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Bret Easton Ellis

Writer | Producer | Director

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Received numerous death threats and hate mail after the publication of his graphically violent novel American Psycho. Today, the novel is considered by many his best work yet. See more trivia »

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in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2014
Glamorama
2013
Copeland Prep
Lunar Park
Bait
Imperial Bedrooms
The Golden Suicides
American Psycho
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My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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2014 The Curse of Downers Grove (screenplay) (post-production)
 
2013 The Canyons (completed)
 
2010 Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis (short) (characters)
 
2008 The Informers (novel / screenplay)
 
2004 Glitterati (characters)
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction (novel "The Rules of Attraction")
 
2001 As Regras da Atracção (video) (play)
 
2000 American Psycho (novel)
 
2000 This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (uncredited)
 
1987 Less Than Zero (novel)
 
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2008 The Informers (executive producer)
 
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2010 All That Glitters (video short)
 
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2010 All That Glitters (video short)
Bret Easton Ellis
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 The Replacement Child (short) (special thanks)
 
2004/I Dealer (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2010 Ànima (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.9 (2010) … Himself
 
2005-2010 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2006 Silenci? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.24 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Deadline (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Campus, le magazine de l'écrit (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ainsi voit Lionel Jospin... (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Store studio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.7 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2005) … Himself
 
2001 Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Ruby (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1998) … Himself
 
1995 C.P.W. (TV series)
Himself
– The History of Gil and Rachel (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Lauren Hutton and... (TV series)
Himself
– Bret Easton Ellis (1995) … Himself
 
1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1994 (1994) … Himself
 

Related Videos

The Informers -- A week in Los Angeles in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence. The Canyons -- A story of youth, glamor, sex and Los Angeles, circa 2012. The Canyons -- Watch the grindhouse-inspired trailer for The Canyons.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Glamorama (Knopf, 1998)

Publicity Listings:

5 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bret Ellis

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

(why The Rules of Attraction was not set in the 1980's) "I think there were some sort of commercial problems with that. The studio thought its main audience was college kids today - which it wasn't, because no one went to see the movie. I think there was a compromise, because the movie doesn't announce so strongly that it's taking place now... See more »

Trivia:

Received numerous death threats and hate mail after the publication of his graphically violent novel American Psycho. Today, the novel is considered by many his best work yet. See more »

Trademark:

Long descriptive paragraphs in which characters discuss meaningless or unimportant events and objects See more »

Star Sign:

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