Bert Pigg

William A. Pigg, PLLC
Entertainment Attorney, Producer, Theatre Director and Screenwriter

Dallas, Texas

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February 2013

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About Bert

Bert Pigg trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has appeared in more than 150 plays, films, and television programs during the past 40 years.

He is the Executive Producer of the feature film “Sea of Fear” and his short film “Texas Girl” has been featured at several film festivals in the U.S. and Europe, taking second place in the shorts category at the Hawaii International Film Festival.

His screenplay "The Assassin's Shadow" was a category winner at the Beverly Hills Screenplay Competition and a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Screenwriters Fellowship program.

His screenplay "Northern Lights" has two star attachments and is ready to shoot.

Bert practiced law in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina, after which he took a break and received an MFA in Producing from the American Film Institute Conservatory. He also holds a B.A. summa cum laude from Fordham University and a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law.

Bert is married to former radio personality Adriana Bate and is the humble servant to three cats and a dog.

Unique traits: "Not half a dozen men have ever been able to keep the whole equation of pictures in their heads." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. I'm good at math.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6'

Weight:
215

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Medium

Hair color:
Salt/Pepper

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Certifications

Videos

Loglines

The Assassin's Shadow Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Biography What really happened after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln.
Northern Lights Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance ⋄ Drama A determined widow enlists her disillusioned son to travel cross country to help her rescue the man she loves from involuntary confinement in a memory care facility.

Credits

Texas Girl (2008)
Film (short) by Texas Girl Productions/ Hyung Hyup Kim Producer
Sea of Fear (2004)
Film by Even Keel Productions/Andrew Schuth Producer

Awards

L.A. Stage Award - Best Director of a Comedy (Loot)
(2011)
L.A. Stage Award - Best Director of a Drama (Betrayal)
(2009)
Hawaii International Film Festival - 2nd Place - Shorts (Texas Girl)
(2008)

Education

American Film Institute Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies
(1992-1995)
Fordham University
(1992-1995)
Tulane Law School - New Orleans, LA
(1992-1995)
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - London, England
(1992-1995)
UCLA - Los Angeles, California
(1992-1995)
AFI
(1992-1995)