Sebastian Dungan
{{Short description|American film producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sebastian Dungan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|03|12}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = Yale University
| occupation = Film producer
}}
Sebastian Alexis Dungan is an American film producer. He began his career at Paramount Pictures and the Warner Bros.-based Witt-Thomas Films. His producing credits include Transamerica and Afternoon Delight. He is a principal partner of the independent production company 72 Productions.
Career
The son of American-born Andrew Dungan and French-born Sylvaine Dungan, Sebastian began his career as a child actor. His most prominent role was opposite Martin Sheen, playing his French son in the 1983 film Man, Woman and Child. His performance earned him a nomination for a Young Artist Award. He later graduated from Yale University.
He went on to work at Paramount Pictures and the Warner Bros.-based Witt-Thomas Films, where he was involved in the development of projects including David O. Russell's Three Kings and Christopher Nolan's Insomnia.
Dungan produced Transamerica, which received two Academy Award nominations and won a Golden Globe, as well as awards for Best Female Lead and Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards.
In 2012, he was named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" alongside producing partner Jen Chaiken. The following year, he produced the Sundance award-winning films Afternoon Delight, the directorial debut of Jill Soloway, and the documentary Inequality for All with Robert Reich. The latter premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition section at Sundance{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/inequality-all-sundance-review-413936|title=Inequality for All: Sundance Review|last=Linden|first=Sheri|date=19 January 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=4 February 2013}} and received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking.{{cite web|title='Inequality for All' wins Sundance award|url=http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/01/27/inequality-for-all-wins-sundance-award}}{{cite web|title=Exposing the lies at the heart of U.S. capitalism|work=The Observer / The Japan Times|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/08/general/the-movie-exposing-the-lies-at-the-heart-of-u-s-capitalism}}
Dungan is a partner in 72 Productions, which has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Filmography
=As producer=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Transamerica | Producer |
| 2013 | Afternoon Delight | Producer |
| 2013 | Inequality for All | Producer; documentary |
| 2021 | Girl in the Basement | Executive producer; television film |
=As actor=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | Jean-Claude Guerin | Feature film debut |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Patrick | Episode: "What's the Matter with Kids?/Island of Horrors" (S6.E20) |
| 1985 | Better Off Dead... | Paperboy | Uncredited |
Awards
Personal life
Dungan is openly gay. He married attorney Sholem Lavi Soloway in 2009.{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Colleen |title=Sholem Soloway and Sebastian Dungan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/fashion/weddings/11Dungan.html |work=The New York Times |date=October 9, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2025}} The couple's wedding was featured in The New York Times, and they were among the first same-sex couples to be profiled following the legalization of such marriages in some U.S. states.{{cite news |last=Sales |first=Ben |title=Jews, Israelis await US Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-israelis-await-us-supreme-courts-gay-marriage-ruling/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=April 3, 2025}} Dungan and Soloway later divorced in 2015.{{cite web |title=Soloway Lavi Sholem vs Dungan Sebastian Alexis |url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-soloway-lavi-sholem-vs-dungan-sebastian-alexis-741979 |website=UniCourt |access-date=April 3, 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|242253}}
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Category:Film producers from Los Angeles