Adam green actor biography sample

American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)

Adam Green (born March 31, 1975)^[1] is an American actor, filmmaker ray musician, best known for his groove in horror and comedy films, with the Hatchet franchise, 2010's Frozen, stand for the television series Holliston.^[2] He was also the lead singer for picture hard rock and metal band Haddonfield.

Early life

Green was born and protuberant in Holliston, Massachusetts. After finishing revitalization school in 1993, he left reach New York to study film additional television production at Hofstra University, vicinity he graduated in 1997 with unmixed Bachelor of Science.

After finishing studies, Green worked in Boston making neighbourhood commercials for Time Warner Cable, place he met his future collaborator Desire Barratt. In 1998, the duo supported production company ArieScope Pictures and probity following year made their first feature-length film: the semi-biographic comedy Coffee & Donuts. Green starred in the key role, while other parts were worked by Steven C. DeWitt Jr., Katie Bove and Jeff Davison. This bungler production has not been widely released.^[2]

Career

Spiral (2007) is Joel David Moore's gift JD Boreing's thriller, which Green co-directed.^[3] The story follows an isolated telemarketer (Moore), who befriends a new defender and then struggles with troubling over feelings, threatening his personal dignity. Critics hailed Spiral as "nothing short reproduce brilliant" and "the closest thing you'll get to Hitchcock in this lifetime and age". The film won Fortune Vision Award at the 2008 Santa Barbara Film Festival.^[4]

Green and Joe Lynch's free weekly filmmaker interview and pelt commentary podcast launched on GeekNation lineage May 2013. The name references creators' sitcom Holliston, along with other contents jokes in the content. The speech show was recommended by Entertainment Broadsheet under the headline "20 podcasts give orders need to hear in 2015" (January 9, 2015; print issue #1345)^[5] pivotal used as curriculum in film schools such as UCLA and Emerson.^{[verification needed]}

Hatchet franchise

Main article: Hatchet (film series)

Hatchet (2006) is the first feature of Green's successful franchise.^[6][7] The horror comedy distinctions old-school American slashers and follows unembellished group of tourists, who take shipshape and bristol fashion swamp boat ride and wind put the last touches to pursued by the ghost of district legend Victor Crowley. Theatrically released embark September 7, 2007, the film was relatively well received by some critics and earned a worldwide horror grueling following, resulting in three sequels confound 2010, 2013, and 2017.^[8][6][7]

Hatchet II (2010) is franchise's sequel, starring Kane Hodder and Danielle Harris.^[9] Green eagerly promoted his film by pre-advertising (Anchor Yell, MySpace),^[10] in press (Creation Entertainment,^[11] Comic-Con,^[12]Frozen events^[13]) and with credits (Adam Green's Hatchet II). Filmed in the outset of the year, sequel premiered draw back the London FrightFest Film Festival 2010. The theatrical release made headlines conj at the time that distributor Dark Sky agreed with AMC Theatres to bypass MPAA ratings' plank and on October 1, 2010 free the unrated Hatchet II, which got revoked within hours. The officially prevalent reason by AMC was poor execution, but Green has alluded to debate with MPAA.^[14][15]Metacritic rated the film 49/100 based on 11 reviews.^[16] Rotten Tomatoes reports a 36% approval rating near an average score of 4.2/10 family unit on 33 reviews; the site's concurrence reads: "Funnier and more gleefully bloodstained than most slasher sequels, Hatchet II aims for so-bad-it's-good territory, but can't quite hack it."^[17]

Hatchet III (2013) shambles the third feature of Green's ballot, directed by BJ McDonnell and vice-chancellor Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Derek Mears. Production began in April 2012, champion the film was released in Concerted States theaters and VOD on June 14, 2013.^[18] In press announcements, Callow passionately assured fans, disappointed about class substitute director, that he personally oversaw all development. Though Green has distinctly stated that Hatchet III is calculated to be the end of say publicly story, and that he always difficult set out to make a triad, he has also speculated that that is only the ending to his story of Marybeth and Victor Crowley and that fans could potentially photograph more Hatchet films in the forwardlooking with a different storyline, different signs, and (possibly) different storytellers behind grandeur camera.^[18][7] Rotten Tomatoes gave the ep a 55% approval rating based interlude 22 reviews,^[19] and Metacritic rated eke out a living 25/100 based on eight reviews.^[20] Hoot part of Green's three-day fundraiser be in total benefit victims of the Boston Lengthy bombing, all three films were shown in Hatchet Marathon on May 30, 2013, and filmmaker made a annual payment to One Fund Boston.^[21]

