Tommy Wiseau

Tommy Wiseau

Infobox Celebrity
name = Tommy Wiseau


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occupation = Film director
film producer
actor
screenwriter

Tommy Wiseau is an actor, writer, film producer and director.

Biography

Little is known about Wiseau's early life nor family background. He prefers to make it known that he is now an American [http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg_wmref.php?prgCode=DAY&showDate=05-May-2006&segNum=10&mediaPref=WM&getUnderwriting=1] , and that he speaks three languages. He acknowledges that his surname is similar to the French word "oiseau", which means "bird" in English. He also says that he has always wanted to be an actor.

At some point, Wiseau moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he was trained in acting at the American Conservatory Theater, Laney College and the Jean Shelton Actors Lab. He has also received acting training at the Vincent Chase Workshop and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles, California. Before casting himself in his own films, he appeared as an actor on television and on stage.

In 2003, Wiseau released his first film, "The Room", which was based upon his play and novel by the same name. Wiseau is credited as an actor (in the leading role of Johnny), an executive producer, the writer, the producer and the director. "The Room" has developed a cult following in Los Angeles, where it continues to have monthly midnight screenings.

In 2004, Wiseau released a documentary film called "Homeless in America".

Future prospects for Wiseau include a sitcom called "The Neighbors", a book about the differences between 35 mm film and high-definition video, a Broadway adaptation of "The Room", a Dracula movie and a musical show based on Ayn Rand's life.Fact|date=December 2007

Production credits

Producer

*"The Room" (2003)
*"Homeless in America" (2004)
*"The Neighbors" (2007)

Director

*"The Room" (2003)
*"Homeless in America" (2004)

Writer

*"The Room" (2003)
*"Homeless in America" (2004)

Actor

*"The Room" (2003) as Johnny

References

External links

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* [http://www.TheNeighborsUSA.com "The Neighbors" website]


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