Biography
Born in Noranda, Quebec in 1953, he grew up in Toronto, Ontario. [1] He attended the Carleton School of Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he became the editor of The Charlatan student newspaper during the 1973–1974 term. [2] Orr then went to the undergraduate film school at York University in Toronto, and in 1977 he became the first Canadian to be accepted as a Director Fellow in the AFI Conservatory of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. [3]
In the mid-1980s, Orr had a relationship with actress Jamie Rose. [1] They married in 1986, but later divorced in 1988. [4]
From 1997 to 1998, Orr had a relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett, who had co-starred with Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House , a film that he wrote and directed. The relationship ended when Orr was arrested, charged, and later convicted of beating Fawcett during a 1998 fight. [5]
Since the 1980s, Orr has been an avid wine collector and has participated in several wine auctions. [6] This interest proved useful when, in September 2010, wine critic James Suckling announced the launch of his new video-based website featuring content taped in locations across the world, [7] created in collaboration with Orr. [8]
Orr has also indulged his passion for cigars by writing and directing the low-budget feature Blowing Smoke, [9] as well as making a documentary on the Fuente Family called The Fuente Family: An American Dream, and a documentary on Cuban cigars called Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba. [10]
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