▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : B AS F ▁people ▁Category : G erman ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : G erman ▁company ▁found ers ▁Category : G erman ▁mechanical ▁engine ers ▁Category : G erman ▁non pro fit ▁business people ▁Category : G erman ▁pat rons ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁Category : G erman ▁phil anth rop ists ▁Category : K n ights ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Stuttgart ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Free ▁People ' s ▁State ▁of ▁Wür ttemberg ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁Sun ▁Category : W erner ▁von ▁S iem ens ▁Ring ▁la ure ates <0x0A> </s> ▁Brad ▁Sy kes ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁screen writer ▁and ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Sy kes ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁Hi - 8 ▁camera ▁at ▁age ▁fifteen , ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁stopped ▁shooting ▁since . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁Virginia ▁Beach , ▁Virginia , ▁Sy kes ▁made ▁eight ▁features ▁on ▁video ▁( many ▁of ▁which ▁involved ▁Kar o ▁sy rup , ▁red ▁food ▁color ing ▁and ▁" st un ts " ▁of ▁dub ious ▁safety ) ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁attended ▁Boston ▁University ' s ▁film ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁graduated ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ,