Todd Stephens is an American

United States

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 film director

Film director

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, writer

Writer

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, and producer

Film producer

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. He was raised in Sandusky, Ohio

Sandusky, Ohio

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, which has served as the setting for several of his films, many of which are gay

Gay

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-themed. He both wrote and produced the autobiographical coming out

Coming out

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 film Edge of Seventeen

Edge of Seventeen (film)

Edge of Seventeen is a 1998 coming of age romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Moreton, written by Moreton and Todd Stephens, starring Chris Stafford, and co-starring Tina Holmes and Andersen Gabrych.-Plot:...

, which was released in 1998. He has directed the 2001 film, Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83 is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Todd Stephens, about two young goths, Gypsy and Clive, who travel to New York for an annual festival celebrating their idol, Stevie Nicks.-Plot:...

, and Another Gay Movie

Another Gay Movie

Another Gay Movie is a 2006 gay romantic comedy film directed by Todd Stephens. It satirically follows four gay friends, Andy, Jarod, Nico and Griff, who vow upon graduating high school that they will all lose their "anal virginity" before their bull dyke friend Muffler's big Labor Day party...

, which was released in 2006, as well as the follow-up Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! which premiered at the Frameline Film Festival

Frameline Film Festival

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 in San Francisco on 28 June 2008.