Steven Antin (born April 19, 1958) is an American actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, producer, and director.

Early life

Antin was born in

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, New York City, the son of British Jewish immigrants. He is the brother of fellow actor Neil Antin,

Pussycat Dolls The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a neo-burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the troupe mainst ...

founder Robin Antin, and celebrity hairstylist Jonathan Antin.

Career

Antin was a co-lead in the 1982 film '' The Last American Virgin'', and played Troy Perkins, the bad-guy preppie jock in

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's ''

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''. He also played one of the rapists in the

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-winning film '' The Accused''. Antin starred alongside David Warner in the independent film ''Drive''. Antin played the titular "Jessie" in

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's " Jessie's Girl" video. His screenplay ''

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'' was turned into a film featuring many respected independent performers. In the late 1990s he made several appearances in gay-oriented films including ''

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'', co-starring

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and comedian

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. Antin himself later came out publicly. Antin also enjoyed a successful career as a stunt performer in dozens of films. Antin has turned to working as a successful screenwriter, writing such films as '' Gloria'' (1999) and '' Chasing Papi''. He also created, wrote and produced the television series '' Young Americans'' for

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. In the late 2000s, Antin turned to directing. He has directed several music videos, such as

Girlicious Girlicious was an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from The CW reality TV show ''Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious''. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of member ...

' " Like Me" and Destinee & Paris' "FairyTale", and in 2006, the feature film '' Glass House: The Good Mother'' starring

Angie Harmon Angela Michelle Harmon (born August 10, 1972) is an American actress and model. She won ''Seventeens modeling contest in 1987 at age 15, signed with IMG Models, and appeared on covers for magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Esquire''. ...

, produced by Billy Pollina. He is one of the executive producers and creators of

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's 2007 reality series which seeks to find the next member of the hit pop group, the

. Antin is openly gay, and was once the boyfriend of

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. They were together for a little more than one year. Antin wrote and directed the 2010 film ''

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'', which stars an ensemble cast.

Acting credits

Filmmaking credits

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References

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