James Vasquez is an American actor

Actor

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, writer

Writer

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, and director

Film director

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Vasquez is originally from Escondido

Escondido, California

Escondido is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego, California. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city had a population of 143,911 at the 2010 census. Its municipal government set itself an operating...

, California

California

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, United States

United States

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As an actor, Vasquez has appeared off Broadway with The Public Theater in New York City

New York City

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, at the Old Globe Theatre

Old Globe Theatre

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 in San Diego, and in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival

Alabama Shakespeare Festival

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Vasquez had his screen writing debut with the 2005 feature film 29th and Gay

29th and Gay

29th and Gay is a 2005 comedy film from Daisy 3 Pictures directed by Carrie Preston and starring James Vasquez, Nicole Marcks, David McBean, Mike Doyle, and Annie Hinton. It was Vasquez's first experience as a writer, actor, and editor.-Plot:...

, which he also starred in. He edited the 2007 short film Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay (short film)

Feet of Clay is an 2007 short film produced by Daisy 3 Pictures.Feet of Clay was written by David Caudle, and was first produced in 2005 as a play for the Samuel French Festival at the Chernuchin Theatre in New York City.-Plot:...

, and wrote and directed the 2008 film Ready? OK!.

Vasquez graduated from the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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. In 2004, he co-founded Daisy 3 Pictures

Daisy 3 Pictures

Daisy 3 Pictures is an independent film production company.Daisy 3 Pictures was founded in 2004 by film producer Mark Holmes, writer and director James Vasquez, and actress Carrie Preston...

 with Mark Holmes

Mark Holmes (filmmaker)

Mark Holmes is an American independent filmmaker.Holmes cofounded the San Diego-based film company Daisy 3 Pictures in 2004 with writer and director James Vasquez and actress Carrie Preston, and is responsible for the company's general operations....

 and Carrie Preston

Carrie Preston

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