Theo Avgerinos
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Theo Avgerinos (born September 22, 1978 in New York, NY) is a feature film director whose recent debut, Fifty Pills, premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. Theo grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, and attended New Canaan High School where he was an all-state captain of the football team, Eagle Scout, and active member of the school’s film program. He later graduated from Bucknell University, after founding the school's first film department and co-founding its current production company, studying film and theater. Theo's first industry job was Production Assistant on the HBO feature Empire, his work continued as an editor for HBO and later a Director of Photography. Fifty Pills, an independent, featuring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Kristen Bell, John Hensley, Nora Zehetner, Michael Pena, Jane Lynch, Monica Keena, and Eddie Kaye Thomas. Theo's current next feature to date is Zoe, starring Eliza Dushku, Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Thom Bishops.