Helen Mirren, who turns 80 on July 26, 2025, has been happily married to her husband, director Taylor Hackford, for 27 years.

Helen Mirren celebrates her 80th birthday with husband Taylor Hackford. A look at their 27-year marriage, life together, and ...

Taylor Hackford currently serves as the President of the Directors Guild of America. His service to the Guild began in 1996 as a member of the Western Directors Council. He then served on the DGA’s ...

On Wednesday, December 8, DGA President Taylor Hackford called on the entertainment industry to make the fight against Internet theft a top priority. Hackford delivered the creative keynote address at ...

Fall 2015 The Director’s Chair Taylor Hackford’s great enthusiasm for music, dance, and life comes through in such far-ranging films as An Officer and a Gentleman, Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll, and Ray.

DGA Third Vice President Taylor Hackford testified at a hearing held by the full Federal Communications Commission in Los Angeles on October 3, 2006. The first half of hearing was dedicated to impact ...

Hackford, who joined the DGA in 1974, began his service to the Guild as a member of the Special Projects Committee. He was elected to the Western Directors Council in 1996, became a member of the ...

LOS ANGELES – Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford made the following statement on the passing of DGA National Board Member Kim Kurumada: “With great regret, we mourn the passing of ...

Los Angeles, CA – Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford made the following statement on the passing of Director Arthur Penn: "Arthur was a member of the Directors Guild of America for ...

Below are excerpts from the May 25 hearing: TAYLOR HACKFORD: … I want to try to put a personal face on the piracy issue and talk about a project like Ray, which I was personally involved in. It took ...