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Born August 29, 1979 (age 37) ( 1979-08-29 ) Occupation Film director, screenwriter and producer Similar Geeta Malik, Whit Spurgeon, Reena Dutt, Ronobir Lahiri | ||
Joe McClean is an American screenwriter, director and producer under his company Ginger Beard.
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McClean has written, directed, and produced two indie features, as well as short films and web-series.
He is best known for: The Drama Club (2017), Life Tracker (2013) and How to Make a David Lynch Film (2010).
Early life and education
Joe McClean was born on August 29, 1979. He attended Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona. It was during this time participating in the High School Drama Club that he met a group of actors that he still regularly works with. Joe McClean was a cast in plays at Valley Youth Theater, which paved way for many other notable alumi including the likes of Emma Stone, Kimiko Glenn, and Jordan Sparks.
McClean later proceeded to Southern Utah University (1997 – 1998) on a year scholarship as a reward for his performance in the monologue division of the Utah Shakespearean Festival Competition where he won first place
After leaving university, Joe McClean became a student at the Royal National Theatre Studio Program and later obtained certificate in Theatre (2001).
Acting
McClean acted in theater in NJ and NYC, and spent years on the road working with national touring productions of Children's Theater. He went on to act in Indie films like H.R. Pukenshette, Demon Resurrection, and Basement.
Writer and director
McClean switched his focus to writing and directing his own short and feature films. His First feature film was Life Tracker starring Barry Finnegan, Matt Dallas, Rebecca Marshall, Jay Thomas, and Ron Canada. Baron Davis, an NBA star, was one of the film's executive producers