Toni Spiridakis ( born Tony Spiridakis ; born January 1, 1959 , Queens , New York , USA ) [1] - American film director , screenwriter , actor , film producer and playwright . Most known for the films “ Death Thirst 3 ” ( 1985 ), “ Harem ” ( 1986 ), “ Brooklyn Castling ” ( 1991 ), “ Last Word ” ( 1995 ), “ If Lucy Falls ” ( 1996 ) and “ Script for the Kill ” ( 1997 ) [2] . Co-founder of the Manhattan Film Institute (2012) [3] . Member of the Screenwriters Guild of the United States , the Screen Actors Guild of the United States and the Directors Guild of America [4] .
| Tony Spiridakis | |
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| English Tony spiridakis | |
| Date of Birth | January 1, 1959 (aged 60) |
| Place of Birth | Queens , New York , United States |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | film director , screenwriter , actor , film producer , playwright |
| Career | 1985 - n. at. |
| Direction | drama , comedy , comedy drama |
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Biography
Born in the family of the Greeks Alex and Eugenia Spiridakis, who immigrated to the United States from Crete ( Greece ). His father worked as a linotypist , and his mother as a teacher [5] .
He graduated from New York State University at Albany .
He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama [4] .
He studied under Nikos Psaharopoulos , Uta Hagen , Geraldine Page , Michael Kahn and .
After working in London with Stanley Kubrick on the film All-Metal Shell (1987), Spiridakis wrote his first screenplay, Brooklyn Castling (1991), inspired by Kubrick.
Since 2010 - Associate Professor at the at the Chapman University , where he teaches film production [3] .
He is fluent in Greek [6] .
Personal life
In 1996-2011, he was married to producer and actress , from whom he has sons Nikos and Dimitri from marriage. The second wife, Lisa Gillouli, has four children [3] .
Filmography
Director
- Noise (2004)
- Driving to Ground Zero (2002) ( documentary )
- Tinseltown (1997)
- The last word (1995)
Screenwriter
- Greenport (2017)
- Ash Tuesday (2003)
- Driving to Ground Zero (2002)
- Falcone (2000)
- Tinseltown (1997)
- Dante and the Debutante (1996)
- If Lucy Falls (1996)
- The last word (1995)
- The Heights (1992)
- Brooklyn Castling (1991)
Actor
- Greenport (2017) - Tom Wood
- Alibi (2007) - Oberman
- House MD (2007) - Ben (22 episodes, season 3 )
- Ash Tuesday (2003) - Punch
- Los Angeles Law (1991) - Anthony Blake (21 episodes, season 5)
- Brooklyn Castling (1991) - Winnie
- Monsters (1991) - Hercules Valvalotus (episode 18, season 3)
- Hometown Boy Makes Good (1990) - Chuck Fraser
- My Sister Sam (1988) - (22 episodes, season 2)
- The American Way (1986)
- The Equalizer (1986) - (19 episodes, season 1)
- Harem (1986) - Murat
- Thirst for Death 3 (1985) - Angel
- Finding Tomorrow (1985) - Jared Burke
- Bay City Blues (1983) - Lee Jacobi
Producer
- Greenport (2017)
- Credo Creatus (2017)
- Fall Repeat (2016)
- Whiskey Sour (2016)
- Lockdown (2016)
- Take Me Home Tonight (2016)
- The Accident (2016)
- Mother's Day (2016)
- Precipice (2014)
- Due (2014)
- Grunt (2014)
- Interrogation (2014)
- Out of the Closet (2014)
- Fun Time $ (2013)
- Even If I Tried ... (2013)
- Mother's Day (2013)
- The Dock (2012)
- De loba (2012)
- Hippocratic Oath (2012)
- Full Disclosure (2012)
- Noise (2004)
- Ash Tuesday (2003)
- Driving to Ground Zero (2002)
- Tinseltown (1997)
- Dante and the Debutante (1996)
- The last word (1995)
- The Heights (1992)
- Brooklyn Castling (1991)
Notes
- ↑ Tony Spiridakis Filmography . Fandango .
- ↑ Tony Spiridakis . Hollywood.com
- ↑ 1 2 3 Faculty Archives . Manhattan Film Institute.
- ↑ 1 2 Tony Spiridakis . IMDb .
- ↑ Freedman, Samuel G. FILM; Yes, Tony Spiridakis, You Can Go Home Again . The New York Times (August 6, 1989).
- ↑ Tony Spiridakis . LinkedIn .
Links
- Tony Spiridakis at IMDb
- Tony Spiridakis at AllMovie