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Alex Winter(I)

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Tribeca Film Festival 2022
IMDb chats with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter about 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' (2020), the 30-year legacy of Wyld Stallyns, and the limited acting advice that they gave Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine.
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Alex Winter began his career as a child actor; co-starring roles include the Broadway productions of "The King & I" with Yul Brynner, and "Peter Pan" with Sandy Duncan, and the American premiere of Simon Gray's "Close of Play" at the Manhattan Theater Club, directed by Lynne Meadow.

After attending NYU film school, Winter went on to have starring roles in several feature films, including Orion's huge hit "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and its sequel "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" the Warner Brothers cult favorite "The Lost Boys", Ivan Passer's "Haunted Summer" and Percy Adlon's "Rosalie Goes Shopping." With directing partner Tom Stern, Winter starred in, co-directed and co-wrote the hit MTV comedy series, "The Idiot Box" and starred in their theatrical co-directing debut, "Freaked," released by Twentieth Century Fox. "Freaked" was 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." Winter's solo directorial debut was the critically acclaimed "Fever," for Lionsgate, which screened in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes. Also written by Winter, The New York Times' A.O. Scott praised the film as "Pure Hitchcockian panic. An arresting example of what a talented filmmaker can do with the sparest of means."

Winter is the founder of Trouper Productions, which services much of his directing work. In 2020, Winter released two new documentary feature films, "Showbiz Kids," premiered on HBO to widespread critical acclaim, garnering a Critics Choice nomination for Best Score by Tweedy. Followed by "Zappa," the first all-access documentary on the life and times of Frank Zappa. The Kickstarter campaign for this project was the highest funded documentary in crowdfunding history. Magnolia Pictures released "Zappa," a Critics Pick in the New York Times, and nominated for Best Music Documentary by the Critics Choice Awards.

Previous documentary work includes "The Panama Papers," about the largest global corruption scandal in history, and the journalists who worked in secret and at considerable risk to break the story. A multiple award-winner, "The Panama Papers," executive produced by Laura Poitras, opened to a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Also in release worldwide is "Trust Machine," about the rise of bitcoin and the blockchain, from Breaker Studios.

"Deep Web" is about the online black market Silk Road and the trial of its creator Ross Ulbricht. The documentary premiered on the Epix network, opening as the #1 documentary on iTunes and earning a Cinema Eye nomination among several award wins. "Downloaded" is a VH1 RockDoc about Napster and the digital revolution. The film premiered at SXSW, garnering worldwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival screenings.

In 2013, Winter returned to the screen in "Grand Piano," directed by Eugenio Mira, from the Blacklist script by Damian Chezelle (La La Land), co-starring alongside Elijah Wood and John Cusack. Recently, Winter co-starred in the highly anticipated third installment in the Bill & Ted franchise, "Bill & Ted Face The Music," which opened in 2020 as the number one movie both in the U.S. and the UK.

Soon to be released is Winter's next feature documentary, "The YouTube Effect." Produced by Winter & Trouper Productions in partnership with Gale Anne Hurd & Valhalla Entertainment and Glen Zipper. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June of 2022.
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Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
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Alex Winter directing documentary at The Guardian offices in London.
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Alex Winter at an event for Deep Web (2015)
Kiefer Sutherland, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, and Billy Wirth in The Lost Boys (1987)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in The IMDb Show (2017)

Known for

The YouTube Effect (2022)
The YouTube Effect
7.4
  • Director
  • 2022
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
Bill & Ted Face the Music
5.9
  • Bill
  • 2020
Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)
Zappa
7.5
  • Director
  • 2020
Fever (1999)
Fever
5.5
  • Subway Passenger(uncredited)
  • 1999

