Rodrigo Lopresti
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Rodrigo Lopresti is an American actor, musician and movie director who lives in Brooklyn
, New York
.
, Argentina
, the youngest of two children. Lopresti grew up in Miami, Florida
. He graduated Miami Beach Senior High in 1995. Lopresti became the singer and guitar player of a surf-punk band called Garlands Room in 1994. He released an album two years later under the name The Hermitt
. He played most of the instruments in the 2003 release entitled & The Story of the Insects. Lopresti is also a painter.
. He's slated to appear in several movies, including Sundays in Fort Greene and The Imperialists Are Still Alive!. His band, The Hermitt
and two songs he wrote were featured in the movie The Last Days (2005 film). Lopresti won a 2006 Best Short Film Award at the Charlotte Film Festival for the movie "Lucia", which he directed and played the lead role. He also directed and starred in "You're Gonna Feel Funny After," a short movie written by Noah Buschel
He's also had roles in Bringing Rain
, Delirious
and Neal Cassady. In 2003, he released The Hermitt
's "& The Story of the Insects."
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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.
Personal life
Rodrigo Lopresti was born in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, the youngest of two children. Lopresti grew up in Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. He graduated Miami Beach Senior High in 1995. Lopresti became the singer and guitar player of a surf-punk band called Garlands Room in 1994. He released an album two years later under the name The Hermitt
The Hermitt
The Hermitt is a band from Brooklyn, New York with Rodrigo Lopresti as vocalist and guitarist, along with Patrick Galligan on drums, and Kevin Brady on bass. The band's first commercial album was released in 2003.- History :...
. He played most of the instruments in the 2003 release entitled & The Story of the Insects. Lopresti is also a painter.
Career
Lopresti got his start with a small role in the movie Dark Voices (2001), and since has appeared in several TV shows, Web Shorts and commercials including, McDonalds, Levi's, and Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless
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. He's slated to appear in several movies, including Sundays in Fort Greene and The Imperialists Are Still Alive!. His band, The Hermitt
The Hermitt
The Hermitt is a band from Brooklyn, New York with Rodrigo Lopresti as vocalist and guitarist, along with Patrick Galligan on drums, and Kevin Brady on bass. The band's first commercial album was released in 2003.- History :...
and two songs he wrote were featured in the movie The Last Days (2005 film). Lopresti won a 2006 Best Short Film Award at the Charlotte Film Festival for the movie "Lucia", which he directed and played the lead role. He also directed and starred in "You're Gonna Feel Funny After," a short movie written by Noah Buschel
Noah Buschel
Noah Buschel was born May 31, 1978 in Philadelphia and grew up in Greenwich Village.Nominated for Breakthrough Director Gotham Award for The Missing Person .*Writer/Director of Bringing Rain starring Adrian Grenier and Paz de la Huerta...
He's also had roles in Bringing Rain
Bringing Rain
Bringing Rain is a 2003 independent film written and directed by Noah Buschel. It premiered on May 10, 2003 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD on September 20, 2005...
, Delirious
Delirious (2006 film)
Delirious is a 2006 film released directed by Tom DiCillo. It stars Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt and Alison Lohman.It is the story of twenty-year old Toby Grace who progresses from a homeless scavenger in New York City to the assistant of a self-absorbed, obsessive-compulsive, familial-complexed...
and Neal Cassady. In 2003, he released The Hermitt
The Hermitt
The Hermitt is a band from Brooklyn, New York with Rodrigo Lopresti as vocalist and guitarist, along with Patrick Galligan on drums, and Kevin Brady on bass. The band's first commercial album was released in 2003.- History :...
's "& The Story of the Insects."
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... |
The Missing Person | Carlos Clemente |
| You're Gonna to Feel Funny After | Mike | |
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Last Call | Francisco |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
Neal Cassady (2007 film)>Neal Cassady | Demo |
| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
Delirious Delirious (2006 film) Delirious is a 2006 film released directed by Tom DiCillo. It stars Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt and Alison Lohman.It is the story of twenty-year old Toby Grace who progresses from a homeless scavenger in New York City to the assistant of a self-absorbed, obsessive-compulsive, familial-complexed... |
Demo |
| Lucia | Andrew Lasky | |
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Last Days Last Days (film) Last Days is a 2005 American film directed, produced, and written by Gus Van Sant, and is a fictionalized account of the last days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released to theaters in the United States on July 22, 2005, and was produced by HBO. The film stars Michael Pitt as the... |
The Hermitt (Band in Club) |
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
Bringing Rain Bringing Rain Bringing Rain is a 2003 independent film written and directed by Noah Buschel. It premiered on May 10, 2003 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD on September 20, 2005... |
Reb Babbitt |
| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
Dark Voices | Diego |