Tommy Avallone is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on the documentaries ''I Am Santa Claus'', '' The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man'' and ''Waldo on Weed''.

Life and career

Avallone was born and raised in

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and graduated from

Haddon Heights High School Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School, previously known as Haddon Heights High School (HHHS), is a six-year comprehensive public middle school / high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Haddon Heights, in Cam ...

in 2001. At the age of 20 years he was running for mayor of his hometown. Avallone's debut feature documentary, ''I Am Santa Claus'', premiered at the

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, in 2014. In 2018, he directed the feature documentary, '' The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man''. It had its international premiere at

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and was nominated at

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. In 2019, he directed the feature documentary, ''Waldo on Weed'', premiered at the

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, and was nominated at the

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. In 2021, he directed and co-produced a two-part docuseries on

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entitled ''I Love You, You Hate Me'' with

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. The docuseries premiered on

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on October 12, 2022.

Filmography

As Actor * 2006 - ''24 Hour Diner'' * 2008 - ''The Editor'' * 2008 - ''Scene In'' * 2009 - ''Community College'' * 2009 - ''No Footing'' * 2010 - ''Living in 8 Bits'' * 2011 - ''Our Footloose Remake'' * 2011 - ''

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'' * 2012 - ''Mancation'' * 2014 - ''

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avallone, Tommy American documentary film directors American documentary film producers Film directors from New Jersey American film producers Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School alumni 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Haddon Heights, New Jersey