William De Los Santos
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William De Los Santos at the 'Spring Breakers' Hollywood Premiere at Arclight Cinema May 2013
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| Born | October 29, 1965 |
| Occupation | Author, poet, screenwriter and film director |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Hawaiian/Irish-American |
| Period | 1989-present |
| Genre | Dark Comedy, Drama, Historic |
| Notable works | Spun |
| Spouse | Jennifer Field |
| Children | Abraham Hero De Los Santos |
| Relatives | (Father) Abraham 'Tiki' De Los Santos, (Mother) Kathleen M. Cornett (Petroff), (Grandfather) Herman Haimowitz |
William De Los Santos (born October 29, 1965) is a Hawaiian/Irish-American author, poet, screenwriter and film director.
De Los Santos is the son of Abraham 'Tiki' De Los Santos, a Hawaiian politician and entertainer and Kathleen Marie O'Carroll (Cornett/Petroff). He is also the grandson of Herman Haimowitz, an American painter and woodcut artist. He was raised by a fireman, William Raymond Hilbert. De Los Santos has 10 half brothers and sisters. De Los Santos is married to Miss Asian America 2006-2007 Jennifer Field, they have one child, Abraham Hero De Los Santos born in 2013. They reside in the Hollywood Hills.
De Los Santos attended Chaffey High School in Ontario, California and Point Loma College in San Diego, California on a basketball scholarship. He then transferred to Eastern Oregon State University in La Grande, Oregon. De Los Santos also attended University of La Verne in La Verne, California and University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
De Los Santos wrote the original screenplay for Spun (Columbia Pictures/TriStar Pictures), a work inspired by his experience in the Eugene, Oregon drug subculture. Originally ignored by director Jonas Åkerlund, De Los Santos continued to phone Åkerlund for two years until he finally agreed to read his script. The film has been billed as an autobiography of sorts featuring De Los Santos as the character Ross, portrayed by Jason Schwartzman.Roger Ebert described the film as having "effortless wickedness" but said the film's "charm" was "admittedly an acquired and elusive taste". He gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.
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