Fact FileName: Matthew VaughnDate of Birth: 7th March 1971Mathew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing the films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Vaughn was educated in Stowe School in Buckingham. Taking a gap year between Stowe and university, he travelled the world on a Hard Rock Cafe tour and landed in Los Angeles, U.S. There, he began working as an assistant to a director. He returned to London, attending University College London where he studied anthropology and ancient history. But the film bug had taken hold. He dropped out of university after a few weeks and returned to Los Angeles to start his career. He quickly realized, however, that everyone in town was trying to do the same thing, so he crossed back over the Atlantic to make a name for himself in England. At 25, he produced a little-seen thriller, The Innocent Sleep (1996), starring Annabella Sciorra and Michael Gambon. Vaughn continued as a producer on close friend Guy Ritchie's film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). The film was a success in all aspects; earning Vaughn and Ritchie 9 million each. Overall, Vaughn has made 16 films in total. He was the director of Kick Ass which had progressed quite well. The estimated budget for the box office was $30,000,000. In the opening weekend, the film made $19,828,687. The gross was $48,043,505. The company was Lionsgate.