Editing Steve Antin

{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Steve Antin
| image        = Steve Antin (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Antin in 1990
| birth_place  = New York City, U.S.
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1958|04|19}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/steven_antin|title = Rotten Tomatoes: Movies &#124; TV Shows &#124; Movie Trailers &#124; Reviews – Rotten Tomatoes|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
| occupation   = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* screenwriter
* producer
* director}}
| years active = 1981–present
| relatives    = {{ubl
|[[Robin Antin]] (sister)
|[[Jonathan Antin]] (brother)
}}
}}

'''Steven Antin''' (born April 19, 1958) is an American actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, producer, and director.

== Early life ==
Antin was born in [[Queens]], New York City, the son of [[British Jews|British Jewish]] immigrants.<ref name=eieiv>{{Cite news|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title=Steven Antin On Burlesque, Wooing Cher, and Discovering Ian Somerhalder|publisher=MovieLine|date=November 23, 2010|url=http://www.movieline.com/2010/11/steven-antin-talks-burlesque-cher-and-discovering-ian-somerhalder.php|access-date=December 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muaythaionline.org/news/fightchannel.html | title=Muay Thai Online – Muay Thai News and Videos | date=May 20, 2023 }}</ref> He is the brother of fellow actor Neil Antin, [[Pussycat Dolls]] founder [[Robin Antin]], and celebrity hairstylist [[Jonathan Antin]].

== Career ==
Antin was a co-lead in the 1982 film ''[[The Last American Virgin]]'', and played Troy Perkins, the bad-guy [[preppie]] [[Jock (athlete)|jock]] in [[Richard Donner]]'s ''[[The Goonies]]''. He also played one of the rapists in the [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[The Accused (1988 film)|The Accused]]''. Antin starred alongside [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] in the independent film ''Drive''.

Antin played the titular "Jessie" in [[Rick Springfield]]'s "[[Jessie's Girl]]" video. His screenplay ''[[Inside Monkey Zetterland]]'' was turned into a film featuring many respected independent performers. In the late 1990s he made several appearances in gay-oriented films including ''[[It's My Party (film)|It's My Party]]'', co-starring [[Eric Roberts]] and comedian [[Margaret Cho]]. Antin himself later [[came out]] publicly. Antin also enjoyed a successful career as a stunt performer in dozens of films.

Antin has turned to working as a successful screenwriter, writing such films as ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]'' (1999) and ''[[Chasing Papi]]''. He also created, wrote and produced the television series ''[[Young Americans (TV series)|Young Americans]]'' for [[The WB]].

In the late 2000s, Antin turned to directing. He has directed several music videos, such as [[Girlicious]]' "[[Like Me (Girlicious song)|Like Me]]" and [[Destinee & Paris]]' "FairyTale", and in 2006, the feature film ''[[Glass House: The Good Mother]]'' starring [[Angie Harmon]], produced by [[Billy Pollina]]. He is one of the executive producers and creators of [[The CW]]'s 2007 reality series which seeks to find the next member of the hit pop group, the [[Pussycat Dolls]].

Antin is openly gay, and was once the boyfriend of [[David Geffen]]. They were together for a little more than one year.<ref>{{cite book |last=King |first=Tom |pages=356, 362–3, 369, 380–2|year=2001 |title=The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood |location=New York |publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=0-7679-0757-4}}</ref>

Antin wrote and directed the 2010 film ''[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]'', which stars an ensemble cast.

== Acting credits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1982|| ''[[The Last American Virgin]]'' || Rick ||
|-
|1982|| ''[[Quincy M.E.]]'' || Gar Wyserwitz || 1 episode
|-
|1983|| ''[[Sweet Sixteen (1983 film)|Sweet Sixteen]]'' || Hank Burke ||
|-
|1983|| ''[[Silver Spoons]]'' || Lege McLemore || 1 episode
|-
|1985|| ''[[The Goonies]]'' || Troy ||
|-
|1985|| ''[[Misfits of Science]]'' || Missile Officer || 1 episode
|-
|1985|| ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' || Scott Tauscher || 1 episode
|-
|1986|| ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' || Bud || 1 episode
|-
|1986|| ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' || Stevie Delano || 1 episode
|-
|1986|| ''Can a Guy Say No?'' || Scott Tauscher || [[short film]]
|-
|1987|| ''[[Penitentiary III]]'' || Roscoe ||
|-
|1988|| ''[[Survival Quest]]'' || Raider ||
|-
|1988|| ''[[The Accused (1988 film)|The Accused]]'' || Bob Joiner ||
|-
|1989|| ''Vietnam War Story: The Last Days'' || Paulie / American Soldier || 2 (of 3) [[Act (drama)|acts]]
|-
|1990|| ''Without You I'm Nothing'' || Himself ||
|-
|1991|| ''Drive'' || The Passenger ||
|-
|1991–92|| ''[[Civil Wars (TV series)|Civil Wars]]'' || Brandon || 2 episodes
|-
|1992|| ''[[Inside Monkey Zetterland]]'' || Monkey Zetterland ||
|-
|1994|| ''[[S.F.W.]]'' || Dick Zetterland ||
|-
|1994–98|| ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' || Det. Nick Savino || 6 episodes
|-
|1995|| ''[[The Marshal]]'' || Skye King || 1 episode
|-
|1996|| ''[[It's My Party (film)|It's My Party]]'' || Zack Phillips ||
|-
|1997|| ''[['Til There Was You]]'' || Kevin ||
|}

== Filmmaking credits ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Writer
! scope="col" | Producer
! scope="col" | Stuntman
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1984
| ''[[Beat Street]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Uncredited
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[Inside Monkey Zetterland]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Gloria (1999 American film)|Gloria]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2003
| ''[[Chasing Papi]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Co-writer
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| ''[[Glass House: The Good Mother]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| ''[[Proud Mary (film)|Proud Mary]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Co-writer
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Creator
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Writer
! scope="col" | Producer
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
| ''[[Young Americans (TV series)|Young Americans]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} (4)
| {{yes}}
| Executive producer
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Reality television, executive producer
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| ''[[Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Reality television; executive producer and co-developer
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artists
! scope="col" | Director
|-1981 || "Jessie's Girl || [[Rick Springfield]] || {{yes}}
| 2004 || ''Sway'' || [[The Pussycat Dolls]] || {{yes}}
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Like Me (Girlicious song)|Like Me]]'' || [[Girlicious]] || {{yes}}
|}

==Theatre credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! scope="col" | Producer
! scope="col" | Playwright
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Burlesque (stage musical)|Burlesque]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0031078}}

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