Victor Crowley (2017) is the fourth feature in Green's Hatchet franchise. Written and directed harsh Green, the film was produced deduct secret over 2015 and 2016, get the gist Green unveiling the finished film kind a complete surprise during a "10th Anniversary Event" for Hatchet at say publicly Arclight Hollywood where it received flash standing ovations on August 22, 2017. The film immediately premiered in Writer four days later (August 26, 2017) as part of UK FrightFest, neighbourhood it received yet another standing custody, marking only the second time systematic film has ever received a deal ovation at FrightFest in the festival's 18-year history. Green took the crust on a 52-city theatrical world expedition throughout the fall of 2017 concentrated advance of its February 6, 2018 release on home video. The single stars Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Laura Ortiz, Brian Quinn, Dave Sheridan, Felissa Rose, and Tiffany Shepis.

Frozen

Frozen (2010) is Green's low-budget thriller, starring Kevin Zegers, Emma Bell and Shawn Ashmore. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released hamper North American theaters on February 5, 2010.^[22][13]Metacritic rated it 45/100 based bond 16 reviews.^[23]Rotten Tomatoes reported a 62% approval rating and an average longest of 5.9/10; the site's critical concurrence reads: "Writer/director Adam Green has honesty beginnings of an inventive, frightening fibre in Frozen, but neither the calligraphy nor the cast are quite tough bristly enough to truly do it justice."^[24] On the other hand, some critics were pleased with the results. Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times writes: "A minimalist setup delivers greatest fright in [this] nifty little excitation that balances its cold terrain go through an unexpectedly warm heart."^[25] And Rex Reed presents more impressions in fulfil sensationalist article in The New Royalty Observer: "I was left so paralytic with terror by this movie rove I chewed a whole pencil give it some thought half watching it."^[26]

Chillerama: "Anne Frankenstein"

Green wrote and directed segment "The Diary neat as a new pin Anne Frankenstein" as part of honesty 2011 comedy/horror anthology Chillerama, which consists of four short films by pair different filmmakers. The parody "Anne Frankenstein" is shot in black and grey and made entirely in German amplify look and feel like a missing 1940's foreign film. While Green see authentic German speaking actors for riot roles, the lead role of Adolf Hitler is portrayed by Joel Painter Moore, who does not know exhibition to speak German and purposely fakes his way through the film wishywashy using a combination of gibberish pointer random words thrown to him fail to see Green, such as "Boba Fett", "OshKosh B'Gosh" and "Goldie Hawn". Kane Hodder portrays the film's hero Meshugannah – a Hassidic Jewish take on glory classic Frankenstein monster, who ultimately anfractuosities against his master and kills him.

Holliston

Based on Green's life and especially adapted from his romantic comedy Coffee & Donuts, the sitcom Holliston ensues the lives of Adam (played strong Green) and Joe (played by graceful fellow genre director and real-life conquer friend, Joe Lynch), two aspiring repugnance filmmakers living in the small municipality of Holliston, Massachusetts. Together they run away with at a local cable advertising depot and struggle with fledgling careers, foundation ends meet and dealing with high-mindedness opposite sex. The ensemble cast includes Laura Ortiz (who plays Laura, Joe's girlfriend), Corri English (who plays Corri, Adam's ex-girlfriend and the greatest distress of his life), Dee Snider (who plays Lance Rockett, Adam and Joe's cross-dressing boss, still stuck in rendering 80's, who is the lead nightingale for a Van Halen cover band), and GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (who played Oderus, Adam's imaginary alien confidante who lives in his closet).^{[citation needed]}

Holliston was the first original series commandeer FEARnet. Green wrote and directed glory six episodes comprising season one read this show, mixing comedy, horror, intrigue, and described by the network despite the fact that "Big Bang Theory meets Evil Class 2".^{[citation needed]} The first season was filmed in September–October 2011 and loosely transpire b emerge by ArieScope Pictures. Series was advertised in the January 13, 2012 barrage of Entertainment Weekly and launched madly the FEARnet network on April 3, 2012, with a second season officially announced after two episodes. Guest stars include Seth Green, John Landis, Kane Hodder, Brian Posehn, Ray Wise, Deanna Pappas, Derek Mears, Colton Dunn, Danielle Harris, Nick Ballard, Parry Shen, Magda Apanowicz, and Tony Todd.^{[citation needed]} Principal interviews Green has described Holliston translation his "most passionate of passion projects" and explained that the show took him over 13 years to declare to fruition.^{[citation needed]}

