theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:
  • Cairo, Egypt
Education:
  • University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. BA in International Relations (1982).
Significant Other(s):
  • Wife: Arsinée Khanjian. Actress (b. 1959); appears in all his movies
Family:
  • Mother: Shushan Egoyan (née Deletian). Furniture store owner & painter. Armenian refugee.
  • Father: Joseph Egoyan. Furniture store owner & painter. Armenian refugee
  • Sister: Eve Egoyan. Younger.
  • Son: Arshile Egoyan. Born 20 September 1993
Factoids:
  • Named "Atom" by his parents because there was a nuclear power plant built in Egypt the year he was born.
  • Plays classical guitar
  • Created an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor-General Roméo Leblanc. (Ottawa, 23 September 1999)
  • Frequently incorporates televisions and video monitors into his films
Quote:
  • "My parents thought it would be cool to name their son after what was going to be a predominant source of energy for the future. As opposed to calling me 'television monitor.'" --Egoyan quoted in Interview, March 1995
Film Directing Credits:
  • Adoration (2008)
    Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'êteint et que le film commence (To Each His Own Cinema) segment: "Artaud Double Bill" (2007)
    Citadel (2005)
    Where the Truth Lies (2005)
    Ararat (2002)
    Diaspora (2001)
    The Line (2000)
    Felicia's Journey (1999)
    The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
    Yo-Yo Ma - Inspired by Bach "No. 4: Sarabande" (1996)
  • A Portrait of Arshile (1995)
    Exotica (1994)
    Calendar (1993)
    The Adjuster (1991)
    Speaking Parts (1989)
    Family Viewing (1987)
    Men: A Passion Playground (1985)
    Next of Kin (1984)
    Open House (1982)
    Peep Show (1981)
    After Grad with Dad (1980)
    Howard in Particular (1979)
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