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'''Griff Furst''' (born September 17, 1981, in [[Van Nuys, California]])<ref name=BFI>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcdfa0bf6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112070109/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcdfa0bf6 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |title=Griff Furst |website=British Film Institute |access-date=January 28, 2023 }}</ref> is an [[American people|American]] [[actor]], [[film producer]], and [[film director]].
| name = Griff Furst
| image = Griff Furst 1.tif
| alt = a photo of Griff Furst
| caption = Griff Furst
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|09|17}}
| birth_place = [[Van Nuys, California]]
| nationality = [[United States]]
| occupation = Actor, film producer
| years_active = 2000—present
}}
'''Griff Furst''' (born September 17, 1981, in [[Van Nuys, California]])<ref name=BFI>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcdfa0bf6 |title=Griff Furst |website=British Film Institute |access-date=January 28, 2023 }}</ref> is an American [[actor]],<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DG6rK0PE2vIC&pg=PA67 |title=The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 |first=Peter |last=Dendle |page=67 |isbn=9780786492886 |publisher=McFarland |date=2012}}</ref> [[film producer]], and [[film director]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6H7eCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT271 |title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters |last=Weinstock |first=Jeffrey Andrew |page=271 |isbn=9781317044253 |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
Furst was born on September 17, 1981, in Van Nuys, California to Lorraine and [[Stephen Furst]]. His mother was an attorney, and his father was an actor and director who played ‘’Kent Dorfman’’ in the 1978 fraternity comedy [[Animal House]]. Furst attended the Chatsworth Hills Academy. After graduating from high school, Furst attended the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]].

==Career==
Furst has appeared in over a hundred television and film productions. In 2011 a [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] article singled him out with [[Antoni Corone]] as "[an actor] who can make a big impression with only a few scenes".<ref name=Variety>{{cite magazine |author=Tim Gray |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/columns/not-nominated-but-definitely-memorable-1118031053/ |title=Not nominated, but definitely memorable |magazine=Variety |date=January 28, 2011 }}</ref>
Furst has appeared in over a hundred television and film productions. In 2011 a [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] article singled him out with [[Antoni Corone]] as "[an actor] who can make a big impression with only a few scenes".<ref name=Variety>{{cite magazine |author=Tim Gray |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/columns/not-nominated-but-definitely-memorable-1118031053/ |title=Not nominated, but definitely memorable |magazine=Variety |date=January 28, 2011 }}</ref>


