Andrew J. Trapani is an Emmy winning American film and television producer. His film and TV credits include Legacy: True Story of the LA Lakers'' Winchester'' and ''The Haunting in Connecticut''.
Career
Trapani is a founder and producer at Sobey Road Entertainment in Los Angeles California. Previously, he was a founding partner at Integrated Films & Management, where he represented writers and directors. He began his entertainment career as a designer and producer of video games for
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics, Inc. is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California. The studio is best known for its games in the ''Tomb Raider'', '' Legacy of Kain'', and '' Gex'' series.
Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse ...
.
In 2009, he produced ''
The Haunting in Connecticut
''The Haunting in Connecticut'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed by Peter Cornwell, based on alleged events experienced by the Snedeker family. The film stars Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, an ...
'', which opened at #2 at the box office and went on to gross over $99 million. In 2018, he produced ''
Winchester
Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...
'', a supernatural horror film starring Oscar-winner
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren (; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; 26 July 1945) is an English actor. With a career spanning over six decades of Helen Mirren on screen and stage, screen and stage, List of awards and nominations received by Helen Mirre ...
. In 2016, production began on a documentary about the
Showtime era of the
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...
, which Trapani is producing in partnership with Lakers president
Jeanie Buss
Jeanie Marie Buss (born September 26, 1961) is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and co-owner and promoter of the U.S. women's professio ...
.
His projects in development include a remake of the 1981 film ''
An American Werewolf in London
''An American Werewolf in London'' is a 1981 comedy horror film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne and ...
'', a film adaptation of the
Richard Brautigan
Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. He wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and four books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been publi ...
novel ''
The Hawkline Monster''., and a scripted sports drama series for
Showtime which he is co-producing with legendary basketball coach
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and 11 as ...
.
Trapani is from
Saratoga, California
Saratoga is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Located in Silicon Valley, in the southern Bay Area, it had a population of 31,051 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Saratoga is known for its wineries, restaurant ...
.
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Film producers from California
American people of Jewish descent
People from Saratoga, California
1970 births
Living people