Claudio Laniado
Actor/producer/screenwriter
Actor, Producer and Screenwriter
New York City, New York
August 2011
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About Claudio
UNIONS: SAG/AFTRA/WGA
Claudio Laniado, who is world traveled, is a multi-awarded actor, screenwriter and producer. Claudio, who was born in Egypt, is a Sephardic Jewish refugee , of Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian , and Tunisian ethnic background. He was a toddler when he and his family left Egypt in the midst of a growing anti-Semitism. They went to Europe, then Argentina, and eventually immigrated to the USA to follow the American dream. He mainly grew up in New York City.
He was named Renaissance man as per Who? Mag, a magazine for the entertainment field. Claudio, besides being a screenwriter, producer, and actor, he is a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, who was named Top Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist 2020(New York Magazine TOP DOCTORS). In his free time, he continues to enjoy martial arts(was All North East Kung-Fu Champion, 2nd place, heavyweight division), taking blues singing lessons, playing piano, soccer, tennis, basketball, jogging, lifting weights, dancing, and spreading love, light, and peace.
Claudio Laniado comes mainly from a theater, indie film, dance and mime background. His acting training were Method, Meisner, Primal, Australian, and others. He studied and worked with Actor's Studio members such as Salem Ludwig, , Alec Rubin, and Marcia Haufrecht, among several others. He attended schools such as HB Studio, Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts(New York Division), Upright Citizen's Brigade, and privately with several acting coaches. He played the lead role as a mime in his first film Wake Up, a Goddard style movie.
He played a leading role Rahamim Yehuda, a liberal Jewish stockbroker, in the multi-awarded dance comedy Tango Shalom, which he also co-wrote, and produced. He also did the role Dr. Pearlman, an Austrian Jewish Doctor, in the Oscar nominated film Mudbound by Dee Rees.
He has done various character roles such as an isolated man Roy in the film Roy ; Rawhi, a Palestinian handler of suicide bombers, in Heaven Is Waiting; Herman , a southerner, ex-con, hearse driver, and grave robber in Motion Sickness; and Arthur, a serial killer in Tracks.
Some of his comic roles were Lady Claudia, a transvestite who is into S&M, in 79 Parts,; Sergio , a quirky Italian hotel manager in Nick and Nicky , and a recurring role as a German Jewish Customer, in AMC's Preacher.
Unique traits: Named Renaissance Man as per WHO?MAG magazine, a magazine for the entertainment filed. Character actor with a vast range ; trained actor in all kinds of techniques by very respected teachers in the business. Specialty in comic roles as per Salem Ludwig(from Actor's Studio) , one of my past acting teachers..but has been cast in mostly dark multilayered power roles, or very vulnerable roles with have resulted in much success. Quality oriented team worker. Was trained in directing and other related showbusiness things and had all kinds of life experiences. Claudio can speak standard English(grew up mainly in NYC), besides many different accents, and several languages.
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Forbidden Tango (
2018 - 2021 )
Film by Convivencia Forever Films/Gabriel Bologna (Comedy and Family) Actor/producer/screenwriter Dance movie/Family Comedy/Faith-Based feature A Tango dancer and a rabbi develop a plan to enter a dance competition without sacrificing his orthodox beliefs. Family, tolerance, and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time. It had a USA limited theatrical release on Labor Day weekend of 2021 when it was number one at the Box Office for that weekend(during the pandemic!) Now on Amazon Prime, YOUTUBE, and other streamers in the USA. Movie postproduction went from June 21, 2018 and film was completed on August 13, 2021. It started playing on YESTV(in Israel) right before the Israeli/Hamas war, and was in about 36 theaters in the Ukraine right prior to the Ukraine/Russia war. World Rights are still available . Contact distributor Vision Films for availability . PG 13 Duration: 115 min ROTTEN TOMATOES: 94 % AUDIENCE SCORE Awards: over 35 including a Peace Award during the Cannes Film Festival event. Endorsed/promoted by many interfaith leaders and organizations such as Pope Francis, UNESCO(first film in history), Parliament of World Religions, Religions of Peace, among many others. Claudio Laniado Producer, Actor, Screenwriter of Forbidden Tango(formerly Tango Shalom) Convivencia Forever Films -
Nick and Nicky (
2019 )
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79 Parts: Director's Cut (
2019 )
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RxCannabis: A Freedom Tale (
2018 )
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Preacher (
2017 )
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Mudbound (
2017 )
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79 Parts (
2016 )
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The Cannes Can (
2015 )
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Austin's Angels (
2015 )
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Santorini Blue (
2013 )
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Beyond the Janitor's Closet (
2011 )
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Ezon (
2011 )
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Motion Sickness (
2010 )
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Heaven Is Waiting (
2010 )
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ROY (
2010 )
Film by Convivencia Forever Films /Peking/Gregory Mitnick Roy -
The Tango Date (
2009 )
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Claude (
2008 )
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Closet (
2008 )
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Off Hour (
2007 )
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Tracks (
2005 )
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Fulgazi (
2004 )
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Wake Up (
2000 )
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Awards
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Best Screenplay for TANGO SHALOM at the SKYFEST FILM AND SCRIPT FESTIVAL /shared with Jos Laniado
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TANGO SHALOM script was SEMIFINALIST at the LA SCREENPLAY FESTIVAL/shared with Jos Laniado
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Best Actor In A Short Award at the NY INT. IND. FVF (Claudio Laniado)
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BEST DANCE SHORT for THE TANGO DATE at the NY International Film and Video Festival/shared with Jos Laniado
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FOR MORE AWARDS....SEE IMDB
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