Biography
Richard Guay is an American film producer based in New York City. He began his career as a production auditor for directors including John Sayles, Mike Nichols and Jonathan Demme, later working as a production executive for studios and companies such as Orion Pictures and New Regency.
Guay's producing credits include True Love (1989), which he also co-wrote and which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival; Dogfight (1991); Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), directed by Jim Jarmusch; Kinsey (2004) as co-producer; and Shutter (2008) as associate producer. He has co-written other films including Household Saints (1993).
Guay has taught master classes in producing at film schools internationally and served as an artist-in-residence at City College of New York. He is married to director Nancy Savoca.