He is vice-president of Curmudgeon Films, founded with his father, [[Stephen Furst]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Lynn Elber |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/18/stephen-furst-actor-who-shone-in-animal-house-dies-aged-63 |title=Stephen Furst, actor who shone in Animal House, dies aged 63 |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=June 18, 2017 }}</ref> which has produced films including ''[[Cold Moon (2016 film)|Cold Moon]]'', ''Nightmare Shark'', ''[[You Might Be the Killer]]'', ''Sinfidelity'',<!-- NB not the 1977 film [[Black Market Baby (film)]] --> and the forthcoming ''[[57 Seconds]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=William Taylor Potter |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/money/business/2022/04/28/curmudgeon-films-movie-studio-behind-morgan-freeman-film-spent-3-million-in-acadiana-since-2015/7451274001/ |title=Movie studio behind Morgan Freeman film spent more than $3.2 million in Acadiana since 2015 |newspaper=Lafayette Daily Advertiser |date=April 28, 2022 }}</ref> He also co-wrote and directed ''Cold Moon''<ref>{{cite news |author=Kimber Myers |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-cold-moon-review-20171005-story.html |title=Horror audiences likely to give 'Cold Moon' the cold shoulder |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 5, 2017 }}</ref> and the 2011 film ''Mask Maker''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Allen (28DLA) |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2011/04/23/mask-maker-and-the-bloodied-a-movie-review/ |title=Mask Maker and the Bloodied: A Movie Review |website=Horror Society |date=April 23, 2011 }}</ref>
He is vice-president of Curmudgeon Films, founded with his father, [[Stephen Furst]],<ref>{{cite news |author=Lynn Elber |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/18/stephen-furst-actor-who-shone-in-animal-house-dies-aged-63 |title=Stephen Furst, actor who shone in Animal House, dies aged 63 |newspaper=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=June 18, 2017 }}</ref> which has produced films including ''[[Cold Moon (2016 film)|Cold Moon]]'', ''Nightmare Shark'', ''[[You Might Be the Killer]]'', ''Sinfidelity'', ''Black Market Baby''<!-- NB not the 1977 film [[Black Market Baby (film)]] -->, and the forthcoming ''[[57 Seconds]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=William Taylor Potter |url=https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/money/business/2022/04/28/curmudgeon-films-movie-studio-behind-morgan-freeman-film-spent-3-million-in-acadiana-since-2015/7451274001/ |title=Movie studio behind Morgan Freeman film spent more than $3.2 million in Acadiana since 2015 |newspaper=Lafayette Daily Advertiser |date=April 28, 2022 }}</ref> He also co-wrote and directed ''Cold Moon''<ref>{{cite news |author=Kimber Myers |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-cold-moon-review-20171005-story.html |title=Horror audiences likely to give 'Cold Moon' the cold shoulder |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 5, 2017 }}</ref> and the 2011 film ''Mask Maker''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Allen (28DLA) |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2011/04/23/mask-maker-and-the-bloodied-a-movie-review/ |title=Mask Maker and the Bloodied: A Movie Review |website=Horror Society |date=April 23, 2011 }}</ref>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
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* 2006 ''[[The 9/11 Commission Report (film)|The 9/11 Commission Report]]'' as Gary
* 2006 ''[[The 9/11 Commission Report (film)|The 9/11 Commission Report]]'' as Gary
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* 2007 ''[[The Hitchhiker (film)|The Hitchhiker]]'' as Paul -->
* 2007 ''[[Take (film)|Take]]'' as Young Mechanic<ref name=BFI/><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1331459/Griff-Furst|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121005558/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1331459/Griff-Furst|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-21|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2008|title=Griff Furst: Filmography}}</ref>
* 2007 ''[[Take (film)|Take]]'' as Young Mechanic<ref name=BFI/><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1331459/Griff-Furst|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121005558/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1331459/Griff-Furst|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-21|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008|title=Griff Furst: Filmography}}</ref>
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* 2008 ''[[Living Proof (2008 film)|Living Proof]]'' as Charlie Wilson<ref name=BFI/>
* 2008 ''[[Living Proof (2008 film)|Living Proof]]'' as Charlie Wilson<ref name=BFI/>
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 30 July 2024

Griff Furst

Griff Furst (born September 17, 1981, in Van Nuys, California)[1] is an American actor, film producer, and film director.

Furst has appeared in over a hundred television and film productions. In 2011 a Variety article singled him out with Antoni Corone as "[an actor] who can make a big impression with only a few scenes".[2]

He is vice-president of Curmudgeon Films, founded with his father, Stephen Furst,[3] which has produced films including Cold Moon, Nightmare Shark, You Might Be the Killer, Sinfidelity, Black Market Baby, and the forthcoming 57 Seconds.[4] He also co-wrote and directed Cold Moon[5] and the 2011 film Mask Maker.[6]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Griff Furst". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Tim Gray (January 28, 2011). "Not nominated, but definitely memorable". Variety.
  3. ^ Lynn Elber (June 18, 2017). "Stephen Furst, actor who shone in Animal House, dies aged 63". The Guardian. Associated Press.
  4. ^ William Taylor Potter (April 28, 2022). "Movie studio behind Morgan Freeman film spent more than $3.2 million in Acadiana since 2015". Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
  5. ^ Kimber Myers (October 5, 2017). "Horror audiences likely to give 'Cold Moon' the cold shoulder". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Michael Allen (28DLA) (April 23, 2011). "Mask Maker and the Bloodied: A Movie Review". Horror Society.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b "Griff Furst: Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008.
  8. ^ Rex Reed (July 26, 2019). "Nautical Thriller 'Dead Water' Is Long on Beauty but Short on Logic". Observer.
  9. ^ "A Tale of Two Guns". Movies and Mania. February 20, 2022.
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