Birth Name: Neil L. LaBute
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 19, 1963
Ethnicity: French-Canadian, English, Irish
Neil LaBute is an American film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Marian and Richard LaBute. Neil has a brother, Richard.
When asked about his surname in an interview published in the book “Neil LaBute: Stage and Cinema” (2007), Neil stated:
“It [Neil’s surname] is French Canadian. My ancestors went from France into French Canada and were there for a few years and then migrated down into Michigan, although just recently I have learned that LaBute translates into swan in Czech!… My mother’s father was born in London and moved to the States when he was eight or ten. My mother’s side were Irish, I believe”.
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