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George Loomis

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George Loomis is an American actor and filmmaker raised in Moscow, Russia, and born in Manhattan, where he gained a BA in film from New York University and starred as a child actor on ABC's Loving. He won Best Film at the 2019 Santa Fe Film Festival for his debut feature, dramatic thriller Unthinkable from Unified Pictures. Unthinkable had its International Premiere in the Cannes Film Festival. George starred in the national stage sensation Point Break LIVE! for three years in Hollywood, while appearing in Target and United Airlines commercials, films like Broken Vows, and TV shows The Doctors, Kroll Show, and Making a Scene with James Franco. Before writing and directing, he held positions at MTV News and MTV Networks. He has a deal with an international production company for his next feature. He is developing other films under his own production banner, Persona Pictures, including adaptations from The New York Times bestselling author, Mark Mathabane, of Kaffir Boy fame.
- IMDb mini biography by: Steven Nash

He began his schooling at the prep school Milton Academy and then moved to New York and attended public high school where he was an honors student.
He won the title of Mr. Mamaroneck High School in 2005.
He lived in Russia for four years, from 1996 to 2000. He attended the Anglo American Schools of St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Left Colgate in 2006 (after one year) to live in New York City and attend The Gallatin School at New York University.
Recently completed a short film, "Two Youngmen, UT.", that received Faculty Honors at the 2008 Columbia Film Festival. He played the role of Will. (May 2008).

I aspire to being as an authentic person as possible.
I don't think it's good to underestimate the effect movies can have to inspire and to cultivate courage within all people.
The thing about living abroad at such a young age is it gave me a much greater perspective on all areas of my life.
I like people who say what they mean because a lot of people speak just to enjoy themselves and throw so much out there they can't take intellectual responsibility for.

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