Casper Andreas

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Casper Andreas
Born (1972-09-28) September 28, 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s) Director, actor, screenwriter, producer
Years active1996-present

Casper Andreas (born September 28, 1972) is a Swedish actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer based in New York City. [1]

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Career

Andreas was born in Sweden. He made his feature film debut as a director with the romantic comedy Slutty Summer (2004). Since then, he has directed numerous, award-winning films, including A Four Letter Word (2007), Between Love and Goodbye (2008), The Big Gay Musical (2009), and Violet Tendencies (2010). [2] His most recent film Going Down in LA-LA Land appeared at several film festivals in 2011. [3] Variety suggested that Andreas "shows signs of maturing talent" with this film and called his performance "dangerously sexy." [4]

Andreas has worked with talents such as Mindy Cohn, Alec Mapa, Bruce Vilanch, and Marcus Patrick. He is the head of Embrem Entertainment.

Going Down in LA-LA Land

Based on the literary work of Andy Zeffer, Casper Andreas directed the 2011 film Going Down in LA-LA Land . The film follows a struggling actor, Adam, as he moves to Hollywood and tries to break into the film business. With his friend Nick's urging, Adam takes a role in front of the camera and becomes an instant success ... in gay pornography.

"It's the gay Pretty Woman ," states Andreas, "It wasn't meant to glamorize the porn industry in any way, but I needed to show how (Adam) gets seduced by it. Adam loses control." [5]

Kiss Me, Kill Me

In October 2014, Casper Andreas with screenwriter/producer David Michael Barrett launched a funding campaign for a new film project titled Kiss Me, Kill Me . [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Close UpCopactor
1997 Colin Fitz Lives! Matsactor
1998 Celebrity Nicole's Stylist (uncredited)actor
1999Serpent's BreathJackactor
2000Citizen JamesBrandonactor
2001 Hunger Scissorsactor
2003 Marci X Hairdresser (uncredited)actor
2004MarmaladeHelmutactor
2005 Hitch Sebastian (uncredited)actor
2006 Little Children 2nd Policeman at Poolactor
2004 Slutty Summer Markusdirector; writer; actor
2005Mormor's Visitdirector; writer; short film, 16 minutes
2007A Four Letter Worddirector; writer
2008Between Love & Goodbyedirector; writer
2009Saying Goodbyedirector; writer; short film, 11 minutes
2009 The Big Gay Musical Usherdirector; actor
2010 Violet Tendencies Markusdirector; actor
2011 Going Down in LA-LA Land Nickdirector; writer; actor; based on the novel by Andy Zeffer
2011Contracts (Everything's Gonna Be Pink)Johanactor
2012 Welcome to New York Christopheractor; short film, 30 minutes
2013Ett Sista Farväl (A Last Farewell)director; writer; Swedish language short film, 13 minutes
2015 The Adderall Diaries Nate Sweetzeractor
2015 Kiss Me, Kill Me Dr. Wintersdirector; actor
2016Flatbush LuckSebastiendirector; writer; actor
2016I Dream Too MuchPhotographeractor
2016Killing JoanAnsonactor
2018 Wild Nights with Emily Joseph Lyman producer; actor

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References

  1. VIDEO: FilmOut Q&A with Casper Andreas, red-hot director of "Going Down In La-La Land"
  2. ""Violet Tendencies" Director: "I basically keep making new films to avoid having to get a day job!"". indieWire . November 4, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  3. IMDb release info Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. "Going Down in La La Land - Film Festival Reviews". Variety . June 29, 2011.
  5. Dave Croyle (2014). "Gay Essential talks to Casper Andreas". Made in Hollywood. Gay Essential. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. Dave Croyle (2014). "Made In Hollywood, Gay Essential Talks To Casper Andreas". Gay Essential. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.