Jeff Celentano (born May 24, 1960)
is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and film director. Celentano starred as an actor in such films as ''
The Player'', ''
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation'', ''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
'', and ''
Demonic Toys
''Demonic Toys'' is a 1992 American direct-to-video horror comedy film produced by Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment and directed by Peter Manoogian. The film centers on a police officer who is terrorized by the title characters after a botc ...
''.
In 1992, he turned to directing with his first short film, ''Dickwad''. Which won several film festivals as best comedy short.
Celentano was an acting teacher and the Executive Director of Drama at The Performer's Academy in
Lake Forest, California
Lake Forest is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 85,858 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
Lake Forest incorporated as a city on December 20, 1991. Prior to incorporation, the community had be ...
.
Filmography (director)
*1994 – ''Dickwad''
*1995 – ''
Under the Hula Moon''
*1998 – ''
Gunshy
''Gunshy'' is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Jeff Celentano and starring William Petersen, Michael Wincott, and Diane Lane.
Plot
When New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend cheating on him, he travels to Atlantic ...
''
*2000 – ''
Primary Suspect''
*2004 – ''
Moscow Heat''
*2007 – ''
Say It in Russian
''Say it in Russian'' is a 2007 American/French film, co-written and produced by Kenneth G. Eade, and starring Rade Šerbedžija, Faye Dunaway and Steven Brand.
''Say it in Russian'' is directed by Jeff Celentano, and edited by William M. And ...
''
*2009 – ''
Breaking Point''
*2018 – ''Glass Jaw''
*2023 – ''
The Hill''
*2024 - ''
Blackwater Lane
''Blackwater Lane'' is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Jeff Celentano and written by Elizabeth Fowler, based on the 2017 novel ''The Breakdown'' by B.A. Paris. The film stars Minka Kelly, Maggie Grace, and Dermot Mulroney.
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References
External links
Official Site*
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1960 births
Male actors from New Jersey
American male film actors
American male screenwriters
American drama teachers
Living people
People from Pemberton, New Jersey
Film directors from New Jersey
Screenwriters from New Jersey
Actors from Burlington County, New Jersey
Writers from Burlington County, New Jersey