Photo: Joi Ito from Inbamura, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Jesse Dylan is a film director and businessperson, born on January 6, 1966 in New York City, New York, United States. As of 2026, Jesse Dylan is 60 years old. Schooling on record includes New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
My Take
Carrying the surname Dylan could crush a person, but Jesse Dylan turned it into a footnote rather than a crutch. Trained at NYU's Tisch, he built the production company Wondros and the nonprofit Lybba, and sits with the Council on Foreign Relations and TED, positioning himself at the intersection of media, science and social change. What I respect is that he competes on a field his famous father never touched, letting the work, not the bloodline, speak. That quiet insistence on earning his own identity is exactly the kind of integrity I find admirable.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jesse Dylan
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェシー・ディラン
- Reading
- じぇしー・でぃらん
- Born
- January 6, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film director / businessperson / director
2. Background
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jesse Dylan born?
Born January 6, 1966 (age 60).
Where is Jesse Dylan from?
Jesse Dylan is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Jesse Dylan do?
Jesse Dylan works as film director, businessperson, director.
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