Damon Santostefano (born August 15, 1959) is an American film director
and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1999 Warner
Brothers feature film Three To Tango starring Matthew Perry, Neve
Campbell and Dylan McDermott; Bring It On Again; and the television
series Clueless.Santostefano was performing stand-up comedy in his
hometown of Boston during his teens. While attending New York
University Film School he began working professionally as a director,
creating award-winning short films and documentaries. After college,
he established a production company where he developed and directed
film and television projects for HBO, Showtime, PBS and Paramount
Television. He also directed several Off-Broadway stage productions
including award-winning plays at The American Place Theatre. For the
renowned BAM Festival (Brooklyn Academy of Music) he directed
Stockhausen's contemporary opera Leben.Santostefano began a
screenwriting career upon selling his first screenplay to Columbia
Pictures and has since written and co-written screenplays for several
studios.Santostefano was engaged to actress Mary Stuart Masterson in
1999. They married in 2000, and divorced in 2004. He is the former
son-in-law of Peter Masterson and Carlin Glynn.
and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1999 Warner
Brothers feature film Three To Tango starring Matthew Perry, Neve
Campbell and Dylan McDermott; Bring It On Again; and the television
series Clueless.Santostefano was performing stand-up comedy in his
hometown of Boston during his teens. While attending New York
University Film School he began working professionally as a director,
creating award-winning short films and documentaries. After college,
he established a production company where he developed and directed
film and television projects for HBO, Showtime, PBS and Paramount
Television. He also directed several Off-Broadway stage productions
including award-winning plays at The American Place Theatre. For the
renowned BAM Festival (Brooklyn Academy of Music) he directed
Stockhausen's contemporary opera Leben.Santostefano began a
screenwriting career upon selling his first screenplay to Columbia
Pictures and has since written and co-written screenplays for several
studios.Santostefano was engaged to actress Mary Stuart Masterson in
1999. They married in 2000, and divorced in 2004. He is the former
son-in-law of Peter Masterson and Carlin Glynn.
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