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Chris
Marcantel
Chris
Marcantel began his career in show business as an actor.
Upon graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts,
he quickly found work in the New York theater scene and
in regional Theater. Chris originated roles in plays by
Craig Lucas and in the Tony award winning “Torch Song
Trilogy” by Harvey Fierstein. This led to numerous
television roles and the opportunity to co-star with such
Hollywood luminaries as Mildred Dunnock, Warren Oates and
E.G. Marshall. He played the son of Colleen Dewhurst in
the CBS movie, “Baby Comes Home” and was a series
regular in “Nurse” where he was Michael Learned’s
son, Chip. On “Kate and Allie”, Chris guest-starred
as the sleazy Howie. Due to its theme of sexual harassment
in the workplace, the episode is archived at the Museum
of Broadcasting.
In
addition to his work in Prime-time television, Chris has
had contract roles on the soaps, “Another World”,
“Guiding Light” and “Loving”.
When his character, Curtis Alden, was found face down in
a sensory deprivation tank in an insane asylum on “Loving”...Chris
decided it was time to make the switch to directing.
Chris
studied directing at NYU. He then entered the director's
program for ABC daytime television where he directed the
“The City.” Now a member of the Directors Guild
of America, he has also directed “The Guiding Light”
and has produced or directed dozens of commercials and videos.
Chris produced the short films, “Supertalk,”
starring Billy Crudup and Kathleen Chalfant and was associate
director andeditor for a series of comic web videos called
“MisGuiding Light” for CBS and Procter and Gamble.
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