Sam Irvin

Sam Irvin (born June 14, 1956) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, author and film teacher.

Irvin's directing credits include ''Guilty as Charged'', ''Oblivion'', ''Elvira's Haunted Hills'', and all the episodes of two television series: ''Dante's Cove'' and ''From Here on OUT''. His other credits include co-executive producer of Bill Condon's Academy Award-winner ''Gods and Monsters''; associate producer of Brian De Palma's ''Home Movies''; and historical consultant on the Tony Award-winner ''Liza's at the Palace''. Irvin authored the acclaimed biography ''Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster), the children's book parody ''Sam's Toilet Paper Caper!'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books), and the novel ''ORBGASM: An Erotic Pulp Sci-Fi Satyricon'' (Knuckle Samwitch Books). Irvin has won two Rondo Awards for Best Article of the Year ("The Epic Saga Behind ''Frankenstein: The True Story''" published in ''Little Shoppe of Horrors'' magazine #38) and Best Interview of the Year ("Elvira Exposed!" published in ''Screem'' magazine #36). Between projects, Irvin taught graduate courses on directing at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Provided by Wikipedia