Steven Tsapelas

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Steven Tsapelas
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Steven Tsapelas

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Occupation(s)Writer, filmmaker
Years active2003–present

Steven Tsapelas is an American writer and filmmaker best known for his work on the popular webseries We Need Girlfriends . [1]

We Need Girlfriends

In 2006, Tsapelas pitched the idea of We Need Girlfriends to his Ragtag Productions co-founders Angel Acevedo and Brian Amyot. Tsapelas wrote all eleven episodes of the popular webseries and directed MySpace,Rod vs Henry and Future Henry.

Tsapelas, Amyot and Acevedo were in development on a television version of We Need Girlfriends for Sony Pictures and CBS, to be executive produced by Darren Star, Dennis Erdman and Clark Peterson, [2] but Tsapelas has recently confirmed the project has been cancelled.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, Tsapelas wrote and directed the feature comedy UFO Club, produced by In the Garage Productions. The film is expected to premiere in summer 2022. [3]

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  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14651584/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [ user-generated source ]