Background
Saxon was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, and educated at Kirkwood High School from 1972 to 1976, and McGill University from 1976 to 1980.
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He then studied at The Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.
Career
While at McGill, he founded the Tuesday Night Cafe Theatre with Veronica Brady and Peter Grossman, and the company is still running today. Saxon acted in many plays at the Players" Theatre, McGill"s famous Red and White Review. He also founded a radio comedy troupe called The Circle Jerks.
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He produced Richard Linklater"s Fast Food Nation in 2006. More recent projects include Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes, and Our Family Wedding, starring Forest Whitaker and America Ferrera.
Originally an actor, Saxon was one of Video Hits One"s first VJ"s in New York City. He has made several cameos in the films he has produced, most notably as a head in a jar in Silence of the Lambs.
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