Keli Price

{{short description|American film producer and actor}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Keli Price

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| image_size = 200px

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|30}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

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| occupation = Film producer, actor

| years_active = 2007–present

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| website = {{URL|http://www.priceproductionsltd.com}}

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Keli Price (born June 30, 1990) is an American film producer, actor, and musician known for executive producing the biographical crime film Bandit (2022), and for his roles as Bobby Love in Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band "Battle of The Bands" (2007) TV movie episode, and Chris Abeley in the Warner Bros. film The Clique (2008), based on the best-selling young adult book series of the same name.

Early life

Keli Price was born in Manhattan, New York and grew up on Long Island, New York.{{Cite web |last=Wingard |first=Shannon |date=March 2007 |title=Price Is Right On The Fast Track To Fame |url=http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/tv_film/Mar07/Keli_Price.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217104421/http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/tv_film/Mar07/Keli_Price.php |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |website=American Superstar Magazine}} He developed an early love of movies and music from his father, a musician.

Career

= 2007–2015: Early acting and music career =

In 2007, Price guest starred in the Nickelodeon musical comedy television series The Naked Brothers Band as Bobby Love, the lead singer of the band The L.A. Surfers in the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the first season, The Battle of the Bands, which was first released direct-to-DVD on September 4, 2007 and later premiered on television on October 6, 2007 on Nickelodeon.{{Cite web |title=Keli Price {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/view/keli_price_bmi_designee |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.songhall.org}} The episodes follow a rock-mockumentary format.

Price later starred in the Warner Bros. film The Clique, based on the bestselling young adult series of the same name, as Chris Abeley, Massie Block's romantic crush and the older brother of Layne Abeley.{{Citation |title=The Clique (2008) - Video Detective |date=2008-11-11 |url=https://www.videodetective.com/movie/the-clique-10187 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en}}

In 2010, Price was named the BMI Young Songwriter of the Year and received the Abe Olman Scholarship for Excellence in Songwriting.{{Cite web |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=2010-06-09 |title=Publishing Round-up: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billy Joel, Diana Krall, ASCAP and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/publishing-round-up-songwriters-hall-of-fame-billy-joel-diana-1205416/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Keli Price {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/scholarships/view/keli_price_bmi_designee |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.songhall.org}}

Price guest starred in the American single-camera sitcom television series About a Boy on NBC in 2014,{{Citation |last=Shepard |first=Dax |title=About a Christmas Card |date=2014-12-09 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4083010/?ref_=nm_flmg_eps_tt_1 |access-date=2024-02-09 |series=About a Boy |others=David Walton, Benjamin Stockham, Al Madrigal}} and in 2015 on the sitcom Your Family or Mine on TBS, alongside Richard Dreyfuss and JoBeth Williams.{{Cite web |date=2015-04-07 |title=Pilot - Your Family or Mine (Season 1, Episode 1) - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.6upvqb72kuoozaoxsk2zvhgr4?showId=umc.cmc.220f2aha24don1e02hj9xbsty |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Apple TV |language=en-US}}

In 2014 and 2015, he was a series regular in the musical drama series Side Effects on E! and AwesomenessTV, which aired in October 2013 as a special on AwesomenessTV’s YouTube channel, where it generated 2.5 million views in its first week.{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2015-04-16 |title=E! to Premiere AwesomenessTV's 'Side Effects' YouTube Musical Drama |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/e-awesomenesstv-side-effects-youtube-musical-drama-1201473544/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Caryn |title=VIDEO: AwesomenessTV's Hit Musical Drama SIDE EFFECTS Launches on E!, Digital HD & YouTube |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-AwesomenessTVs-Hit-Musical-Drama-SIDE-EFFECTS-Launches-on-E-Digital-HD-YouTube-20150416 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The second season was released in May 2014.{{Cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=2015-04-16 |title=E! to Air AwesomenessTV Movie 'Side Effects' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e-air-awesomenesstv-movie-side-789235/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

