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Tom Musca [1] [2] (born 1951) is an American filmmaker and professor.

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Biography

Musca received a BA from Rutgers University in 1973 [2] and an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1981. [1]

Musca's best known work was as the writer and producer of Stand and Deliver in 1988. [3] The film was nominated for seven Independent Spirit Awards and won six, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay honors for Musca. [4] Additionally, Edward James Olmos, was nominated for an Oscar and an Academy Award for his role in the film. [5] Stand and Deliver is preserved in the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress. [6]

He has gone on to write, produce and direct for film, television and the theater. [7] Musca was a co-writer and producer for Money for Nothing with John Cusack, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Benicio del Toro and Tortilla Soup [8] starring Hector Elizondo and Raquel Welch. He wrote and directed Melting Pot aka Race [9] starring Paul Rodriguez and was a writer for Gotta Kick It Up! starring America Ferrara. [10]

Since 2010 Musca has been the head of the MFA Screenwriting track and Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Miami School of Communication. [11] In 2020 he wrote, produced and directed [12] Chateau Vato, a rags to riches comedy set in Miami. [13] On March 9, 2023, he premiered Dying To Direct, [14] a short film based on one of his short stories at the 40th Annual Miami Film Festival, [15] which he wrote, produced and co-directed.

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  2. 1 2 "Getting Some Screen Time". Rutgers University Alumni Association. Retrieved 2023-01-20.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Maslin, Janet (March 18, 1988). "Math Teacher to Root For in Stand and Deliver". The New York TImes. pp. Section C, Page 14. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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