About

Known credits:
162
Birthday:
1965-01-27
Place of birth:
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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Alan Cumming

Overview

Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish actor, writer and presenter. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for the West End production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1991). His other Olivier-nominated roles were in The Conquest of the South Pole (1988), La Bête (1992), and Cabaret (1994). Cumming won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for reprising his role as the Emcee on Broadway in Cabaret (1998). His other performances on Broadway include Design for Living (2001) and Macbeth (2013).

Cumming is known for his film roles in Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995), Emma (1996), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Buddy (1997), Spice World (1997), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Tempest (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). He is also known for his roles as Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy (2001–2003), Nightcrawler in X2 (2003), and Loki in Son of the Mask (2005).

On television, Cumming is best known for his role in the CBS series The Good Wife (2010–2016), for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Cumming also starred in the CBS series Instinct (2018–2019), the Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023) and presents the Peacock reality game show, The Traitors. Cumming has written a novel, Tommy's Tale (2002), and two memoirs in 2014 and 2019.

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Known for

Acting

2026 Avengers: Doomsday Actor Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler N/A
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2025 A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole Actor self N/A
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2025 My Happy Place Actor Self N/A
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2025 RoboGobo Actor Dame Luxley (voice) N/A
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2024 Paris & Nicole: The Encore Actor Narrator 70
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2024 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center Actor Self N/A
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2024 Sleazy Tiger Actor Alan Cumming N/A
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2024 All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train Actor Self - Host N/A
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2024 Drive Back Home Actor Perley 58
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2024 Chimp Crazy Actor Self 69
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2024 Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes Actor Self N/A
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2023 Genie Actor Flaxman 60
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2023 Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story Actor Narrator (voice) 58
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2023 Rare Objects Actor Peter Kessler 58
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2023 Marlowe Actor Lou Hendricks 58
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2023 The Traitors Actor Self - Host 69
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2022 Ooh the Banter! Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2022 My Father's Dragon Actor Cornelius the Crocodile (voice) 60
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2022 Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! Actor Self - Host 58
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2022 Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men Actor Therapist N/A
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2022 My Old School Actor Brandon Lee 58
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2021 The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2021 Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland Actor Self 69
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2021 The Prince Actor Owen 68
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2021 Schmigadoon! Actor Dooley Blight 69
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2020 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Actor Alan Cumming 59
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2020 Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins Actor Self N/A
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2020 Endgame & Rough for Theatre II Actor B / Hamm N/A
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2020 Briarpatch Actor Clyde Brattle 69
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2018 They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Actor Narrator (voice) 61
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2018 Show Dogs Actor Dante (voice) 59
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2018 Always at The Carlyle Actor Self 59
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2018 Instinct Actor Dylan Reinhart 69
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2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween Actor Meriwether (voice) 60
Fair
2017 Battle of the Sexes Actor Ted Tinling 65
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2017 Queers. Actor 68
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2017 Queer as Art Actor Self 58
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2017 After Louie Actor Sam Cooper 58
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2017 The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Actor Self (voice) 59
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2016 Hurricane Bianca Actor Lawrence Taylor 59
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2015 Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder Actor Self 58
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2015 Strange Magic Actor Bog King (voice) 65
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2014 Chu and Blossom Actor Uncle 58
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2013 Muse of Fire Actor Self 58
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2013 The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow Actor Gutsy Smurf (voice) 60
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2013 Picasso Baby Actor Self 59
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2013 The Smurfs 2 Actor Gutsy Smurf (voice) 57
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2013 Almost in Love Actor Hayden 59
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2012 Any Day Now Actor Rudy Donatello 60
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2012 Urban Secrets Actor N/A
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2012 Maladies Actor Alan 58
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2012 Sir Billi Actor Gordon the Goat (voice) 57
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2012 The Outback Actor Bog (voice) 58
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2011 The Smurfs Actor Gutsy Smurf (voice) 57
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2011 The Runaway Actor Desrae 68
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2011 The Money Pet Actor The Narrator (voice) N/A
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2010 Burlesque Actor Alexis 69
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2010 Jackboots on Whitehall Actor Hitler (voice) 58
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2010 The Tempest Actor Sebastian 57
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2010 Riverworld Actor Judas Caretaker 57
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2009 It's Complicated Actor TV Actor (uncredited) 63
Fair
2009 Dare Actor Grant Matson 58
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2009 The Real Cabaret Actor Self 59
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2009 The Good Wife Actor Eli Gold 75
Good
2009 The Mystery of Claywoman Actor Jon Lauting Phd. N/A
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2009 PoliWood Actor Self 59
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2009 Boogie Woogie Actor Dewey Dalamanatousis 57
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2009 Ptown Diaries Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 Masterpiece Mystery! Actor Self - Host N/A
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2007 Tin Man Actor Glitch N/A
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2007 Tin Man Actor Glitch 67
