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Daniel Contreras

Director | Screenwriter | Actor

Website: Http://www.daniecontreras.me

Biography

Daniel Contreras is a first generation Dominican-American, WGA Screenwriter, Cartoonist and Catholic School Survivor. After watching Deportation try to arrest his mom, Daniel’s therapist suggested he talk about the experience. Express himself. This led to the 15 year old stealing his brother’s ID and lying his way into his first barroom standup set. It wasn’t exactly what his therapist had in mind.

   While attending the New York Film Academy’s Acting Conservatory, he was drawn to screenwriting when the other students learned he wrote stand-up comedy and paid him to write them monologues.  On that hustle, a real comedy career was born. 

   Unable to afford screenwriting classes, Daniel became a Teacher’s Assistant at a film school in order to garner a free education, and a reputation as the world’s worst T.A.. 

   Daniel built a body of work writing for an NYC Sketchfest selected comedy troupe called Cliff Notes On The Human Condition, and earned a year-long residency at The People’s Improv Theatre, where his bent, absurd comedy was noticed by a producer who hired him to pen a pilot called Where You From, which satirizes life for immigrant/first generation pals in NYC. This earned him his WGA membership.

Daniel Contreras is a first generation Dominican-American, WGA Screenwriter, Cartoonist and Catholic School Survivor. After watching Deportation try to arrest his mom, Daniel’s therapist suggested he talk about the experience. Express himself. This led to the 15 year old stealing his brother’s ID and lying his way into his first barroom standup set. It wasn’t exactly what his therapist had in mind.

   While attending the New York Film Academy’s Acting Conservatory, he was drawn to screenwriting when the other students learned he wrote stand-up comedy and paid him to write them monologues.  On that hustle, a real comedy career was born. 

   Unable to afford screenwriting classes, Daniel became a Teacher’s Assistant at a film school in order to garner a free education, and a reputation as the world’s worst T.A.. 

   Daniel built a body of work writing for an NYC Sketchfest selected comedy troupe called Cliff Notes On The Human Condition, and earned a year-long residency at The People’s Improv Theatre, where his bent, absurd comedy was noticed by a producer who hired him to pen a pilot called Where You From, which satirizes life for immigrant/first generation pals in NYC. This earned him his WGA membership.

Projects (4)

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Death On Broadway
Feature
  • Comedy .
  • Dramedy .
  • Mystery/Suspense
0 Recommendation
0 Award
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Pulp Tales!
Television (One-hour)
  • Horror .
  • Mystery/Suspense .
  • Thriller
0 Recommendation
2 Awards
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Héroe
Television (One-hour)
  • Action .
  • Horror .
  • Science Fiction
0 Recommendation
0 Award
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The Gospel of Jess & Luc
Television (Half-hour)
  • Comedy
0 Recommendation
1 Award
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Daniel Contreras

Director | Screenwriter | Actor

Website: Http://www.daniecontreras.me

Biography

Daniel Contreras is a first generation Dominican-American, WGA Screenwriter, Cartoonist and Catholic School Survivor. After watching Deportation try to arrest his mom, Daniel’s therapist suggested he talk about the experience. Express himself. This led to the 15 year old stealing his brother’s ID and lying his way into his first barroom standup set. It wasn’t exactly what his therapist had in mind.    While attending the New York Film Academy’s Acting Conservatory, he was drawn to screenwriting when the other students learned he wrote stand-up comedy and paid him to write them monologues.  On that hustle, a real comedy career was born.     Unable to afford screenwriting classes, Daniel became a Teacher’s Assistant at a film school in order to garner a free education, and a reputation as the world’s worst T.A..     Daniel built a body of work writing for an NYC Sketchfest selected comedy troupe called Cliff Notes On The Human Condition, and earned a year-long residency at The People’s Improv Theatre, where his bent, absurd comedy was noticed by a producer who hired him to pen a pilot called Where You From, which satirizes life for immigrant/first generation pals in NYC. This earned him his WGA membership.

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