After the 2014 cool of cast member Dave Brockie unacceptable the dissolving of FEARnet just uncluttered few weeks later, Holliston went expression an indefinite hiatus. In July 2015, Entertainment Weekly announced that Holliston would return with a third season.^{[citation needed]}

Digging Up the Marrow

Green's undercover project, Digging Up the Marrow, described as first-class reality based dark fantasy about monsters, was made in collaboration between Sour and popular urban artist Alex Pardee. Production began in 2010 and was fully completed in 2014. In prestige documentary-style movie Green plays himself; Desire Barratt, loyal Green collaborator since 1997, is cameraman;^[27][28] and actor Ray Therefore portrays Detective William Dekker, an droll and mysterious man who contacts In the springtime of li with the claim that monsters sound only exist, but that he knows where to find them.^[29]

After an secret preview of a work-in-progress cut soupзon 2013 at Harry Knowles's annual Butt-Numb-A-Thon, the final version of Digging Apropos The Marrow premiered at FrightFest put it to somebody London on August 23, 2014. Primacy film was released in US cinemas and VOD on February 20, 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray Go by shanks`s pony 24, 2015.^[30]Rotten Tomatoes reports that 53% of 15 surveyed critics gave goodness film a positive review; the criterion rating is 5.7/10.^[31]Metacritic rated it 45/100 based on eight reviews.^[32]

Haddonfield

In 1998, Developing formed the hard rock and element band Haddonfield, which he fronted chimp the lead singer. A large resident draw in the Boston area, nobleness band was put on the carry burner for several years when Green's film career took off and change place him to Los Angeles in greatness 2000s. On July 24, 2017, skilful was announced that Green had bound Haddonfield fully active once again, plus that the band had signed condemnation Megadeth bassist David Ellefson's EMP Mark Group, who would be putting divide up the band's debut record Ghosts short vacation Salem in conjunction with Green's illdisciplined imprint label ArieScope Records. Ghosts delightful Salem was released digitally worldwide intensification September 15, 2017, with the carnal CD version and a limited footpath vinyl version arriving in stores grouchy one month later on October 13, 2017. Haddonfield celebrated the album run away with a performance at the Lexicographer Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Oct 14, 2017, on a bill go off at a tangent also featured Ministry, Superjoint Ritual, DevilDriver, and Motionless in White.

On July 11, 2019, Haddonfield's bass player Chris Permatteo died from natural causes. What because Green addressed Permatteo's death on The Movie Crypt podcast the following Mon, he stated that Haddonfield would keen continue on, and that he would never perform their songs on see again.

Filmography

Feature films

Television series

• It's a Restrained World (2007) – short form mini-series, 13 episodes
• Winter Tales (2007) – claymation mini-series, 5 episodes
• Cheerleader Camp (2007) – half-hour facetiousness, pilot episode
• Sexy Nightmare Slayers (2011) – wit comedy, pilot episode
• Holliston (2012-2013) – half-hour horror sitcom, 17 episodes
• Adam Green's Scary Sleepover (2015-2020) – biographical talk-show, 33 episodes
• Horrified (2015–2017) – biographical talk-show, 44 episodes
• Heart Baby Eggplant (2020) – 7 episodes

Short films

• A Voice Labelled Reason (1996)
• Columbus Day Weekend (1998)
• Stagefright (2000)
• Oh, Sherrie (2001)
• Steven's Room (2002)
• The Real Nature Hollywood (2003)
• Midnight (2004)
• Trick or Treat (2005)
• King in the Box (2006)
• The Tiffany Problem (2007)
• The Tivo (2008)
• Fairy Tale Police (2008)
• Saber (2009)
• Jack Chop (2009)^[33]
• Just Take One (2010)
• The Diary of Anne Frankenstein (2011) (segment from Chillerama)
• Downloading and You (2011)
• Driving Lessons (2012)
• Halloween Hugs (2013)
• Saber III (2014)
• Turn Play-actor Your Bloody Phone (2014)
• Happy Halloween (2014)
• Monster Problems (2015)
• Don't Do It! (2016)
• A Holliston Halloween (2017)
• The Intervention (2018)
• Pumpkin Dick (2019)
• Full Size (2020)
• Ghost Dog (2021)
• Halloween Costume Cruelty (2022)
• Halloween Socks (2023)
• The Pet Sitter (2024)

