Billy Wirth

Billy Wirth

actor, producer, director

Billy Wirth was born on Jun 23, 1962 in USA. Billy Wirth's big-screen debut came with The Ellen Burstyn Show - Season 1 directed by Dolores Ferraro in 1986, strarring Johnny. Billy Wirth is known for Last Curtain Call directed by Jennifer Tadlock, Mercedeh Ahrablou stars as Groupie and Erin Boyes as Jennifer. Billy Wirth has got 4 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Billy Wirth achieved is Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA). The upcoming new movie Billy Wirth plays is Man of God which will be released on Mar 21, 2022.

Wirth attended Collegiate Prep School in Manhattan and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Discovered by photographer Bruce Weber while at Brown University, he started modeling in New York City in the mid 80s for such magazines as Seventeen, GQ, Interview, and teen magazines. While at Brown he did his first Diet Pepsi Commercial before moving on to television and movies. His first television show was The Equalizer and moved to LA to start an acting career. His first movie was Seven Minutes In Heaven. Fifteen years later he is fine tuning his craft and has moved on to being behind the camera. Besides acting, he is also serious about writing,directing,and his artwork is showing in many California galleries. Having completed a Short Film, Kismet, in 1999, he moved on to his first full length Independent film, MacArthur Park, for which he was the writer, director and producer. The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival 2001 (Grand Prize nominee), Taos Talking Picture Festival (Land Grant nominee), and Seattle International Film Festival 2001 as part of the Black Experience in Films. In the early 1990s Billy fronted a rock band in LA called Dust N'Bones. He works off and on with a band called "The Cronies" and they are still in the working stage of a new acoustic CD with music written by Wirth and Steven Costentino. Billy seems to have found his calling behind the scenes of movie making and at the present time is working on a documentary that combines the plight of the homeless, one of Billy's long time interests, and behind the making of MacArthur Park. He changed management in 2007 by going with John Crosby Management of LA and will be working with manager looking for acting and directing projects. He has also opened his own online Art Gallery and completed a new film The Drone Virus, plus a feature for director Andrew Wagner called The Talent Given Us.

  • Birthday

    Jun 23, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA
  • Also known

    William E. Wirth

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 9 nominations

Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (LACA)
2022
Best Short Film
Winner - February Award
Shutter the Doors (2021)
Hollywood Women's Film Festival
2021
Best U.S Narrative Short Film
Winner - Festival Award
Shutter the Doors (2021)
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