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Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas.[1] Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing Nomadland at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony in 2021. The film also won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA Award, and the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Spears also produced the critically acclaimed 2017 film Call Me by Your Name, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[1][5] He directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers in a loose parody of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour.[6][7] Spears also developed the television series Nightmare Café and John from Cincinnati.[8]

Peter Spears
Born (1965-11-29) November 29, 1965 (age 56)[1][2]
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University[3]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film director
  • film producer
Years active1991–present
SpouseBrian Swardstrom[4]

Career


In 2020, Spears founded his own production company, Cor Cordium. The company has multiple projects in development across film and television, including the upcoming Bones and All, which reunites Spears with filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and Timothée Chalamet.

In addition to his career as a film director and producer, Spears is also an actor, having appearing in films such as Call Me By Your Name, Something's Gotta Give, The Opposite of Sex, and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as several television series, including Friends and E.R. He was most recently seen in the film Sublet, directed by Eytan Fox.

Spears also co-founded OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project, a collaboration between the Outfest Film Festival and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The 6-month film lab selects a group of diverse 16-to-24-year-old emerging filmmakers to share their stories through film, by embarking on courses in screenwriting, pre-production, production and post-production, mentored by industry experts. The program culminates in the filmmakers' final thesis projects presented at the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.


Personal life


Spears is married to talent agent Brian Swardstrom, and the couple splits their time between upstate New York and California.[9]


Filmography



As actor



Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995Father of the Bride Part IIDr. Wagner—
1998The Opposite of SexDr. Allen—
2003Something's Gotta GiveDanny Benjamin—
2017Call Me by Your NameIsaac[10][11][12]Also producer
2020 Nomadland Peter Also producer
2020 Sublet David

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991Pink LightningGregTV movie
1992Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry StoryStudent ProctorTV movie
1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryPeterTV movie
1993Quantum LeapDoug Bridges / ReiserEpisode: "Dr. Ruth"
1993The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesRobert BenchleyEpisode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920"
1993Café AmericainMark DurginEpisode: "Pilot"
1994MatlockBarry FeldmanTwo episodes
1994Cries from the HeartJeffTV movie
1996ER—Episode: "Baby Shower"
1996FriendsJoelEpisode: "The One with Barry and Mindy's Wedding"
1997The Love BugYoung Dr. StumpfelTV movie
1999Love Boat: The Next WaveJeff BlessingEpisode: "Blind Love"
2001Some of My Best FriendsTerryTwo episodes
2004CSI: MiamiJosh DaltonEpisode: "Deadline"

As writer


Year Title Notes
2002Ernest and BertramShort film
also director[13]

As director


Year Title Notes
2002Ernest and BertramShort film
directorial debut
2007Careless—

As producer



Film

Year Title Notes
1996Scream, Teen, Scream!Short film
2014Until We CouldShort film
2017Call Me by Your NameNominated – Academy Award for Best Picture
2020NomadlandWon – Academy Award for Best Picture[14]
2022 Bones and All

Television

Year Title Notes
1992Nightmare CaféCo-developer
Creative consultant
Executive producer
2007John from CincinnatiCo-developer
Creative consultant
Executive producer

References


  1. "Movie generating Oscar buzz was produced by Shawnee Mission South grad". The Kansas City Star. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. "Brian Swardstrom post". November 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. [brianswardstrom "Happy birthday to my hubby, @pjspears. Peter, You have added so much depth, humor, fulfillment and joy to my life, I can't imagine it without you. Here's to your 50th birthday and to many more. I love you."]
  3. "American Music Theatre Project Premiers Hilarious Rock Musical". Northwestern University. Retrieved 15 August 2016
  4. Vivarelli, Nick (February 13, 2017). "Berlinale: Luca Guadagnino on Why 'Call Me by Your Name' Strikes Such Deep Chords". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. "These are the Oscar best-picture nominees that got the biggest bump at the box office". Business Insider. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  6. "Sesame Street legal: Furore over Bert and Ernie gay flick". Guardian.co.uk. Apr 10, 2002. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  7. Goodridge, Michael (July 23, 2002). "The best films you can't see: Ernest & Bertram is the latest in a series of acclaimed queer films banned from public view because their makers stepped on some famous toes". The Advocate.
  8. "Produced By: New York". Producers Guild of America. October 28, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. Siegel, Tatiana (2021-02-22). "Making of 'Nomadland': How Frances McDormand and Chloe Zhao Created a Story That "Crossed Cultural and Generational Lines"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  10. Smith, Bonne. "Mongrel Presents: Call Me by Your Name" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto, Ontario: Mongrel Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  11. "'Call Me by Your Name' Author Opens Up About the Film Adaptation". Graduate Center. City University of New York. November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  12. Ford, Rebecca (November 10, 2017). "Oscars: Best Picture Contenders on Staging Car Chases and How to Pivot When Plans Go Awry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  13. "20 Banned Movies: Ernest and Bertram (2002)". Complex. 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  14. N'Duka, Amanda (February 12, 2019). "Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland' Starring Frances McDormand Lands At Fox Searchlight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2020.



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