Sean Stone
| Sean Christopher Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sean Christopher Stone December 29, 1984 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Sean C. Stone |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Religion | Shia Islam[1][2] |
| Parent(s) | Oliver Stone |
Sean Christopher Ali Stone (born December 29, 1984) is an American actor, film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter.
Personal life
Stone was born in New York City, New York, United States. He is the son of Elizabeth Burkit Cox and film director Oliver Stone.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] His paternal grandmother was French.[10] He is frequently cast in many films directed by his father such as Wall Street, JFK and Natural Born Killers
He converted to Shia Islam in 2012.[3][5][6][7][8][9] In an interview with CNN, Stone said that he accepted Muhammad as the seal of the prophets.[11][12] In an interview with Bill O'Reilly, he added Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's statements about Israel had been misunderstood.[3][9]
Career
Stone sits on the Board of Advisors for the company MindShare Ventures Group based in New York City. The company is involved in several business areas, including entertainment, commodities, healthcare, real estate, tech and venture capital. He was invited to the Board in 2013 by Founder and Chairman, Ali Naqvi.[13]
Currently, Stone hosts the television show, Watching the Hawks[14] on RT America, with his co-hosts, Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace, and with guests they examine the worlds of media, politics and pop culture from different perspectives. Their online talkshow, called Buzzsaw[15] on TheLipTV, also features this triple co-host team.[16][17]
Filmography
- As actor
- Salvador (1986) as Boyle's Baby
- Wall Street (1987) as Rudy Gekko
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) as Young Jimmy Kovic
- JFK (1991) as Jasper Garrison
- The Doors (1991) as Young Jim Morrison
- Heaven & Earth (1993)
- Natural Born Killers (1994) as Kevin
- Nixon (1995) as Donald Nixon
- U Turn (1997)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005) himself as narrator
- Resurrecting Alexander (2005) himself as narrator
- Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005) as narrator
- W. (2008)
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
- Nevo (2011) as Stephan
- Graystone (2011) as Sean
- American Road (2011) as Jack Kerouac
- Don't Pass Me By (2012) as Josh Malek
- As director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter
- Fighting Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005) (as writer, producer, director, cinematographer)
- The Death of Alexander (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Resurrecting Alexander (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Perfect Is the Enemy of Good (2005) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Nuremberg: A Vision Restored (2007) (as producer, director, cinematographer)
- Singularity (2008) (as writer, producer, director)
- Graystone (2011) (as writer, director)
- A Child's Night Dream (upcoming) (as writer, producer, director)
References
- ↑ "PressTV - US actor, director Sean Stone converts to Islam in Iran". Presstv.ir. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ "Sean Ali Stone - My Journey to Islam - UMAA Convention 2012". UMAA Convention 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- 1 2 3 Sean Stone: Ahmadinejad is 'really misunderstood', Jerusalem Post, 02/22/2012
- ↑ Sean Stone and Islam: what is it about religion and Hollywood?, The Guardian
- 1 2 Oliver Stone's Son Wants To Help US With Islam, Sky News, February 20, 2012
- 1 2 Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son, Converts To Islam During Iran Visit , Huffington Post, 02/14/12
- 1 2 Le fils d'Oliver Stone converti à l'islam en Iran, France 24, February 14, 2012
- 1 2 Tim Molloy, Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam, Yahoo News, February 14, 2012 Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Sean Stone converts to Islam in Iran, Fox News, February 20, 2012
- ↑ "Télématin" (France 2), September 28, 2010.
- ↑ Interview With Filmmaker Sean Stone, Oliver Stone's Son, CNN News, February 22, 2012
- ↑ Sean bin Oliver Stone converted to Islam?, Beliefnet, February 25, 2012
- ↑ "MindShare Ventures Group - Board of Advisors". mindshareventuresgroup.com.
- ↑ "Watching the Hawks RT". YouTube. Watching the Hawks RT. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Enter the Buzzsaw". YouTube. Enter the Buzzsaw. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Buzzsaw Online Talkshow
- ↑ "Watching the Hawks". RT English. Retrieved 2015-09-22.