- Kai Thorup was born on January 16, 1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He is a director and writer, known for I, Tonya (2017), Taken 3 (2014) and Coming 2 America (2021). He has been married to Jennifer Griffin since August 13, 2008. They have one child.
- SpouseJennifer Griffin(August 13, 2008 - present) (1 child)
- Parents
- Son of Sherry Thorup, a location manager in South Florida.
- In the movie "Clinton and Nadine," starring Andy Garcia and Ellen Barkin, Garcia's character is seen reading a book throughout the show titled, "How to Make $1 Million Playing Black Jack". The author of that prop book is "Kai Thorup". Thorup visited his mother, Sherry Thorup, on the set of the film and the prop department chose his name for the author.
- Chuck Parello, writer/director of "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Part 2" named the arsonist character "Kai" after Kai Thorup. Thorup and Parello worked together earlier in their careers on the set of Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear".
- Kai Thorup worked as an extra on the TV movie, "Sin of Innocence," which was actor Dermot Mulroney's first film in 1986, in which his mother was the location manager. In 2010, Kai Thorup worked as the Assistant Location Manager on the feature, "Love, Wedding, Marriage," which is actor Dermot Mulroney's very first project as a director.
- Member of the Location Managers Guild of America.
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