Anthony Lucero

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Anthony Luke Lucero
Born (1967-11-01) November 1, 1967 (age 56)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation(s)Poet, screenwriter, director, actor, producer, journalist
Years active1987-present
Notable workThe Clown, 2015; dear little missy, 2017; The Living Party, 2023

Anthony Lucero (born November 1, 1967) is an American poet. He is also known for his work as a screenwriter, director, actor, producer and journalist. He is the founder and co-creator of the circus outreach organization, Circus Remedy, as well as the independent publishing house, Putzina Press.

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Writing

Chiron Review published one of Lucero's first poems, "The Living Party," in 1992, and included it in their 1981-1992 Anthology. [1] He was widely published in the small press world over the coming decade. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Editor and archivist Geof Huth has called his work "Incomparable."

Lucero published a long poem, The Clown, which became the basis of his film, Halo of Stars. He is also the author of, dear little missy, [8] with photographer Massimo Leardini, and The Living Party, Selected Earlier Poems 1989-2019 (Chiron Review Books).

In 2009, Piante Gallery featured the broadsides of Lucero and fellow North Coast writers, Jim Dodge and Jerry Martien. [9]

Directing

In 2016, Lucero directed his first feature, Halo of Stars, [10] [11] based on his long poem, The Clown. The film stars Pål Sverre Hagen, [12] Holliday Grainger, Lily Collins, [13] Keti Mchedlishvili and Lukas Haas.

Lucero is co-directing a documentary on Richard Brautigan, Here is Something Beautiful (etc. [14] , which he began in 2011.

In 2012, he directed two music videos for Emily Wells: Passenger (acoustic) and the largely animated Darlin’ (acoustic). [15]

Acting

A guest starring role on NBC's Unsub in 1989 was followed by performances in such films as HBO's The Image, Pump Up the Volume [16] [17] (Golden Space Needle Award at the Seattle FF, Audience Award at the Deauville FF), Silent Rain (Academy Award winning short) and Loved (Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Film, Grand Prix spécial Deauville nominee), opposite Robin Wright and William Hurt.

Journalism

In 2015, Lucero created a 5 part series on war for Chiron Review. The series featured interviews with Avner Gvaryahu of Breaking the Silence; [18] Lt. Col. Jason Amerine, United States Army Special Forces; [19] Buddhist monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh; [20] Cuban graffiti artist and activist El Sexto; [21] and Shui Meng Ng, the wife of disappeared Laotian community activist Sombath Somphone. [22]

Circus Remedy

In 2006 Lucero co-founded the circus outreach organization, Circus Remedy. [23] [24]

Filmography

Music Videos
YearArtistMusic VideoNotes
2013 Emily Wells "Darlin (acoustic)" [25] Animation
Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1990"Coldfire"Johnny DoveDirected by Wings Hauser
1990"Pump Up the Volume"Malcolm KaiserDirected by Allan Moyle
1990"Boy Wonders"RickDirected by Randy Carter
1991"Molder of Dreams"Kent SodermanDirected by Stephen Stiles
1993"Silent Rain"Mick McCandlessDirected by Martin Curland
1997"Loved"DefendantDirected by Erin Dignam
2001"Cowboy Up"JedDirected by Xavier Koller
Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
1989UnsubRichard NBC Season 1, episode 8
1989 When He's Not a Stranger Student at Elevator CBS made-for-TV movie
1990The ImageKen, Skinhead Nazi HBO
1991The Less-Than-Perfect DaughterLee ABC Afterschool Special
1993 Sirens Joseph Bendick ABC Season 1, episode 2
1993 And the Band Played On Mailroom ManHBO
1994 The Search made-for-TV movie

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  2. ↑ Lucero, Anthony. "more_darling". North Coast Journal. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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  6. ↑ "Chiron Review – Issue #119, Fall 2020" . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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  8. ↑ Lucero, Anthony; Leardini, Massimo (2020). Dear Little Missy. Putzina Press. ISBN   978-0-9846774-1-2.
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