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Alex Winter
Biography:
Alex Winter began his career as an actor, co-starring in the Broadway productions of 'The King & I', 'Peter Pan', and the American premiere of Simon Gray's 'Close of Play' at the Manhattan Theater Club.After attending NYU film school, Winter went on to have starring roles in several feature films, including Orion's huge hit 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' and its sequel 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey', the Warner Brothers cult favo... more
Alex Winter began his career as an actor, co-starring in the Broadway productions of 'The King & I', 'Peter Pan', and the American premiere of Simon Gray's 'Close of Play' at the Manhattan Theater Club.After attending NYU film school, Winter went on to have starring roles in several feature films, including Orion's huge hit 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' and its sequel 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey', the Warner Brothers cult favorite 'The Lost Boys' and Percy Adlon's 'Rosalie Goes Shopping', among others.Winter co-created many influential comedy projects with partner Tom Stern, which they wrote, directed and starred in. Among them is the MTV series, 'The Idiot Box', and their theatrical directing debut, 'Freaked', released by Twentieth Century Fox. 'Freaked' has been acclaimed by critics, including The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly, who heralded the film on their list of "Top Ten greatest comedies of the Nineties." The film also stars Randy Quaid, Keanu Reeves, Brooke Shields, Bobcat Goldthwait as a human sock puppet and Mr. T as the Bearded Lady.Winter next wrote and directed 'Fever', a psychological thriller starring Henry Thomas, Teri Hatcher, Bill Duke and 'The Departed's' David O' Hara. Released by Lionsgate Films, 'Fever' was an entry in film festivals worldwide, including Official Selection in the Director's Fortnight at Cannes. In The New York Times, A.O. Scott praised the film as "Pure Hitchcockian panic. Winter's control of the picture's mood is so assured that doubt is as irrelevant as it would be in your most intimate nightmare".Alongside his feature projects, Winter continues to enjoy a successful career directing commercials and music videos, both in America and in the UK. Highlights of his work include campaigns for Peugeot, Pringles and Ford in the UK, and award-winning spots for Supercuts and Google in the US. Music videos include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Helmet, Bootsy Collins and Ice Cube. As an actor, Winter recently appeared in a Guest-Star role on the Fox TV Series, 'Bones', and performed a recurring vocal role on the Adult Swim series, 'Saul of the Mole Men'.In 2007, Winter produced and directed Cartoon Network's live-action movie event, 'Ben 10: Race Against Time'. The television premiere garnered the highest ratings in Cartoon Network history, and the DVD has become the network's biggest seller.Winter then completed the Ben 10 sequel, 'Ben 10: Alien Swarm', which he also produced and directed. The Cartoon Network Original Movie aired in November of '09 to record ratings, grabbing over 16 million viewers in its premiere weekend.In 2010, Alex is writing the remake of the 70s classic 'Rock N' Roll High School' for producer Howard Stern and is in pre-production to direct the 3D horror movie 'The Gate'.
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