Joe Lovero
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Joe Lovero is an American film
director and screenwriter
born in Yonkers, NY
.
In August 2005 he sold his feature length
screenplay
Book of Leo to Universal Studios
. Seann William Scott
is attached to star in the film. In the August 9, 2005 edition of Variety, Gabe Snyder wrote about Joe's journey from auto insurance
rep to Hollywood screenwriter.
While waiting for his big break, Joe was settling bodily injury claims in New York City
for a major auto insurance carrier. He thought he'd never turn his passion into a career until he met his manager (and Executive Producer
on Book Of Leo) Tariq Jalil who championed Joe's script around Hollywood. On July 20, 2005 Joe sold Book Of Leo without having an agent at that time and without being in Los Angeles, an uncommon feat for most new writers. Joe's quoted as saying he was "sitting in his underwear on his couch watching Seinfeld
with his golden retriever
Oakley" when he found out his script had finally sold.
Marc Platt
who produced the film Legally Blonde
and the Broadway smash Wicked is producing Book of Leo for Universal Studios.
In 1998, Joe wrote and directed a short film titled Puppet, Love and Mertz. Linda Spear of the NY Times
wrote about the journey Joe took making his first film.
The film shot in New York City starred Elisabeth Rohm
(Law and Order), Ian Lithgow (3rd Rock From The Sun
) and Francis Jue (M. Butterfly
). It was Joe's first foray into writing and directing and had its premiere at the Tribeca
Film Center in New York City.
Joe later directed and co-wrote the short film A Chubby Kid starring his co-writer Mat Young. A Chubby Kid made its debut at the Greenwich Film Festival
in 2002 and was selected for several other American film festivals.
Cinema of the United States
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director and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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born in Yonkers, NY
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
.
In August 2005 he sold his feature length
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
Book of Leo to Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
. Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
is attached to star in the film. In the August 9, 2005 edition of Variety, Gabe Snyder wrote about Joe's journey from auto insurance
Vehicle insurance
Vehicle insurance is insurance purchased for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other road vehicles. Its primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from traffic collisions and against liability that could also arise therefrom...
rep to Hollywood screenwriter.
While waiting for his big break, Joe was settling bodily injury claims in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
for a major auto insurance carrier. He thought he'd never turn his passion into a career until he met his manager (and Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
on Book Of Leo) Tariq Jalil who championed Joe's script around Hollywood. On July 20, 2005 Joe sold Book Of Leo without having an agent at that time and without being in Los Angeles, an uncommon feat for most new writers. Joe's quoted as saying he was "sitting in his underwear on his couch watching Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
with his golden retriever
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a medium-sized breed of dog. They were historically developed as gundogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties. As such, they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and have an instinctive love...
Oakley" when he found out his script had finally sold.
Marc Platt
Marc Platt
Marc Platt is a British writer. He is most known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.After studying catering at a technical college, Platt worked first for Trust House Forte, and then in administration for the BBC...
who produced the film Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and produced by Marc E. Platt...
and the Broadway smash Wicked is producing Book of Leo for Universal Studios.
In 1998, Joe wrote and directed a short film titled Puppet, Love and Mertz. Linda Spear of the NY Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
wrote about the journey Joe took making his first film.
The film shot in New York City starred Elisabeth Rohm
Elisabeth Röhm
Elisabeth Röhm is a German-born American television actress. She is known for playing Assistant District Attorney Serena Southerlyn in the American TV series Law & Order, and as Detective Kate Lockley in the TV series Angel....
(Law and Order), Ian Lithgow (3rd Rock From The Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet...
) and Francis Jue (M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
). It was Joe's first foray into writing and directing and had its premiere at the Tribeca
TriBeCa
Tribeca is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. Its name is an acronym based on the words "Triangle below Canal Street", and is properly bounded by Canal Street, West Street, Broadway, and Vesey Street...
Film Center in New York City.
Joe later directed and co-wrote the short film A Chubby Kid starring his co-writer Mat Young. A Chubby Kid made its debut at the Greenwich Film Festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
in 2002 and was selected for several other American film festivals.