a

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for John Milius. Gayton has been a professional screenwriter for over ten years, working both by himself and with his brother, Joe Gayton ('' Uncommon Valor'', '' Shout''). Gayton also directed the critically acclaimed

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

'' Athens, GA: Inside/Out'', which featured the bands

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and

the B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

as well as the eccentric

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ist Reverend

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. Gayton produced the 2010 action-drama '' Faster'', co-written with his brother Joe, and starring

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and

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. In 2011, he and brother Joe teamed up again to create a dramatic

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for the cable channel

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, titled ''

Hell On Wheels Hell on Wheels was the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the First transcontinental railroad in 186 ...

'', which premiered on November 6. Set in 1865, the series centers on the settlement and its people that accompanied the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, referred to as "Hell on Wheels."

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gayton, Tony Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male screenwriters USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni American film directors Place of birth missing (living people)