Renn Hawkey is an American musician, songwriter, producer and an occasional actor
Renn Hawkey
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Mar 29, 1974
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: March 29, 1974
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Songwriters, Musicians, Lyricists & Songwriters
- City/State: New Yorkers
- Spouses: Vera Farmiga
- Siblings: Robin
- Known as: Renn McDonnell Hawkey
Renn Hawkey born at
New York City, New York
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Renn Hawkey was born on 29th March 1974 in New York City as the third of five children born to Penelope and William Stevenson Hawkey. His father worked as an advertising executive. He attended the Hyde School in Maine. He developed an interest in music at an early age and used to play the piano and the cello.
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Personal Life
Renn Hawkey started dating actress Vera Farmiga in 2004. They got married after four years. Their son Fynn McDonnell Hawkey was born in January 2009. In November 2010, Farmiga gave birth to their second child, a daughter who was named Gytta Lubov Hawkey.
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Renn Hawkey was the third member to join the metal band ‘Deadsy’. The band is known for its unique characteristic of identifying each of its members with a specific color. The band released their self-titled album in 1996. Some tracks of the album were ‘Lake Waramaug’, ‘Flowing Glower’ and ‘Future Years’.
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Career
In May 2002, Hawkey, along with his band, released their second studio album ‘Commencement’. The album did not perform well commercially. It was also met with mostly negative reviews. Some of the tracks were ‘Brand New Love’, ‘She Likes Big Words’, ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Commencement’.
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The band released their third album ‘Phantasmagore’ in August 2006. It debuted at the 176th position on the US Billboard 200. The tracks in the album included ‘Carrying Over’, ‘Paint it Black’, ‘The Last Story Over’ and ‘Health & Theory’. During the 2000s, the band also toured throughout the United States. Their most notable performance was seen in the ‘Family Values Tour’.
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Hawkey is also known for his work in films. He made a cameo appearance in the 2003 crime comedy musical film ‘The Singing Detective’. It was directed by Keith Gordon, and was based on a BBC series of the same name. The film was a commercial failure.
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In 2011, he served as a co-producer as well as the music director of the American drama film ‘Higher Ground’ which was directed by his wife Vera Farmiga. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. It was met with positive reviews and was also nominated for several awards. However, the film was a commercial failure.
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