= 2017–present: Film production career and later acting projects =

In 2017, Price produced the feature film On Thin Ice, a social justice-themed sports documentary featuring athletes Allyson Felix, Evander Holyfield, Robbie Rogers, Apolo Ohno, and Greg Louganis, which aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-31 |title=SHOWBIZ 'Tunde Johnson,' John Waters, Jane Lynch, Billie Eilish - Windy City Times News |url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/SHOWBIZ-Tunde-Johnson-John-Waters-Jane-Lynch-Billie-Eilish/69896.html |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Windy City Times}}{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Jared |date=2021-02-05 |title=Keli Price and Greg Louganis on the 'On Thin Ice' documentary, inequality in sports |url=https://thegrio.com/2021/02/05/greg-louganis-on-thin-ice-documentary/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=TheGrio |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2020 |title=On Thin Ice |url=https://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/on-thin-ice |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=CBC: The Documentary Channel}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-28 |title=Official Trailer for 'On Thin Ice' Doc Film About Prejudice in Sports {{!}} FirstShowing.net |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/official-trailer-for-on-thin-ice-doc-film-about-prejudice-in-sports/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.firstshowing.net |language=en-US}} Also in 2017, he starred in the horror film Sleep No More from the creator of Final Destination.{{Cite web |last=Barkan |first=Jonathan |date=2018-08-10 |title=Exclusive SLEEP NO MORE Poster Takes You to the Eye of a Demonic Storm |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/280802/exclusive-sleep-no-more-poster-takes-you-to-the-eye-of-a-demonic-storm/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-10-02 |title=Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Sleep No More's Keli Price |url=http://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-pop-culturalist-chats-with-sleep-no-mores-keli-price/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Pop-Culturalist.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Danielle |first=Tori |date=2018-10-03 |title='Sleep No More' (2018) Movie Review: Delightfully Intense |url=https://pophorror.com/sleep-no-more-2018-movie-review/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=PopHorror |language=en-US}}

In 2020, Price produced and starred in the comedy film Reboot Camp, with David Koechner and Ed Begley Jr., which won the Comedy Vanguard Audience Award for best comedy film at the Austin Film Festival and was released by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures in May 2021.{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Angela |title=Chaz Bono Joins A Host Of Actors And Reality Stars In Cult Mockumentary |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adawson/2021/04/30/chaz-bono-joins-a-host-of-actors-and-reality-stars-in-cult-mockumentary/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-17 |title=Reboot Camp totally ready for the world premiere at the prestigious Austin Film Festival |url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/reboot_camp_totally_ready_for_the_world_premiere_at_the_prestigious_austin_film_festival |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.filmfestivals.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pfeifer |first=Paige |title='Reboot Camp' Will Recruit Even the Most Stubborn Viewers! {{!}} Young Hollywood |url=https://younghollywood.com/scene/reboot-camp-will-recruit-even-the-most-stubborn-viewers.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=younghollywood.com |language=en}}

In 2022, Price executive produced the biographical crime film Bandit, starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, and Mel Gibson, based on the true life story of Gilbert Galvan ("The Flying Bandit"), who still holds the record for the most consecutive robberies in Canadian history.{{Cite web |last=Weitzman |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-09-20 |title=Bandit Review: Josh Duhamel Steals the Show as Bank Robber |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bandit-review-josh-duhamel-elisha-cuthbert-nestor-carbonell/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} The film was released in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on September 23, 2022, and was also made available on digital platforms.{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2022-09-23 |title='Railway Children,' Anvil, Abigail Disney & 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever' – Specialty Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/railway-children-return-anvil-abigail-disney-greatest-beer-run-ever-specialty-preview-1235125995/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} In its first two weeks of release, Bandit was the most-watched movie on iTunes across multiple categories and was the 5th most-watched film on the platform.{{Cite web |title=iTunes Top Independent Movie Downloads |url=http://www.popvortex.com/movies/charts/top-independent-movies.php |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=PopVortex |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brueggemann |first=Tom |date=2022-10-03 |title=What Killed 'Blonde' at Netflix? The Gerard Butler Did It |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/blonde-netflix-gerard-butler-1234768880/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}} On October 28, 2022, one month after its release, Redbox announced that the film was the most-watched original title of 2022 and its “second-best original release ever” based on total transactions.{{Cite web |last=Ahearn |first=Victoria |date=October 28, 2022 |title=In Brief: NBA stars, Wu-Tang rapper board Handle with Care |url=https://playbackonline.ca/2022/10/28/in-brief-nba-stars-wu-tang-rapper-board-handle-with-care/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=PlayBack}}

