Steven Banks
Biography
Steven Banks, born in Los Angeles County, is an American writer, actor, comedian, musician, and mime. He landed his first acting role in 1987, in Date with an Angel, a fantasy comedy. His breakout was the one-man stage show Home Entertainment Center, which he developed and starred in, playing a procrastinator. He performed it 440 times and won an LA Weekly Theater Award, four Drama-Logue Awards, and three Critic's Awards from the San Francisco Bay Area. The show was filmed and aired on Showtime in 1989. A Showtime pilot followed in 1991, and PBS aired The Steven Banks Show in 1994. As a writer, he worked on CatDog, The Fairly OddParents, and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, earning a Writers Guild Award nomination in 2004. He was head writer and story editor for SpongeBob SquarePants for seasons 4 through 9 and was nominated for an Emmy in 2008.
71years old
Turns 72 on November 27in 17 days
- Born Los Angeles County
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Steven Craig Banks (birth name)Also credited as Steve Banks and Steven C. Banks
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 36 years1979 to 2015
Every film, newest first
- 2015Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul ScheerIMDb rating 6.8
- 1998Susan's PlanIMDb rating 5.2
- 1989Steven Banks: Home Entertainment CenterIMDb rating 9.2
- 1987Date with an AngelIMDb rating 5.6
- 1979The Black HoleIMDb rating 5.9
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Big break
Banks's one-man show Home Entertainment Center was filmed and aired on Showtime in 1989, leading to a TV pilot on Showtime in January 1991 called The Steven Banks Show.
A first
In 1994, PBS became interested in Banks's act and that summer filmed and aired The Steven Banks Show, the first original sitcom PBS ever produced and ran. Thirteen episodes were shot.
Behind the camera
Banks co-created and directed Shadowland with the dance company Pilobolus. The show has sold more than 500,000 tickets and been performed in 31 countries.
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Worked with
Steven Banks made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael Biehn's page
All films by Tom McLoughlin
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.