Angelo Pizzo
Angelo Pizzo | |
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Born | |
Occupation | screenwriter, producer, director |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | • Indiana University (BA, political science, 1971) [2] • University of Southern California film school |
Genre | Drama, fiction, sport |
Angelo Pizzo (/ˈpiːtzoʊ/) is an American screenwriter and film producer, usually working on films based on a true story, and usually about athletics. He is best known for Hoosiers and Rudy.
Biography
Early life and education
Pizzo grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, the grandson of a Sicilian immigrant.[3] He graduated from University High School and Indiana University, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science. While at IU, Pizzo joined the Sigma Nu fraternity, where he met future collaborator David Anspaugh.
Pizzo considered becoming a lawyer, but his father encouraged him to do something he loved.[3] So he enrolled in the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts.[4]
Career
Pizzo began his film/television career with
Later films include Rudy, about a young man who dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame, and The Game of Their Lives, about the U.S. Soccer Team beating the English team against all odds.
Pizzo also was an associate producer on the made-for-TV movies Father Figure and Blinded by the Light.[10]
Pizzo continues writing screenplays. He also has served on the boards of the
Personal life
Pizzo lived in the Los Angeles area for about thirty years. He and his second wife, Greta Lind, settled in Ojai, California[11] but moved back to Bloomington in 2004 to raise their sons:[6] Anthony, born in 1994, and Quinn, born in 1997.[12] They divorced in 2010.
Pizzo is an avid Indiana University basketball supporter and season ticket holder.[5]
Awards
On the night of the world premiere of Hoosiers in 1986, Pizzo was named a
Film credits
- Hoosiers (1986) — screenwriter, producer
- Rudy (1993) — screenwriter, co-producer
- The Game of Their Lives (2005) — screenwriter, co-producer
- My All American (2015) — screenwriter, director
- The Hill (2023) — screenwriter[20]
References
- ^ "Profile: Angelo Pizzo" Archived October 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, New Harmony Project
- ^ "Awards and Recognition: Distinguished Alumni Award 2010: Angelo Pizzo, BA'71, Political Science"Archived March 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2010
- ^ a b c "Angelo Pizzo Induction into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, 2014", YouTube, November 15, 2014
- ^ Mike Leonard, "Buddies: Filmmakers Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh back in Bloomington where it all began", Bloom, October 2014
- ^ a b Jake Kring-Schreifels, "Twenty-five years ago, an archetypal underdog story about an undersized Notre Dame football player hit theaters—but the movie was born long before that, when two wayward Indiana natives met in college", The Ringer, October 11, 2018
- ^ a b c Kuchera, Peter Noble. "Filmmaker Angelo Pizzo," Indiana Public Radio (June 25, 2006).
- ^ Chris Chase, "Ranking the 25 greatest sports movies of all time", For the Win, November 11, 2015
- ^ "ESPN best sports movies"
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing"
- ^ Pizzo profile, Internet Movie Database. Accessed Mar. 27, 2012.
- ^ Nuwer, Hank. "Movie Screenwriter Angelo Pizzo," Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine excerpted from To the Young Writer (self-published, no date).
- ^ Pizzo profile, Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b c "IHS Will Honor Indiana Living Legends at Gala", press release from the Indiana Historical Society, 2011
- ^ a b [1], Indiana University Honors & Awards
- ^ [2], Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Honors 'Hoosiers'", WBUR, December 28, 2013
- ^ Emily Taylor, "2015 winners from the Indiana Film Journalists Association", Nuvo, December 14, 2015
- ^ [3], WGCL, February 10, 2016
- ^ Samantha Calimbahin, "Red Sanders, David Lowery Among Recipients of TXMPA Awards", Fort Worth Magazine
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 5, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Dennis Quaid-Led Sports Drama 'The Hill;' Sets Wide Domestic Theatrical Release August 18". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
Further reading
- Hanlon, Steve, "Pizzo brings 'Hoosiers' memories to East Chicago", nwi.com, Northwest Indiana, February 28, 2011
- "You Can Go Home Again: Interview with Angelo Pizzo", Bloom magazine, Bloomington, Indiana, August/September 2006
External links
- Angelo Pizzo at IMDb