Steven Ameche

Birth Name: Steven Amici

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania but grew up in Philadelphia. Steven Ameche began his career as a musician playing with such notables as Janet Jackson, Philip Bailey, Gary US Bonds and many others. In ...Show More

Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania but grew up in Philadelphia. Steven Ameche began his career as a musician playing with such notables as Janet Jackson, Philip Bailey, Gary US Bonds and many others. In 1983 Ameche was asked to perform as a actor/musician on MGM's television series Fame. It was the first time he had entered a film set and he was immediately smitten. He became a full-time actor from 1983 through 1988 performing on Knots Landing, Knightrider, Murder She Wrote, Fame and many others. His film credits include Casual Sex and Mikki & Maude. Ameche studied his acting process and was trained by Hollywood legend Darryl Hickman. In 1988 Ameche won the lead roll of Kaspar from the acclaimed Peter Handke play which was later taken to the Edinburgh Festival (Scotland).Ameche gradually became interested in the business aspects of the entertainment industry. In the early 1990s Ameche entered law school and soon thereafter became licensed to practice law in the state of California. Naturally, Ameche entered the field of entertainment law. In 1999 Ameche became a producer at King World/CBS and worked directly under television syndication mogul Roger King. Ameche worked as both an entertainment attorney and a producer through 2006. In 2003 Ameche made his directorial debut with Frankie Goes to Gettysburg. In 2009 Ameche directed "The Ad" which earned actor David McCowan a Best Actor nomination at the Los Angeles Mockumentary Film Festival. As an attorney, producer and/or actor Ameche has worked with Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Roger King, Michael King, Stacy Keach, Kelly Osbourne, Bob Clark, Katy Perry and many more. As of 2006, Ameche has concentrated solely on his writing and directorial process. Hide