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Peter Spears
Production
17 known credits
0.5 popularity score 60 years
Biography
About Peter Spears
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing Nomadland (2020), and for producing film Call Me by Your Name (2017). He directed the underground cult-favorite short film Ernest and Bertram, which portrayed Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers, and developed the television series Nightmare Cafe and John from Cincinnati.
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Peter Spears across film and television
17credited titles
9movie credits
8TV credits
1992–2021screen career span
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Awards received
Academy Award for Best PictureFor Q61740820
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European FilmFor Call Me by Your Name
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