Brando Crawford
| Brando Crawford | |
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 Brando Crawford creator of Acting for a Cause | |
| Born | Brando Fermi Crawford September 14, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| 📆 Years active | 2014–present |
| 👪 Relatives | Enrico Fermi (Great Uncle) |
Brando Crawford (born September 14, 1995) is an Argentine-American director, producer, actor, innovator, and educator born and raised in Oak Park, IL.[1][2][3]
Crawford is best known for creating, directing, and producing Acting for a Cause, a viral series of curated play and screenplay table-reads with the best actors of young Hollywood, including Oscar Nominee Florence Pugh, Emmy Nominees Margaret Qualley and Zazie Beatz, Grammy Winner Kathryn Gallagher, with participating writers including Oscar winner Kenneth Lonergan and Nominee Jason Reitman, raising funds for charities, primarily Entertainment Industry Foundation. [4][5][6][7][8][3]
Career
In March 2020, Crawford launched Acting for a Cause, a series and production company.[9] Michael Halberstam of Writers Theatre called him a "Visionary" in a front page, full page, cover profile in the Chicago Tribune (May 8th, 2020, Arts and Entertainment).[4] Crawford also had features in BBC World News[3], Variety[10], TimeOut New York[11] and more. [7]
As an actor, Crawford appeared as Reid in "Fine Tuned" (2015) by Craig Benzine[12][13][14][15], produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer through New Form Digital Media,[12][13][14][15][16]. Before 2020, Brando Crawford performed and produced in Chicago's avant garde theatre scene, having performed in the National Premiere of "Martyr" by Marius Von Mayenberg[17][18][19][20] More recently, Crawford has served as an Executive Producer on Finn Wolfhard's directorial debut "Night Shifts" (Fantasia Film Festival Silver Winner)[21] [22].
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- ↑ TheaterMania Live with Brando Crawford, retrieved 2021-04-16
- ↑ "It's all in the name". Oak Park. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Young Hollywood actors perform online for charity". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 George, Doug. "Oak Parker stages Zoom plays as COVID-19 benefits, casting Florence Pugh and more young Hollywood actors". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Home". Acting for a Cause. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "With Hollywood's help, Crawford puts on virtual plays". Oak Park. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Thorne, Will; Thorne, Will (2020-03-27). "Auli'i Cravalho, Justice Smith to Perform Play Reading for Coronavirus-Impacted Students". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Young Hollywood actors perform online for charity". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Home | Brando Crawford". Brando F. Crawford. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Thorne, Will; Thorne, Will (2020-05-22). "Ruby Rose, 'Never Have I Ever' Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Perform 'Twelfth Night' Play Reading for Charity". Variety. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "The best theater you can stream online anytime". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 FINE TUNED - Full Short Film, retrieved 2021-04-16
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "New Form Incubator Unveils Slate of Digital Shorts (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "WheezyWaiter Might Be Too Clever With 'Fine Tuned' Short | New Media Rockstars". newmediarockstars.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Brando Crawford". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ FINE TUNED - Full Short Film, retrieved 2021-04-16
- ↑ Malitz, Nancy (2015-04-18). "'Martyr' at Steep: Shrinking from sex, fearful youth finds a hideout, if not shelter, in Bible". Chicago On the Aisle. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Review "Martyr" (Steep Theatre): Relatable and Terrifying". The Fourth Walsh. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "Martyr | Theater in Chicago". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 1115 W. Berwyn Ave., Chicago Edgewater IL 60640; 41.97807;-87.65848; 312-458-0722; Steeptheatre.com; location!, Be the first to review this. "Martyr". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "ANNOUNCING THE AUDIENCE AWARDS OF FANTASIA'S 24th EDITION!". Fantasia Festival. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Night Shifts, retrieved 2021-05-14
