James Morosini

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James Morosini
Born
James Charles Morosini

1989or1990(age 34–35) [1]
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2013–present
Relatives Dana Reeve

James Morosini (born 1989 or 1990 [1] ) is an American actor and filmmaker.

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Early life and career

Morosini was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, the son of Deborah Morosini and Claudio Lichtenthal, a ski instructor. [2] [3] His father is a Jewish emigrant from Argentina. [4] His maternal aunt was actress Dana Reeve. He earned a bachelor's degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [5]

In 2022, Morosini wrote, directed and starred in I Love My Dad , which he based on his own experiences. [3] [6] He starred in It's What's Inside , which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. [7] In July 2024, it was announced that Morosini had written and would direct the psychological horror film, Mommy's Home for Lionsgate Films. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013The Hands You ShakeMason
2015Textbook AdulthoodReggie
2018ThreesomethingIsaacAlso writer and director
2022 I Love My Dad Franklin
2024 It's What's Inside Cyrus

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Hart of Dixie JasonEpisode: "Why Don't We Get Drunk?"
2014 Sex Sent Me to the ER FrankEpisode: "Game Over"
2015 Criminal Minds David WhitfieldEpisode: "Awake"
2016NAMCAR Night RaceMannyEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Single MindedJames3 episodes
2016 Typical Rick Door GuyEpisode: "Up in the Club"
2016 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend GuyEpisode: "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?"
2016 The Great Indoors DixonEpisode: "No Bad Ideas"
2016 American Horror Story: Roanoke Bob Kinnaman1 episodes
2017 American Horror Story: Cult R.J.2 episodes
2016–2018 Loosely Exactly Nicole Chaz5 episodes
2017 Son of Zorn EliEpisode: "All Hail Son of Zorn"
2017 Feud BartEpisode: "Hagsploitation"
2018 Lethal Weapon Tyler ThatcherEpisode: "Jesse's Girl"
2018 Daddy Issues ElijaTelevision film
2018 Foursome Hugh10 episodes
2021 The Sex Lives of College Girls Dalton6 episodes

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References

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  2. "Deborah Morosini and Claudio Lichtenthal Wed" . The New York Times. September 18, 1988.
  3. 1 2 Morris, Bob (August 12, 2022). "When Your Girlfriend Is Your Father" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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