Mitchell Lichtenstein

Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein (born March 10, 1956) is an American actor, writer, producer and director.

The son of Isabel (née Wilson) and Roy Lichtenstein,[1] he studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont.[1]

Mitchell's first film role was in the 1983 film Lords of Discipline, filmed largely at Wellington College. In Ang Lee's film The Wedding Banquet (1993), Lichtenstein played the partner of a bisexual Taiwanese man living in the United States who is forced to marry by his parents.[2] Other credits include Streamers (1983). He produced, wrote, and directed the 2007 black comedy horror film Teeth, about the pitfalls and power of a girl as a living example of the vagina dentata myth.[3] The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.[3]

His film Happy Tears premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009.[4] His film Angelica has been selected to be screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

He is openly gay.[6]

References
  1. Julianelli, Jane (February 2, 1997). "Actor Finds That His Roles Walk on the Darker Side of Life". New York Times.
  2. Herman, Tony (September 3, 1993). "Romance: man to man". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. Harmanci, Reyhan (January 20, 2008). "Horror comedy 'Teeth' based on 'vagina dentata' myth". SFGate.
  4. Cole, Deborah (February 12, 2009). "Demi Moore plays against sexy type". Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009.
  5. "Panorama 65th Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  6. Stevenson, William (June 1995). "Mitchell & Roy". Genre, pp. 42–45.
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