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2007 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Actor Chuck Masters (voice) 69
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2007 Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Actor Chuck (voice) 58
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2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Actor Self 59
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2007 Suffering Man's Charity Actor John Vandermark 58
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2007 Gray Matters Actor Gordy 58
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2006 The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event Actor 58
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2006 Full Grown Men Actor The Hitchhiker 59
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2006 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical Actor Lecturer / Goat-Man / FDR 59
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2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Actor Self 58
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2006 MOFO NYC Actor Self N/A
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2005 Ripley Under Ground Actor Jeff Constant 58
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2005 Sweet Land Actor Frandsen 59
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2005 Bam Bam and Celeste Actor Eugene 58
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2005 Neverwas Actor Jake 59
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2005 Bad Blood Actor Davie Mitchell N/A
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2005 Son of the Mask Actor Loki 45
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2005 Eighteen Actor Father Chris 58
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2004 Shoebox Zoo Actor Bruno the Bear (voice) 70
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2004 Garfield Actor Persnikitty (voice) 57
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2004 The Goodbye Girl Actor Mark Bodine 58
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2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' Actor 58
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2003 FX2: Visual Effects Actor Self 58
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2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men: Making X2 Actor Himself 60
Fair
2003 X2 Global Webcast Highlights Actor Self 59
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2003 Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! Actor Himself 58
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2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Actor Fegan Floop 52
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2003 X2 Actor Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler 69
Fair
2002 Nicholas Nickleby Actor Mr. Folair 61
Fair
2002 Becoming Men Actor 59
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2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Actor Fegan Floop 56
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2002 Searching for Debra Winger Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Actor Self N/A
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2002 Intimate Affairs Actor Sevy 58
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2001 The Anniversary Party Actor Joe Therrian 58
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2001 Josie and the Pussycats Actor Wyatt Frame 58
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2001 Spy Kids Actor Fegan Floop 58
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2000 For My Baby Actor Daniel Orgelbrand 59
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2000 Get Carter Actor Jeremy Kinnear 55
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2000 Loser Actor Alan Cumming / Emcee (uncredited) 56
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2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Actor The Great Gazoo / Mick Jagged 52
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2000 Company Man Actor General Batista 58
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2000 God, the Devil and Bob Actor The Devil (voice) 70
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2000 Urbania Actor Brett 58
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1999 Titus Actor Saturninus 60
Fair
1999 Annie Actor Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan 60
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1999 Eyes Wide Shut Actor Desk Clerk 73
Good
1999 Plunkett & MacLeane Actor Lord Rochester 59
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1997 Spice World Actor Piers 53
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1997 Buddy Actor Dick Croner 57
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1997 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Actor Sandy Frink 60
Fair
1997 Bathtime Actor Wrigley 58
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1996 Burn Your Phone Actor Andy N/A
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1996 Emma Actor Mr. Elton 62
Fair
1995 Goldeneye: The Secret Files Actor Self 58
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1995 GoldenEye Actor Boris Grishenko 67
Fair
1995 Circle of Friends Actor Sean Walsh 59
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1995 GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast Actor Self 58
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1994 Second Best Actor Bernard 59
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1994 Black Beauty Actor Black Beauty (voice) 62
Fair
1994 The High Life Actor Sebastian Flight 68
Fair
1994 Butter Actor Ronnie 58
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1994 That Sunday Actor 58
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1993 Cabaret Actor Emcee 59
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1993 Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love Actor Greg Deane 58
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1993 The Airzone Solution Actor MacNamara 58
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1992 Dread Poets' Society Actor Shelley N/A
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1992 Prague Actor Alexander Novak 59
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1992 The Last Romantics Actor Tulloch N/A
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1991 Bernard and the Genie Actor Bernard Bottle 59
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1989 Conquest of the South Pole Actor N/A
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1986 Passing Glory Actor Rab N/A
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1980 Masterpiece Mystery Actor Self - Host 69
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The Naturalized Actor Self N/A
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Death Do Us Part Actor N/A
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V13 Actor Sigmund Freud N/A
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Glenrothan Actor Donal N/A
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Lunch Hour Actor N/A
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The Diary Actor 59
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Borges and Me Actor N/A
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Run Actor Steve N/A
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Directing

2007 Suffering Man's Charity Directing Director 58
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2001 The Anniversary Party Directing Director 58
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1996 Burn Your Phone Directing Director N/A
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1994 Butter Directing Director 58
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Writing

2001 The Anniversary Party Writing Writer 58
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1994 Butter Writing Writer 58
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Production

2025 Asog Production Executive Producer N/A
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2020 Sharon Needles Presents: Mask It or Casket Production Executive Producer N/A
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2007 Suffering Man's Charity Production Executive Producer 58
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2005 Sweet Land Production Producer 59
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2001 The Anniversary Party Production Producer 58
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