Sean Stone
Sean Stone | |
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| Born | Sean Christopher Stone December 29, 1984 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Sean C. Stone |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Parent | Oliver Stone |
Sean Christopher Stone (born December 29, 1984) is an American actor, film director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter, and TV host. He is the son of Elizabeth Burkit Cox and film director Oliver Stone. He converted to Islam in 2012.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
With Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace, he hosts the television show Watching the Hawks on RT America.[9]
Personal life
Stone was born in New York City, New York, United States. He is the son of Elizabeth Burkit Cox and film director Oliver Stone.[1][10][2][3][4][5][6] His paternal grandmother was French.[11] He has acted in films since he was a child, including several of his father's films such as The Doors, JFK, Natural Born Killers, and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Stone has become a director in his own right with Graystone, a movie based on Stone's experiences exploring haunted mental asylums.
A convert to Shia Islam in 2012,[1][2][3][4][5][6] in an interview with CNN, Stone said that he accepted Muhammad as the seal of the prophets.[12][13] Speaking to Bill O'Reilly, he claimed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements about Israel had been misunderstood.[1][6]
Career
Stone is a member of the Board of Advisors for the company MindShare Ventures Group based in New York City. The company is involved in several business areas including entertainment, commodities, healthcare, real estate, tech and venture capital. He was invited to the Board in 2013 by Founder and Chairman, Ali Naqvi.[14]
Stone hosts the television show, Watching the Hawks[9] on RT America, with his co-hosts, Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace, and with guests they examine the worlds of media, politics and pop culture from different perspectives. Their online talkshow, called Buzzsaw[15] on Gaia.com, also features the team.[16][17]
Filmography
- As actor
- Salvador (1986) as Boyle's Baby
- Wall Street (1987) as Rudy Gekko
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Young Jimmy Kovic
- JFK (1991) as Jasper Garrison
- The Doors (1991) as Young Jim Morrison
- Heaven & Earth (1993)
- Natural Born Killers (1994) as Kevin
- Nixon (1995) as Donald Nixon
- U Turn (1997)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005) himself as narrator
- Resurrecting Alexander (2005) himself as narrator
- Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005) as narrator
- W. (2008)
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
- Nevo (2011) as Stephan
- Graystone (2011) as Sean
- American Road (2011) as Jack Kerouac
- Don't Pass Me By (2012) as Josh Malek
- Night Walk (2019 film) as Frank
- As director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter
- Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005) (as writer, producer, director, cinematographer)
- The Death of Alexander (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Resurrecting Alexander (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Nuremberg: A Vision Restored (2007) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Singularity (2008) (as writer, producer, director)
- Graystone (2011) (as writer, director)
- A Child's Night Dream (upcoming) (as writer, producer, director)
References
- ^ a b c d Sean Stone: Ahmadinejad is 'really misunderstood', The Jerusalem Post, 02/22/2012
- ^ a b c Oliver Stone's Son Wants To Help US With Islam, Sky News, February 20, 2012
- ^ a b c Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son, Converts To Islam During Iran Visit , Huffington Post, February 14, 2012
- ^ a b c Le fils d'Oliver Stone converti à l'islam en Iran Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, France 24, February 14, 2012
- ^ a b c Tim Molloy, Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam, Yahoo News, February 14, 2012 Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Sean Stone converts to Islam in Iran, Fox News, February 20, 2012
- ^ "PressTV - US actor, director Sean Stone converts to Islam in Iran". Presstv.ir. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ "Sean Ali Stone - My Journey to Islam - UMAA Convention 2012". UMAA Convention 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ a b "Watching the Hawks RT". YouTube. Watching the Hawks RT. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Sean Stone and Islam: what is it about religion and Hollywood?, The Guardian
- ^ "Télématin" (France 2), September 28, 2010.
- ^ Interview With Filmmaker Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son, CNN News, February 22, 2012
- ^ Sean bin Oliver Stone converted to Islam?, Beliefnet, February 25, 2012
- ^ "MindShare Ventures Group - Board of Advisors". mindshareventuresgroup.com.
- ^ [Gaia.com "Enter the Buzzsaw"]. YouTube. Enter the Buzzsaw. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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- ^ "Watching the Hawks". RT English. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
External links
- Sean Stone at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1984 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- American cinematographers
- American film directors
- Film producers from New York (state)
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male screenwriters
- American people of French descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American Shia Muslims
- Converts to Shia Islam
- Living people
- Muslims of Jewish descent
- Male actors from New York City
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Converts to Islam