Sean Patrick Cannon (born December 31, 1981) is an American

Film Director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, Producer,

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, and

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based in

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, best known for the film '' American High School''.

Life and career

Cannon was born in

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and moved to

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when he was 21 years old, to attend the

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. He also studied at

Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely follo ...

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, and in the UK at the

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. In 2007 came American High School, a feature-comedy he wrote and directed, starring Laguna Beach alum ''

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'', with Danity Kane's ''

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''. The movie also stars Pirates of the Caribbean's

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and American Pie's

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. The film was released through Anchor Bay, & acquired by Lionsgate. From 2012-2013, he edited the online talent competition Internet Icon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Icon In 2020, after over a decade in reality television production, Cannon wrote, directed, edited, produced, & co-funded the feature film The 3rd Guest. The film released through Indican Pictures in January of 2023. Throughout 2021, Cannon was a Post-Production Producer at Riotmaker. In 2022, Cannon joined Ignition Creative in a similar role. He currently serves an editor role at Lemonlight, while maintaining a company (2cannons.com) with his wife. They produce & distribute films in China.

References

External links

* * https://seanpatrickcannon.myportfolio.com/ * https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanpatrickcannon/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannon, Sean Patrick 1981 births Living people Vassar College alumni Rutgers University alumni Princeton University alumni American film directors American male writers