Damon Santostefano (born August 15, 1959) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1999

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Biography

Santostefano was performing stand-up comedy in his hometown of Boston during his teens. While attending New York University Film School he began working professionally as a director, creating award-winning short films and documentaries. After college, he established a production company where he developed and directed film and television projects for HBO, Showtime, PBS and

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. He also directed several Off-Broadway stage productions including award-winning plays at The American Place Theatre. For the BAM Festival, he directed Stockhausen's contemporary opera ''Leben''. Santostefano began a screenwriting career upon selling his first screenplay to

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and has since written and co-written screenplays for several studios.

Filmography (as director)

Film

*''Fright Show'' (1985) *''Scream Greats, Vol. 1'' - "Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects" (1986) *''Scream Greats, Vol. 2'' - "Satanism and Witchcraft" (1986) *''

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'' (1992) *''

'' (1999) *'' Another Cinderella Story'' (2008) *'' Last Man Running'' (2003) *'' Bring It On Again'' (2004) *''

Best Player ''Best Player'' is a 2011 comedy television film that aired on Nickelodeon on March 13, 2011. The movie stars Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy, from the show ''iCarly''. Filming started on October 24, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canad ...

'' (2011) *'' A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song'' (2011) *'' Pure Country: Pure Heart'' (2017)

Television

*'' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' - episode "Yellow Fever" (1994) *''Bob and Sully'' (1995) *''Skwids'' (1996) *'' Clueless'' (1996) *'' The High Life'' (1996) *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1997) *''

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'' (2000) *''

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'' - episode "Rage Against the Machine" (2001)

Writer – filmography

*''Last Man Running'' (2003)

Awards

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Award – Best Series (''The Adventures of Pete and Pete'')

Personal life

Santostefano was engaged to actress Mary Stuart Masterson in 1999. They married in 2000, and divorced in 2004. He is the former son-in-law of Peter Masterson and

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References

External links

Damon Santostefano official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santostefano, Damon American male screenwriters American film producers American film directors Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni 1959 births