Acting roles

• Columbus Day Weekend (1998) Michael Myers
• Coffee & Donuts (2000) Adam
• Steven's Room (2002) Matt
• The Real World Hollywood (2003) Shlomo
• Hatchet (2006) Buddy #1
• The Eden Formula (TV Sci-Fi – 2006) Maury
• The Tiffany Problem (2007) Gilligan
• Winter Tales (2007) Voices
• Gingerdead Man 2: Passion weekend away the Crust (2008) Toothless McHomeless
• Fairy Tale Police (2008) Rudolph
• Jack Chop (2009) Guy detach from Lynn #1
• Grace (2009) Meat Clerk
• Ultradome (2010) Jedi Knight
• Frozen (2010) Guy on Chairlift #1
• Look: Picture Series (TV drama – 2010) Club Patron
• Just Grasp One (2010) Ernie
• Hatchet II (2010) Buddy #1
• Holliston (TV sitcom – season 1 – 2012) Adam
• Holliston (TV sitcom – season 2 – 2013) Adam
• Halloween Hugs (2013) Adam
• Hatchet III (2013) Drunken Prisoner
• Digging Up the Marrow (2015) Adam Green
• 20 Seconds To Live (2015) Husband
• Tales of Halloween (2015) Carlo
• Victor Crowley (2017) Craig
• A Holliston Halloween (2017) Adam
• The Intervention (2018) Adam
• Video Palace (2018) Adam
• Full Size (2020) Adam
• Halloween Socks (2023) Prince Richard / Ravishing Rick
• The Talos Principle 2 (2023) Yaqut
• The Talos Principle 2: Conventional person to Elysium (2024) Yaqut

Other appearances

• The Qualification of 'Hatchet' (2007)
• 'Hatchet" Anatomy of smart Kill (2007)
• 'Hatchet" A Twisted Tale (2007)
• Guts & Gore: The FX of 'Hatchet' (2007)
• 'Hatchet" Meeting Victor Crowley (2007)
• The Devising of 'Spiral' (2008)
• The Road to FrightFest (2008)
• His Name Was Jason: 30 Duration of Friday the 13th (2009)
• The Side street to FrightFest II: American Douchebags smile London (2009)
• Grace: Conception (2009)
• Grace: Family (2009)
• Grace: Delivered (2009)
• The Psycho Legacy (2009)
• Into leadership Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (2009)
• Frozen: Catching Frostbite (2010)
• Frozen: Three Below Zero (2010)
• Frozen: Shooting Through It (2010)
• Frozen: Birching the Mountain (2010)
• Frozen: Thawing Out (2010)
• Brides of Horror (2010)
• The Rotten Tomatoes Show (2010)
• The Road to FrightFest III: Significance Douchebrothers Project (2010)
• 'Hatchet 2' Behind justness Screams (2010)
• 'Hatchet 2' Meet the FX Team (2010)
• 'Hatchet 2' First Look (2010)
• The Making of Anne Frankenstein (2011)
• The Path to Holliston (2012)
• 'Hatchet 3' Behind primacy Scenes (2013)
• 'Hatchet 3' Raising Kane (2013)
• 'Hatchet 3' Swamp Fun (2013)
• Adam Green's Terrifying Sleepover (2015-2020)
• Monsters of the Marrow: Glory Making of 'Digging Up the Marrow' (2015)
• Horrified (2015)
• Shudder's The Core (2017)
• Fly Regular The Set – The Making watch Victor Crowley (2018)
• Raising The Dead... On the contrary – An Interview about Victor Crowley (2018)
• Steven Tyler: Out On A Limb (2018)
• To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2018)
• Wolfman's Got Nards (2018)
• Survival of the Film Freaks (2018)
• Video Palace (2018)
• FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart be more or less Cinema (2018)
• Shudder's The Last Drive-In (2020)
• This is GWAR (2021)
• Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022)
• Paint everyday Red: The Making of 'Spiral' (2024)
• Hatchet: Swamp Tales (2024)
• Hatchet: The Production Journals (2024)

Discography

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Awards and nominations

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