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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''; and the television series ''

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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 short films and documentaries. After college, he established a production company where he developed and directed film and television projects for

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. He also directed several Off-Broadway stage productions including plays at

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. 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

*''Greenpoint: Turning the Tide'' (1981) (documentary short)https://search.worldcat.org/title/11316005 *''Fright Show'' (1985) *''Scream Greats, Vol. 1'' - "Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects" (1986) *''Scream Greats, Vol. 2'' - "Satanism and Witchcraft" (1986) *''

Severed Ties ''Severed Ties'' is the debut studio album by Australian post-hardcore band the Amity Affliction. It was released on 4 October 2008 through Boomtown Records, which debuted at No. 26 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Albums Chart, and No. 6 on ...

'' (1992) *''

'' (1999) *''

Another Cinderella Story ''Another Cinderella Story'' is a 2008 American Teen film, teen Musical film, musical comedy film directed by Damon Santostefano and written by Erik Patterson and Jessica Scott. The film stars Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, and Jane Lynch. It is a s ...

'' (2008) *'' Last Man Running'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *''

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

Television

*''

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'' - episode "Yellow Fever" (1994) *''Bob and Sully'' (1995) *''Skwids'' (1996) *''

'' (1996) *'' The High Life'' (1996) *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (1997) *''

The War Next Door ''The War Next Door'' is an American sitcom created by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. The show used non-canon humor as one of the two main characters dies at the end of each episode, only to reappear alive the following episode as if nothing ...

'' (2000) *''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. P ...

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

Writer – filmography

*'' Last Man Running'' (2003)

Awards

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

Personal life

Santostefano was engaged to actress

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in 1999. They married in 2000, and divorced in 2004. He is the former son-in-law of

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and

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References

External links

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