ACTING
(2012) For A Good Time, Call... as Jesse
(2009) Still Waiting... as Dean (uncredited, cameo)
(2008) Zack and Miri Make a Porno as Brandon
(2006) Dreamland as Mookie
(2005) Waiting... as Dean
(2004) Raising Genius as Hal Nestor
(2003) Anything Else as Jerry Falk
(2002) Slackers as Ethan Dulles

BEHIND THE CAMERA
(2012) Good Time Gang, director and writer (pre-production)
(2012) 21 Jump Street, director and writer
(2011) 50/50, director
(2011) Paul, director and writer
(2008) Zack and Miri Make a Porno, director and writer
(2009) Adventureland, director and writer
(2007) Superbad, director and writer

OTHER WORK
(2006-) Funny or Die, co-founder, writer and director of various clips

NOTABLE AWARDS
(2010) Nominee - Adventureland, Best Screenplay, Independent Spirit Awards

FACTOIDS
▸ Graduated from the Brentwood School in Beverly Hills, CA, in 1999.
▸ Attended New York Film Academy from 1999-2002.
▸ Though he has a serious public demeanor, he has a love of stand-up and comedic cinema. He is also somewhat of a prankster both in his professional and personal life.
▸ He identifies as Jewish, but isn't incredibly devout.
▸ A big lover of all kinds of music, one of his favorite parts about working in film is putting together a soundtrack. Most notably, his favorite musicians include Bob Dylan and Otis Redding. That doesn't mean you won't find him dancing to hip hop. Alcohol is required for that, however.
▸ Enjoys partying, though he tries to keep a low profile if he does hit clubs.
▸ Road tripped across the country in 2005 in attempts to figure out if he wanted to continue in the business. He returned to Los Angeles the moment he was offered the role of Mookie in Dreamland, though his wanderlust will always be strong.
▸ Loathes the "fame" aspect of being in the film industry, so much so that he broke a photographer's camera in New York City. He was charged with assault in the 2009 incident. Charges were later dropped.
▸ Vices include whiskey, cigarettes, and copious amounts of ice cream.
▸ Has a pug named Gremlin.
▸ Splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.

OOC INFO
Third person, EST, customs/threads only. Screened dropbox in my journal for any plotting/nudges.

BIOGRAPHY
Gabriel Feldstein is the son of a well renown director and his trophy, aging a-lister wife. Born and raised in Beverly Hills, he was exposed to a life that had little room for want- other than to be "normal." Going to various, exotic locations for his parents' filming necessities and genuinely loathing most of the kids he grew up around, he felt no attachments to the "plastic" city and yearned for something different for himself. Perhaps it was the dog-eared copy of Into the Wild he clutched from ages 10 to 17, but he felt as though there was some sort of life that didn’t involve red carpets and agents that he had to explore. He had no intention of following either of his parent’s paths, but like many who grew up in the environment that he had, it was only a matter of time that he caught some sort of bug for the business of show. His poison? Directing. The summer prior to his senior year of high school had put him on one of his father’s sets- not by choice, but as a punishment for his poor grades that year in school. Instead of being able to do what he wanted, he was forced into servitude at his father’s mercy. The experience turned out much better than he had expected, however. It had been the first time he had really bonded with his near absent father, and soon he was shadowing the man’s every move. Blocking shots in his mind, framing them, finding alternative ways for the actors to perform their parts. A passion was brewing inside of him, but it did bother him that he was turning into a miniature version of his father. When it was time to head to college, he refused any sort of favors given by his father’s alma mater. If he was going to get into this business in any way, he would do it on his own terms. Choosing New York Film Academy as his school of choice, he couldn't get out of Los Angeles faster.

New York suited Gabriel just fine. There, he was just a regular guy who didn’t have his parents’ shadows looming over him. He often told people false names just so he could go about without answering questions about his father’s work, or his mother’s scenes in that one iconic film she did when he was barely able to hold his own weight up. While he excelled in his own course of study, directing shorts and music videos for bands he knew in the area, he found himself reluctantly in front of the camera of one of his friend's student films. The short film was seen by a casting agent, and shortly after he landed two roles back to back, one in "Slackers" and the other, the lead in Woody Allen's 2003 film, "Anything Else." He had no formal training, but people had called him a “natural.” On the coat tails of this, he caught the eye of a few directors and eventually landed roles in smaller comedies due to his natural timing, and a more dramatic role in "Dreamland." The spotlight was something he resisted, so he didn’t want to take roles in films that screamed big budget, over-sensationalized Hollywood. He wasn’t at all serious about it, so he could pick and choose things as opposed to some of his peers. It wasn’t that he didn’t enjoy it, he just had other priorities. The desire to direct was still strong within him, and after a few minor independent hits and the networking that came from it, he found the opportunity of his lifetime.

While promoting Dreamland at Sundance, a script he had been playing around with writing had fallen into the hands of higher Hollywood powers. While he was too old for any of the lead roles, he spoke up very early on that he would like to direct it. Due to dropping out of film school he had very few credits to show for himself other than a few things he had for the classes he had taken. It wasn’t set to be a major studio film, and his father’s name held a lot of clout in Hollywood so he was given the chance to bring a film about three crass high schoolers to life. "Superbad" opened to not only rave reviews, but was a success at the box office. While it was no Oscar contender, it was just the thing to give Gabe a foot into the door to the career he had sought after. Acting just seemed like the stepping stone to get there. After "Superbad," Gabe thought long and hard on what his next step would be. Turning into a hermit, eating nothing but Fruit Loops and watching Hughes films in the dark, he churned out a screenplay entitled "Adventureland." Taking the helm behind the camera as well, it was his own love letter to the directors who had inspired him.

During his years directing, Gabe took cameo roles in films but put that part of his career on the back burner. He loved to act, but directing was his passion. Acting was easy for him; the rest presented itself as the greater challenge.