Gil Cates Jr.

Birth Name:

Gil Cates

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

In 2006, he was presented with the Copper Wing Award at the Phoenix Film Festival
Earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in drama from Syracuse University
Is the son of TV producer and director Gilbert Cates
After graduating from college, he decided to move to California in order to pursue a career in acting, but eventually turned to directing
The son of a filmmaker, he started making short films at a young age using a super 8 camera
Quote: "(On what he likes about directing) "Directing takes the ability to tell a story and even at times when people might think it's not going to work, they trust you and then your vision comes to life at the end․""
Was a classmate of writer Kent Sublette in college

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