Damon Santostefano

Damon Santostefano studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Wellesley High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is film direction. Works named in the authority record are Three to Tango and Clueless. Distinctions recorded are CableACE Award.

• Name — Damon Santostefano • Born — 15 August 1959 • Birthplace — United States • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter

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 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 plays at The American Place Theatre. For the BAM Festival, 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.

• The Adventures of Pete & Pete – episode "Yellow Fever" (1994) • Bob and Sully (1995) • Skwids (1996) • Clueless (1996) • The High Life (1996) • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997) • The War Next Door (2000) • The District – episode "Rage Against the Machine" (2001)

Santostefano was engaged to actress Mary Stuart Masterson in 1999. They married in 2000 and divorced in 2004.