Career
The son of American-born Andrew Dungan and French-born Sylvaine Dungan, Sebastian began his career as a child actor. His most prominent role was opposite Martin Sheen, playing his French son in the 1983 film ''Man, Woman and Child (film), Man, Woman and Child''. His performance earned him a nomination for a Young Artist Award. He later graduated from Yale University. He went on to work at Paramount Pictures and the Warner Bros.-based Witt/Thomas Productions, Witt-Thomas Films, where he was involved in the development of projects including David O. Russell's ''Three Kings (1999 film), Three Kings'' and Christopher Nolan's ''Insomnia (2002 film), Insomnia''. Dungan produced ''Transamerica (film), Transamerica'', which received two Academy Award nominations and won a Golden Globe, as well as awards for Best Female Lead and Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards. In 2012, he was named one of ''Variety (magazine), Varietys "10 Producers to Watch" alongside producing partner Jen Chaiken. The following year, he produced the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance award-winning films ''Afternoon Delight (film), Afternoon Delight'', the directorial debut of Jill Soloway, and the documentary ''Inequality for All'' with Robert Reich. The latter premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition section at Sundance and received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking. Dungan is a partner in 72 Productions, which has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.Filmography
As producer
As actor
Awards
Personal life
Dungan is openly gay. He married attorney Sholem Lavi Soloway in 2009. The couple's wedding was featured in ''The New York Times'', and they were among the first same-sex couples to be profiled following the legalization of such marriages in some U.S. states. Dungan and Soloway later divorced in 2015.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dungan, Sebastian Film producers from Los Angeles Living people Yale University alumni 1972 births LGBTQ people from California