Adrian Cruz (born Adrian Alejandro Cruz; March 27, 1978) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for creating '' Ascension''

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and ''

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''.

Biography

Cruz attended the

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, majoring in

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and

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, and ever since his graduation has been working as a writer, director and actor. From 2004 to 2006, he was

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for ''Seed'' comics series published by

Les Humanoïdes Associés Les Humanoïdes Associés (or simply Humanoïdes) is a France, Franco-United States, American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Jean Giraud, Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philipp ...

. Adrian Cruz is a founding member of ''The Calamity Theater'' and a long-time member of ''The Evidence Room'' and ''Bootleg Theater''.

Filmography

Adrian Cruz, together with Philip Levens, is creator of ''Ascension'' Canadian/American television miniseries. He is also screenwriter and director for ''Splinter'' feature movie from 2006. In 2008 Cruz directed

Padua Playwrights Padua Playwrights Productions, or Padua, is a Los Angeles-based theater company founded in 1978 by playwright and poet Murray Mednick. The site-specific Workshop/Festival ceased operation in 1995 and reemerged in 2001 under the artistic direction ...

''A Thousand Words''

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, and in 2011 the ''Have you seen Alice?'' play written by

Jacqueline Wright Jacqueline Wright is an English director of film, TV and music promos. Wright's short films include ''David the Great'', a comedic homage to magician David Blaine; ''Out of Water'', which was funded by the UK Film Council; and ''Stiffy'', a come ...

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