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Stan Ellsworth(1959-2023)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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A screening of a 1970s horror film turns deadly when the killer from the movie emerges from the screen to hunt down each viewer one-by-one.
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Midnight Movie (2008)
Stan Ellsworth was born on 20 June 1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), American Ride (2011) and The Do-Over (2016). He was married to Stacey Knudsen and Lisa Marie Heesch. He died on 30 March 2023 in Lehi, Utah, USA.
BornJune 20, 1959
DiedMarch 30, 2023(63)
BornJune 20, 1959
DiedMarch 30, 2023(63)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Ashley French, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
5.1
  • Mr. Riley
  • 2008
American Ride (2011)
American Ride
9.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Adam Sandler and David Spade in The Do-Over (2016)
The Do-Over
5.7
  • Dakota
  • 2016
Midnight Movie (2008)
Midnight Movie
5.1
  • Harley
  • 2008

Credits

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Actor

  • The Best of Studio C (2022)
    The Best of Studio C
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Special Guest
    • 2023
  • The Sheriff's a Chicken
    Short
    • 2016
  • Adam Sandler and David Spade in The Do-Over (2016)
    The Do-Over
    5.7
    • Dakota
    • 2016
  • Eva Amurri in Animals (2009)
    Animals
    3.8
    • Drunk #1
    • 2009
  • Dadnapped (2009)
    Dadnapped
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Rudolpho
    • 2009
  • Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Ashley French, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Lucas Grabeel in High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    High School Musical 3: Senior Year
    5.1
    • Mr. Riley
    • 2008
  • Midnight Movie (2008)
    Midnight Movie
    5.1
    • Harley
    • 2008
  • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Joel David Moore, Kenan Thompson, and Zachary Levi in Wieners (2008)
    Wieners
    4.2
    • Bouncer #1
    • 2008
  • Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
    Unaccompanied Minors
    5.4
    • Huge Guy at Hotel
    • 2006
  • True Caribbean Pirates (2006)
    True Caribbean Pirates
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Narrator
    • 2006
  • Church Ball (2006)
    Church Ball
    4.2
    • Jeremiah Jones
    • 2006
  • History Hogs
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Host
    • 2005
  • Clubhouse Detectives in Scavenger Hunt (2003)
    Clubhouse Detectives in Scavenger Hunt
    6.8
    • Bruno (as Stanford Ellsworth)
    • 2003
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Actor
    • 2003
  • The Princess and the Pea (2002)
    The Princess and the Pea
    6.4
    • Sir Winthrop
    • Plague (voice)
    • 2002

Producer

  • American Ride (2011)
    American Ride
    9.0
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2011

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Midnight Movie
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Midnight Movie

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Stanford Ellsworth
  • Born
    • June 20, 1959
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • March 30, 2023
    • Lehi, Utah, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Stacey KnudsenSeptember 14, 2005 - March 30, 2023 (his death, 2 children)

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    • Stan

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