Profile: Alex Winter - Actor & Filmmaker

After attending NYU film school, Winter went on to have starring roles in several feature films, including Orion's huge hit "Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure" and it's sequel "Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey", the Warner Brothers cult favorite "The Lost Boys" among others. Winter co-created many influential comedy projects with partner Tom Stern, which they wrote, directed and starred in. Among them is the MTV series, "The Idiot Box", and their theatrical directing debut, "Freaked", released by Twentieth Century Fox. "Freaked" has been acclaimed by critics, including The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly, who heralded the film on their list of "Top Ten Greatest Comedies Of The Nineties." The film also stars Randy Quaid, Keanu Reeves, Brooke Shields and Mr. T. Alongside his feature projects, Winter continues to enjoy a successful career directing commercials and music videos, both in America and in the U.K. He has covered campaigns for Peugeot, Pringles and Ford in the U.K., and award-winning spots for Supercuts and Google in the U.S. His music videos include: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Helmet, Bootsy Collins, and Ice Cube. As an actor, Winter recently appeared in a guest-star role on the Fox TV Series, "Bones", and performed a recurring vocal role on the Adult Swim series, "Saul Of The Mole Men". Most recently, Winter produced and directed Cartoon Network’s live-action movie event, "Ben 10: Race Against Time". The television premiere garnered the highest ratings in Cartoon Network history, and the DVD has become the network’s biggest seller. Winter is currently writing the remake of the 70’s classic "Rock And Roll High School" for producer Howard Stern and is in pre-production to direct the 3-D horror movie "The Gate". You can email your questions to 123FilmEasy@Gmail.com and we'll answer them "LIVE ON AIR." Link: www.123FilmEasy.com. Follow us on "Twitter" at https://twitter.com/123Film.