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Actor

  • Full Circle
    • In Production
  • Absolute Dominion
    • Post-production
  • Destroy All Neighbors
    • Post-production
  • Steve Burns, Traci Paige Johnson, Donovan Patton, and Joshua Dela Cruz in Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)
    Blue's Big City Adventure
  • Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
    Bill & Ted Face the Music
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice)
  • Into the Dark (2018)
    Into the Dark
    • (voice)
  • Stephen Hawking and Paul Rudd in Anyone Can Quantum (2016)
    Anyone Can Quantum
    • (uncredited)
  • John Cusack and Elijah Wood in Grand Piano (2013)
    Grand Piano
  • Medium Rare (2010)
    Medium Rare
  • Ryan Kelley, Alyssa Diaz, Nathan Keyes, and Galadriel Stineman in Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
    Ben 10: Alien Swarm
    • (voice)
  • Graham Phillips in Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007)
    Ben 10: Race Against Time
  • Saul of the Mole Men (2007)
    Saul of the Mole Men
    • (voice)
  • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
    Bones
  • Fever (1999)
    Fever
    • (uncredited)
  • Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, and Raymond Pickard in The Borrowers (1997)
    The Borrowers
  • Shelley Long in Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's (1993)
    Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
  • Brother Cane: Hard Act to Follow

Director

  • The YouTube Effect (2022)
    The YouTube Effect
  • Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)
    Zappa
  • Showbiz Kids (2020)
    Showbiz Kids
  • Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain (2018)
    Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
  • The Panama Papers (2018)
    The Panama Papers
  • Trump's Lobby (2017)
    Trump's Lobby
  • Barrett Brown in Relatively Free (2016)
    Relatively Free
  • Stephen Hawking and Zoe Saldana in Quantum Is Calling (2016)
    Quantum Is Calling
  • Stephen Hawking and Paul Rudd in Anyone Can Quantum (2016)
    Anyone Can Quantum
  • Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox in Smosh: The Movie (2015)
    Smosh: The Movie
  • Kirby Buckets (2014)
    Kirby Buckets
  • Bella and the Bulldogs (2015)
    Bella and the Bulldogs
  • Deep Web (2015)
    Deep Web
  • Maker Shack Agency (2014)
    Maker Shack Agency
  • Betas (2013)
    Betas

Producer

  • Absolute Dominion
    • Post-production
  • Destroy All Neighbors
    • Post-production
  • The YouTube Effect (2022)
    The YouTube Effect
  • Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)
    Zappa
    • (produced by)
  • Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
    Bill & Ted Face the Music
    • (produced by)
  • Showbiz Kids (2020)
    Showbiz Kids
  • Green Blood (2019)
    Green Blood
  • Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain (2018)
    Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain
  • The Panama Papers (2018)
    The Panama Papers
  • Trump's Lobby (2017)
    Trump's Lobby
  • Barrett Brown in Relatively Free (2016)
    Relatively Free
  • Stephen Hawking and Zoe Saldana in Quantum Is Calling (2016)
    Quantum Is Calling
  • Stephen Hawking and Paul Rudd in Anyone Can Quantum (2016)
    Anyone Can Quantum
  • Deep Web (2015)
    Deep Web
  • Downloaded (2013)
    Downloaded
  • Ryan Kelley, Alyssa Diaz, Nathan Keyes, and Galadriel Stineman in Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
    Ben 10: Alien Swarm
  • Graham Phillips in Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007)
    Ben 10: Race Against Time

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Downloaded Trailer
Demo Reel 3:06
Downloaded Trailer
Where Did Keanu Reeves Hide a 'Bill & Ted' Easter Egg?
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Where Did Keanu Reeves Hide a 'Bill & Ted' Easter Egg?
Comic-Con@Home 2020 Top Moments
Clip 3:36
Comic-Con@Home 2020 Top Moments
What We Know About 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' ... So Far
Clip 3:22
What We Know About 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' ... So Far
Keanu's Endless Summer or Reeves Reloaded
Clip 3:09
Keanu's Endless Summer or Reeves Reloaded
Deep Web
Clip 2:12
Deep Web
Deep Web
Clip 1:06
Deep Web
Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter on Bill, Ted, & Their Little Usses
Interview 2:55
Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter on Bill, Ted, & Their Little Usses
Official Trailer
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Official Teaser
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Personal details

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    • July 17, 1965
    • London, England, UK
    • Ramsey Naito2010 - present (1 child)
  • Other works
    Three short films written with Tom Stern, compiled in a 30-minute tape entitled "Squeal of Death" showcases Winter's New York University film school output. Available through Film Threat Magazine Video.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    When trying out for the parts of Bill and Ted, each actor was paired up with another. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter were paired up, Reeves trying out for the part of Bill while Winter trying out for the part of Ted. They were cast opposite what they tried out for.
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    Hitchcock had to fight to the death to make his movies.

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