PETE HANDELMAN is from Brooklyn, New York, and resides in Los Angeles.
He is currently co-producing, directing and editing Mr. Movie Poster, a feature length documentary about movie poster designer Paul Crifo, who was recently honored by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Pete has received critical acclaim for his short films which can be seen at PedrosPages.com and writes a unique comedic sports video blog entitled Sports Shorts.
His character ‘Pedro Pe’ is a local favorite, and was featured at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival on the 'Danger Zone' bill with Dave Chapelle and Will Ferrell.
He trained with Cynthia Szigeti and The Groundlings, and was a mainstay at Acme Comedy Theatre. At Acme Pete appeared in a weekly sketch ensemble, was a regular in their variety show, and staged two one-man shows: ‘Petey’s World’ and ‘A Tribute To Pete Handelman’.
A seasoned stand-up comic, Pete helped launch the weekly 'Pint of Funny' stand-up show at O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica which has now been a thursday institution for over 10 years.I am
Pete appeared in a comedic musical with Fred Willard entitled ‘Moon Shine’, directed by lovable 'Love Boat' bartender Ted Lange. He sang a solo written especially for him by C&W legend Marty Stuart!
Voiceover credits include a three-year stint at Premiere Radio, where he was syndicated nationally to over 300 stations. He also did dozens of voices in animated series for Eric Eisner's romp.com.
Screen Credits include THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, THE PARTY CRASHERS and IN LIVING COLOR. National commercials include FedEx, USPS, Sprint, McDonald's, Bud Light, Heineken, Apple, Microsoft, Nissan, Coors Lite, Midas, Southwest Airlines, Toyota and H&R Block.
