Damon Santostefano
Damon Santostefano (born August 15, 1959) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1999 Warner Brothers feature film Three to Tango starring Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell and Dylan McDermott; Bring It On Again;[1] and the television series Clueless.
Damon Santostefano | |
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| Born | August 15, 1959 |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
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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 Paramount Television. 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 Columbia Pictures and has since written and co-written screenplays for several studios.
Director – filmography
- Fright Show (1985)
- Scream Greats, Vol. 1 - "Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects" (1986)
- Scream Greats, Vol. 2 - "Satanism and Witchcraft" (1986)
- Severed Ties (1992)
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete - episode "Yellow Fever" (1994)
- Bob and Sully (1995) TV series
- Skwids (1996) - TV series
- Clueless (1996) - TV series
- The High Life (1996) - TV series
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997) - TV series
- Three to Tango (1999)
- The War Next Door (2000) - TV series
- Another Cinderella Story (2008)
- The District - episode "Rage Against the Machine" (2001)
- Last Man Running (2003)
- Bring It On Again (2004)
- Best Player (2011)
- A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)
- Pure Country: Pure Heart (2017)
Writer – filmography
- Last Man Running (2003)
Awards
- CableACE 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 Carlin Glynn.