Robert Celestino

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Robert John Celestino in an American film producer screenwriter editor and award winning film director He is best known for his films Mr Vincent and Yonkers Joe Mr Vincent premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival The film then made its mark at festivals around the world It won the Critics Award for best film at the Scermi di Amore Film Festival in Italy and the Best Dramatic Feature Award at the Long Island Film Festival In 2008 Mr Celestino wrote and directed Yonkers Joe which stars Academy Awardnominee Chazz Palminteri Academy Awardwinner Christine Lahti Tom Guiry The Sandlot Golden Globenominee Linus Roache and Academy Awardnominee Michael Lerner An ode to old time gamblers now outdated in an age of powerful upscale casinos the film tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged mentally challenged son into his life Yonkers Joe premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and is distributed by Mark Cubans Magnolia Pictures Roberts film Leave a psychological thriller starring Frank John Hughes Rick Gomez Vinessa Shaw Bryan Cranston and Ron Livingston is due out in 2010 Roberts films also include No Promises XFactor Portrait of a Stuntman True Convictions and Stones Law In television he wrote and directing the pilot episode for Alternate Realities Mr Celestino currently resides in Yonkers New York with his wife and son Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Celestino licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia