Casper Andreas (born September 28, 1972) is a Swedish

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, film director, screenwriter, and film producer based in

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. He is openly gay.

Career

Andreas was born in Sweden. He made his feature film debut as a director with the

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'' Slutty Summer'' (2004). Since then, he has directed numerous, award-winning films, including ''A Four Letter Word'' (2007), ''Between Love and Goodbye'' (2008), ''

The Big Gay Musical ''The Big Gay Musical'' is a 2009 gay-themed musical-comedy film written by Fred M. Caruso and co-directed by Caruso and Casper Andreas. The film follows a brief period in the lives of two young actors, one who is openly gay, the other closete ...

'' (2009), and '' Violet Tendencies'' (2010). His most recent film ''

Going Down in LA-LA Land ''Going Down in LA-LA Land'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Swedish filmmaker Casper Andreas and based on the novel by Andy Zeffer. It was released in New York City on April 20, 2012, and in Los Angeles on May 18, 2 ...

'' appeared at several film festivals in 2011.

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suggested that Andreas "shows signs of maturing talent" with this film and called his performance "dangerously sexy." Andreas has worked with talents such as

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, and Marcus Patrick. He is the head of Embrem Entertainment.

''Going Down in LA-LA Land''

Based on the literary work of Andy Zeffer, Casper Andreas directed the 2011 film ''

''. The film follows a struggling actor, Adam, as he moves to Hollywood and tries to break into the film business. With his friend Nick's urging, Adam takes a role in front of the camera and becomes an instant success ... in gay pornography.

"It's the gay '' Pretty Woman''," states Andreas, "It wasn't meant to glamorize the porn industry in any way, but I needed to show how (Adam) gets seduced by it. Adam loses control."

''Kiss Me, Kill Me''

In October 2014, Casper Andreas with screenwriter/producer David Michael Barrett launched a funding campaign for a new film project titled '' Kiss Me, Kill Me''.

Filmography

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