- Steve Antin
Infobox actor
name = Steve Antin
birthname = Steven Howard Antin
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|4|19
birthplace =Portland, Oregon ,United States Steven Howard "Steve" Antin (born
April 19 ,1958 ) is an Americanactor ,stunt man ,screenwriter , producer, and director. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Steve-Antin.html Steve Antin Biography (1956-) ] ]Antin was born in
Portland, Oregon . He may be most remembered as Troy, the bad-guypreppie jock inSteven Spielberg 's "The Goonies " and as a co-lead in the film "The Last American Virgin ". He also had a memorable performance as one of the rapists in theAcademy Award -winning film "The Accused". His screenplay, "Inside Monkey Zetterland ", was turned into a film featuring many respected independent performers. In the late 1990s he made several appearances ingay -oriented films including "It's My Party", co-starringEric Roberts andcomedian Margaret Cho . Antin himself latercame out publicly. [imdb|0031078] Antin also enjoyed a successful career as a stunt performer in dozens of films.In recent years, Antin has turned to working as a successful screenwriter, writing such films as "Gloria" (1999) and "
Chasing Papi ". He also created, wrote and produced thetelevision series "Young Americans" forThe WB .Most recently, Antin has turned to directing. He has directed several
music video s (such asGirlicious ' "Like Me ") and in 2006, the feature film "The Good Mother" starringAngie Harmon , produced byBilly Pollina . He is one of the executive producers and creators ofThe CW 's 2007 reality series which seeks to find the next member for the hit pop group, thePussycat Dolls .He is the brother of fellow actor
Neil Antin ,Pussycat Dolls founderRobin Antin , and celebrity hairstylistJonathan Antin . Antin, who is openly gay, was once the boyfriend ofDavid Geffen , whose mother said of Antin when first introduced, 'He's not Jewish!" [cite book |last=King |first=Tom |pages=p.356, 362-3, 369, 380-2, |year=2001 |title=The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood |location=New York |publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=0767907574] They were together for a little more than one year.References
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