Name Gil Wadsworth | Role Film director | |
Full Name Gilbert Alexander Wadsworth III Born June 11, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-06-11 ) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Occupation writer, producer, director Movies Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter | ||
Land Rover Evoque My Style, 2013 Director's Cut
Gil Wadsworth (born Gilbert Alexander Wadsworth III on June 11, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American film and television director and writer, and is best known for his dark comedic style.
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Family
Wadsworth has been married twice and has two daughters. Both daughters reside in the United States of America.
Career
Wadsworth was born in Baltimore, and spent his young life in and around the Maryland area all the way up through his college years. Wadsworth is a graduate of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. After Ringling, Wadsworth moved to Los Angeles, California, where he began his film and television career. Wadsworth has produced Johnnytime, Team Knight Rider, and Howard Stern's Son of the Beach to name just a few. In 1998 he wrote and directed the feature film, The Glass Jar[1] starring C. Thomas Howell, John Kassir, and Anthony Crivello. He produced the feature-length film, Cayman Went which was filmed on location in the Caribbean, Los Angeles, and New York City. Wadsworth's career spans 25 years across 19 countries with 23 feature films, and 11 television series. He was the first American allowed to produce propaganda military films for the PRC. Gil has worked as a staff writer, producer, director for HBO, Showtime, Universal Television Enterprises (UTEP,) and Viacom.
In 1999 Wadsworth won The Director's Guild of America's Finders Series, and in 2011 he won the PMAA Golden Dragon Award for Best Advertising Campaign in Asia for his branded series, LandRover's The Evoque Effect. Wadsworth produced and directed 2011 Miss Universe China in Beijing, and in 2009 he produced and directed Pepsi's hit series, Battle of The Bands for Zhejiang Satellite Television. Currently, Wadsworth resides in Shanghai, China and works as a commercial writer and director.