Casper Andreas (born September 28, 1972) is a Swedish
actor,
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
,
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
, and
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
based in
New York City. He is openly gay.
Career
Andreas was born in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. He made his feature film debut as a director with the
romantic comedy ''
Slutty Summer
''Slutty Summer'' is a 2004 romantic comedy film written and directed by Casper Andreas. It stars Casper Andreas, Jesse Archer, and Christos Klapsis. The film was premiered at the New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on June 11, 2004, and was sho ...
'' (2004). Since then, he has directed numerous, award-winning films, including ''A Four Letter Word'' (2007), ''Between Love and Goodbye'' (2008), ''
The Big Gay Musical'' (2009), and ''
Violet Tendencies
''Violet Tendencies'' is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Casper Andreas, written by Jesse Archer, and starring Mindy Cohn and Marcus Patrick. The film was released in the United States on November 19, 2010, and came out on video on demand ...
'' (2010). His most recent film ''
Going Down in LA-LA Land'' appeared at several film festivals in 2011.
Variety suggested that Andreas "shows signs of maturing talent" with this film and called his performance "dangerously sexy."
Andreas has worked with talents such as
Mindy Cohn,
Alec Mapa,
Bruce Vilanch, and
Marcus Patrick
Marcus Patrick (born Patrick Marcus Osborne; 5 June 1974 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actor, model, singer and film director.
Acting career
Patrick has appeared in such American television series as '' My Wife & Kids'', ''CSI: Miami'' an ...
. He is the head of Embrem Entertainment.
''Going Down in LA-LA Land''
Based on the literary work of
Andy Zeffer
Andy Zeffer is an artist who creates paintings in various mediums.
He is also a former novelist. His novel ''Going Down in La-La Land'' was published in 2006. The book is centered on an actor named Adam Zeller, who moves to Los Angeles. ''Going D ...
, Casper Andreas directed the 2011 film ''
Going Down in LA-LA Land''. The film follows a struggling actor, Adam, as he moves to Hollywood and tries to break into the film business. With his friend Nick's urging, Adam takes a role in front of the camera and becomes an instant success ... in gay pornography.
"It's the gay ''Pretty Woman
''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), La ...
''," states Andreas, "It wasn't meant to glamorize the porn industry in any way, but I needed to show how (Adam) gets seduced by it. Adam loses control."
''Kiss Me, Kill Me''
In October 2014, Casper Andreas with screenwriter/producer
David Michael Barrett
David Michael Barrett (born April 3, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film producer in Los Angeles, California.
Best known for his films ''Bad Actress'', ''Such Good People'' and '' Kiss Me, Kill Me'', his play ''Brentwood'' was featured in ...
launched a funding campaign for a new film project titled ''
Kiss Me, Kill Me
''Kiss Me, Kill Me'' is a 2015 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Casper Andreas and written by David Michael Barrett, who both produced under their banner, Spellbound Productions. The film follows Dusty ( Van Hansis) who, wh ...
''.
Filmography
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBTQ populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' wrote the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most power ...
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List of LGBT people from New York City
New York City is home to one of the largest LGBT populations in the world and the most prominent. Brian Silverman, the author of ''Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day,'' writes that the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most ...
References
External links
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Official website
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1972 births
Living people
Swedish male film actors
Swedish film directors
Swedish LGBT screenwriters
Swedish male screenwriters
Gay screenwriters
LGBT film directors
Swedish LGBT actors
LGBT film producers
21st-century Swedish LGBT people