FISHER STEVENS an actor, producer and director, wears many hats. He made his Broadway debut at the age of 18, in the Tony Award-winning play “Torch Song Trilogy.” On stage, he went on to perform in Nicholas Hytner’s revival of “Carousel,” Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Terence McNally’s “A Perfect Ganesh,” Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” and “A Midsummer Nights Dream” at the New York Shakespeare Festival.
As an actor, Stevens made his motion picture debut at the age of sixteen in the horror film THE BURNING. But, it was THE FLAMINGO KID in 1984 that established Stevens as a serious young actor. Since then, Stevens has gone on to star in such films as MY SCIENCE PROJECT, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE, SHORT CIRCUIT, HACKERS, ONLY YOU, UNDISPUTED, and many others. TV credits include two years as a series regular on CBS’ EARLY EDITION, (1996- 2000) for which he also directed numerous episodes, FOX’s KEY WEST, and guest roles on FRIENDS, FRASIER, and COLUMBO.
On the production front, Stevens co-founded the New York-based theater company NAKED ANGELS in 1986, which is still going strong after fifteen years. Members include Matthew Broderick, Marisa Tomei, Rob Morrow, Kenneth Lonnergan, and Gina Gershon. Stevens has produced and directed a number of NAKED ANGELS productions including “Here Lies,” one of eight one-act plays entitled “Fear: An Issues Project” starring Dominic Chianese (“The Sopranos”) at the Greenwich Street Theatre. He also starred in the critically-acclaimed production of “Shyster” by Bryan Goluboff with Annabella Sciorra and Phyllis Newman.
In 1995, Stevens made his short film directing debut with “Call of the Wylie,” starring Amy Irving and Patrick Breen which he produced with John Penotti. The film premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 1995. It was after this successful collaboration that he and Penotti formed GreeneStreet Films (GSF), a leading production New York based production company.
Under GreeneStreet’s banner, Stevens has executive produced several films including the five-time Oscar-nominated “In the Bedroom,” (Miramax) directed by Todd Field, starring Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, and Tom Wilkinson, the critically-acclaimed comedies “The Chateau,” (IFC Films) starring Paul Rudd and directed by Jesse Peretz and “Lisa Picard is Famous,” (First Look) directed by Griffin Dunne and produced by Mira Sorvino and Dolly Hall. The mockumentary was an official selection of the 2000 Cannes International Film Festival.
“Just A Kiss” marked Stevens directorial debut. This romantic comedy starring Taye Diggs, Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Marley Shelton and Marisa Tomei was released by Paramount Classics in September of 2002.
Stevens also produced the three time ALMA award winning “Piñero” (Miramax) by writer/director Leon Ichaso based on the life of poet/playwright Miguel Piñero (“Short Eyes”), starring Benjamin Bratt in the title role, Talisa Soto, Rita Moreno and Mandy Patinkin, the hit romantic comedy, “Uptown Girls,” starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning, directed by Boaz Yakin, the soon-to-be-released “Slow Burn,” (Lionsgate) a sexy thriller starring Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Mekhi Pfeifer and Taye Diggs, and 2004's “Yes” (Sony Classics) featuring three-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen and Sam Neill.
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