Al Santos

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Al Santos
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Santos at the premiere of Killer Movie at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Alfredo Santos

New York City, New York
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active1991–2013

Alfredo Santos is an American actor and former model. Born in New York City, Santos studied Sciences at Hunter College. [1] He is best known for playing the character of Johnny Bishop in the WB TV series Grosse Pointe .

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Career

Santos was a model from 1991 until 2002. [1] In 1991, when he was 15, he was discovered by Ford Modeling Agency. They then signed him to be the face of Versace. [1] He has modelled clothing for top fashion names such as Armani, Valentino, and Abercrombie & Fitch. He has also featured on the covers of magazines Seventeen, YM, Teen Vogue, American Fitness, and Elle. [1]

Santos is known for his character Dante Belasco in Jeepers Creepers 2 , [2] and also had starring roles in the television series The Help and Grosse Pointe . [3] [4] He also made guest appearances on CSI: NY . Santos also starred in the horror film Speed Demons, alongside Sticky Fingaz, Marina Sirtis, Terry Kiser and Angela Sarafyan, directed by Dan García. [5]

Santos is the president and founder of Stronghold Productions, Inc, an entertainment film company in Beverly Hills, California. [6]

Personal life

He is the brother of Chris Santos [7] and Patrick Santos, [7] who are also actors.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 Dante Belasco
2006 Mustang Sally RyanLead cast
2007Lost Signal / Dead of WinterKevin HealyLead role
2007 American Gangster Alfredo Luis Santos, The MechanicSmall role
2008 Killer Movie Luke
20092 Dudes and a DreamChucky Stevenson
2011Love Is a Hurtin' Thing: The Lou Rawls Story Marlon Brando Lead role
Writer
Pre-production
2011GeezasPaulSmall role
Co-producer
Post-production
2012Speed DemonsChance

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2001 Grosse Pointe Johnny Bishop / Brad Johnson17 episodes
Lead role
2001 Nash Bridges Matthew, Cassidy Bridges Boy(uncredited)
2 episodes
2001 That's Life Peter1 episode
2004 The Help Ollie, The Chauffeur7 episode
Lead role
2007–2008 CSI: NY Ollie Barnes2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "VitaCig(R) Appoints Hollywood Actor and Producer Al Santos as Chief Executive Officer, Prepares for Public Listing" (Press release). globenewswire.com/. December 3, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Da Silva Villarrubia, Santiago Katriel. "Jeepers Creepers 2 Cast & Director". Yahoo! Movies . Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ Da Silva Villarrubia, Santiago Katriel (March 5, 2004). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Upstairs, Downstairs in the Crass Class War". Virginia Heffernan. The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Grosse Pointe – Complete Series hits store shelves in February", TVShowsOnDVD.com
  5. ↑ "Speed Demons (2012)". Dread Central. April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Al Santos of StrongHold Productions Inc".
  7. 1 2 "Chris Santos". IMDb. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
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