Max Lugavere
Max Lugavere (born 1982 in New York City) is American television personality, filmmaker, gonzo journalist, musician, and founding producer/host for Current TV, the Emmy winning youth-oriented lifestyle cable network started by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
Lugavere earned a degree in film and psychology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He, along with Jason Silva, produced and starred in a video documentary/performance piece entitled "Textures of Selfhood"—an experimental film about hedonism and spirituality.
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Max Lugavere (along with best friend and Current TV co-host Jason Silva, Lisa Ling, and June Arunga) hosted the first annual Pangea Day on May 10, 2008, a live 4-hour program of film, music, and speakers broadcast worldwide to over 150 countries and with a projected audience of 500 million people. The goal of the event, created by filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and TED curator Chris Anderson, was to unite the people of the world through the power of film.
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They have been invited to guest host hit shows on E! and WE: Women's Entertainment, were featured in a full-page LA Times article about Current, and have co-hosted a panel on short-form film making at the 2006 South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.
The press has dubbed Max and Jason "Gore's Boys" (944 Magazine, November 2007) and "the stars of Current TV" (Nylon Guys, Fall 2007).
They were invited to lead panel discussions on Citizen Journalism at The Paley Center for Media in both New York and Los Angeles.
The duo were featured in the Fall 2008 Gap "Icons" campaign worldwide.
Max is a singer-songwriter and performs regularly at The Hotel Cafe and other venues in the Los Angeles area. He self-financed his debut EP entitled "One Year Later," a collection of songs both acoustic and full-band that have received critical acclaim. Produced by Aaron Tap, mixed by Tony Lash, and featuring guest vocals from Columbia recording artist Angel Taylor, it was released digitally in the US on June 8th, 2010 via Daylighter Records.
