Peter Spears

Peter Spears
Born (1965-11-29) November 29, 1965 (age 58)[1][2]
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University[3]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film director
  • film producer
Years active1991–present
SpouseBrian Swardstrom[4]

Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas.[1] Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing Nomadland (2020), and for producing film Call Me by Your Name (2017). He directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers, and developed the television series Nightmare Cafe and John from Cincinnati.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Movie generating Oscar buzz was produced by Shawnee Mission South grad". The Kansas City Star. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brian Swardstrom post". November 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. [brianswardstrom "Happy birthday to my hubby, @pjspears. Peter, You have added so much depth, humor, fulfillment and joy to my life, I can't imagine it without you. Here's to your 50th birthday and to many more. I love you."]
  3. ^ "American Music Theatre Project Premiers Hilarious Rock Musical". Northwestern University. Retrieved 15 August 2016
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (February 13, 2017). "Berlinale: Luca Guadagnino on Why 'Call Me by Your Name' Strikes Such Deep Chords". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Produced By: New York". Producers Guild of America. October 28, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.