Paul Vandervort
| Paul Jeffrey Vandervort | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1985 Aspen, Colorado, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Paul Jeffrey Vandervort (born February 5, 1985) is an American actor, film producer, and former model.
Vandervort first appeared on the hit reality television series "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" during season 4. He is known on the modeling front, most notably for landing an international modeling campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch in 2008. Since, he has modeled for Ed Hardy, Zoom! Whitening, and Nike, as well as other companies.
One year after making his television debut, Vandervort continued to appear in various scripted TV shows and in 2010 made the switch to film appearing in several TV movies.
Vandervort serves as CEO of the 2013 formed media production company, (VEI) Vandervort Entertainment Inc. VEI shot their first film, Hollywood Miles in April 2014. VEI's first full-length feature film, "Limelight", a screenplay written by Vandervort that he also starred in, was filmed in Los Angeles and Bel Air in Summer 2015 and completed post-production in 2017. Worldwide sales rights for Limelight were acquired by Taylor & Dodge and the movie is scheduled to premiere and begin distribution in 2018.
Vandervort Entertainment Inc. has two new feature films scheduled for pre-production in 2018. Craigslist Mafia, and an Untitled Thriller written by Paul Vandervort and his Limelight co-star Sean Kanan.
In Summer 2016, Vandervort took on his first project as director. The project is tentatively titled "Welcome to my World" which is a teenage sports drama and is currently in "pitch" status.
Vandervort also writes, directs, and acts in original content for various social media platforms, most notably on Musical.ly where he currently has over 130k fans.
The next feature film on Vandervort's queue is titled "Hardwired". The film is in pre-production (Vandervort scripted and is set to play the lead), and the film is a provocative, drama about mental health.
He currently resides in Los Angeles and frequently surfs in his free-time. Vandervort is repped by Authentic Talent & Literary Management.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Confessions of a Confused Teen | James | Short |
| 2011 | Billion Dollar Freshman | 3.0 | TV movie |
| 2012 | Waiting For Dracula | Nicholai | Feature Film |
| 2012 | The Moguls | Bob | TV Movie |
| 2012 | The Prosecution of an American President | Assistant Producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | Hollywood Miles | Miles, Writer, Executive Producer | Short Film |
| 2017 | Limelight | Miles Chance, Writer, Executive Producer | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Role | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | Himself | Series 4 |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Young Man | Cheat It |
| 2009 | iCarly | Klaus | Awards |
| 2010 | Melissa & Joey | Lennox's Study Partner / Ralph Lauren Model | Dancing with the Stars Toledo |
| 2011 | Parenthood | Tyler | New Plan |
| 2011 | Prankstars | Paul | |
| 2014 | Happyland | Caveman Head | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Youthful Daze | Brad Gilmore | Online TV Series |