Price starred as the villain Ares in the superhero film The Hyperions in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Rob |date=2022-03-13 |title=The Hyperions: Earn Your Badge! |url=https://comic-watch.com/movies/the-hyperions-earn-your-badge |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Comic Watch |language=en-US}} Also in 2022, he produced the thriller film Hunt Club, starring Mena Suvari, which was released in April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2023-03-21 |title=Mickey Rourke, Mena Suvari Action-Thriller 'Hunt Club' Bought for U.S. (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mickey-rourke-mena-suvari-hunt-club-trailer-1235357428/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=September 6, 2022 |title=Latigo Films and CMG strike sales pact, line up TIFF market screenings (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/latigo-films-and-cmg-strike-sales-pact-line-up-tiff-market-screenings-exclusive/5174065.article |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en}}

In 2023, he produced and wrote The Curse of Wolf Mountain, starring Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell.{{Cite web |last=Grater |first=Tom |date=2021-03-22 |title=Danny Trejo, Tobin Bell & Malu Trevejo Among Cast Of Horror 'Wolf Mountain' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/danny-trejo-tobin-bell-malu-trevejo-horror-wolf-mountain-1234719024/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2023-03-29 |title=Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell Action-Horror 'The Curse Of Wolf Mountain' Gets U.S. Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/danny-trejo-and-tobin-bell-the-curse-of-wolf-mountain-us-deal-1235312421/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} Price also executive produced Saban Films' Hellfire, starring Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel, and Dolph Lundgren.{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=2022-09-26 |title=Isaac Florentine Action Film 'Hellfire' Starring Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel, And Dolph Lundgren Wraps Production |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/issac-florentine-action-film-hellfire-starring-1235126284/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Kevin |date=2022-09-26 |title='Hellfire': Stephen Lang and Dolph Lundgren Action Thriller Wraps Production |url=https://collider.com/hellfire-production-wrap-stephen-lang-dolph-lundgren/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Collider |language=en}}

In February 2023, he finished production on the documentary Mad Props, which follows lawyer-turned-banker Tom Biolchini on a journey to "prove to historians and critics alike that movie props are as important an art form as the greatest paintings and sculptures in history."{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-02-17 |title=Price Productions Wraps On ‘Mad Props’ Doc; ‘Dotty & Soul’, ‘Best Clown’, ‘The Pilgrim’ Acquired; Lavine/Burns Prize Calls For Entries – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/mad-props-doc-wraps-quiver-acquires-dotty-and-soul-more-film-briefs-1235262573/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=Mad Props {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_props |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} Also in 2023, Price wrote and produced Murder at Hollow Creek, starring Jason Patric, Mickey Rourke, Penelope Ann Miller, and Casper Van Dien.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-03-29 |title=Jason Patric, Keli Price, Jack Kesy, Penelope Ann Miller, Mickey Rourke & More To Topline Action-Thriller 'Murder At Hollow Creek' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/jason-patric-mickey-rourke-to-star-in-murder-at-hollow-creek-1234990215/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |title=Grandave International EFM-bound with Jason Patric, Mickey Rourke in 'Murder At Hollow Creek' (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/grandave-international-efm-bound-with-jason-patric-mickey-rourke-in-murder-at-hollow-creek-exclusive/5179064.article |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Screen |language=en}}

Films and television shows

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Year

! Film/TV series

! Role

! Genre

2007

|Bug Boy

| Danny

|Independent drama

2007

|Star & Stella Save the World

|Justin

|Comedy

2007

|"Battle of the Bands" (The Naked Brothers Band TV movie)

|Bobby Love

|Rock-Mockumentary

2008

|The Clique

|Chris Abeley

|Comedy

2012

|One Fall

|Josh

|Drama

2013-2015

| Side Effects

| Zak

| Musical Drama

2015

| The Sound of Magic

| Lee

| Comedy

2015

| Your Family or Mine

| Colin

| Comedy

2015

| About A Boy

| Gus

| Comedy

2017

| Sleep No More

| Joe

| Horror

2019

|Underdogs Rising

|Oliver Taylor Smith

|Drama

2019

|Freakin Weekend

|Owen

|Comedy

2020

|Reboot Camp

|Danny

|Comedy

2020

|Infamous Six

|Chase

|Horror

2021

| Black Planet

| Ric

| Action

2021

| Two Sides

| Kris Harper

| Drama

2022

|Bandit

|Executive Producer

|Crime Drama

2022

| The Curse of Wolf Mountain

| AJ

| Horror

2022

|The Hyperions

|Ares

|Drama

2023

|Hunt Club

|Producer

|Thriller

2023

| Murder at Hollow Creek

| Gavin Brooks

| Action-Comedy

2023

| Rap Sh!t

| Kirk

| Comedy

References