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J.T. Tepnapa
Born April 1, 1977 (1977-04-01) (age 32)
Long Beach, California
Years active 2000-present
Spouse(s) Adam Browne[1]
Official website

J.T. Tepnapa is an American writer, producer, actor, and director. Tepnapa has made several short films since 2000 with his company Blue Seraph Productions. He most awarded film is the 1950's spoof Masturbation: Putting the fun into Self-Loving.[2]

J.T. Tepnapa is most known for his role as the first openly gay character, Corey Aster on Star Trek: Hidden Frontier. Hidden Frontier is fan series featured on The Today Show, MSNBC, and Variety Magazine. [3][4][5][6]

J.T. recently signed on to play Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek: Phase II (fan series). His first cameo appears in David Gerrold's Blood and Fire Part 2.[7][8]

J.T. has also starred opposite Brent Corrigan in the short film, In The Closet was nominated in 2009 for the Iris Award[9] [10 ]and featured in Boys on Film 3.[11], produced by Peccadillo Pictures.

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Awards[12]

  • 2003 won First Prize for Masturbation: Putting the Fun Into Self-Loving (Best Comedy) at the PlanetOut Short Movie Awards
  • 2004 won Q Award for Drag Queen Heist (Gay Short Films) at the Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
  • 2006 won Q Award for Begging for Change (Best Short Film) at the Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival

Filmography

Crew

  • Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) (set decorator)
  • Judas Kiss (2009) (director/producer/writer)
  • And the Award Goes To (2007) (director/producer/writer)
  • Begging for Change (2006) (director/producer/writer)
  • Drag Queen Heist (2004) (director/producer/writer)
  • Masturbation: Putting the Fun into Self-Loving (2002) (director/producer/writer)
  • Sunflowers (2001) (director/producer/writer/editor/special makeup effects)
  • Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (2000, multiple episodes) (director/producer)
  • Star Trek: Phase II (2009, multiple episodes) (Actor, Lt. Cmdr. Hikau Sulu)

Acting

  • Dead Air (2008) as Maniac
  • Star Trek: New Voyages (2008, one episode "Blood and Fire: Part Two") as Lt. Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu
  • In the Closet (2008) as Griffin
  • Hollywood Confidential (2008) as Jose
  • And the Award Goes To (2007) as Himself
  • Begging for Change (2006) as Thug
  • Drag Queen Heist (2004) as Bobby
  • Masturbation: Putting the Fun into Self-Loving (2002) as Pez
  • Sunflowers (2001) as Alex
  • Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (2000) as Lt. Cmdr. Corey Aster

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381806/bio
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381806/awards
  3. ^ "Fans trek into the future on Net". Variety does story on Hidden Frontier. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_article&articleID=VR1117947016&cs=1. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  4. ^ "Where No Gay Man Has Gone Before". AfterElton on gays in the future. http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/movies/2006/6/hidden.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  5. ^ "Actor J.T. Tepnapa on speaks on gay rights and his films". J.T. Tepnapa on Eons. http://enigverschil.be/index.php?p=vg&a=121. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  6. ^ "Interview with J.T.". J.T. Tepnapa on Eons. http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/1428240-Interview-with-Actor-J-T-Tepnapa-on-Fan-Films. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  7. ^ "News: J.T. Is Sulu". J.T. Tepnapa on DoorQ. http://www.doorq.com/blog.aspx?b=847. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  8. ^ "Actor J.T. Tepnapa on Helena Chronicles and Star Trek Phase 2 Fan Films". J.T. Tepnapa on TrekWeb. http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=49676a70924c8&topBrowse=Star%20Trek:%20Nemesis. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  9. ^ "International LGBT short film Prize finalists announced...". In The Closet. http://www.afterellen.com/node/58880. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  10. ^ "NEWS: Iris Prize Festival Underway. IN THE CLOSET plays tomorrow". In The Closet. http://www.doorq.com/blog.aspx?b=3006. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  11. ^ "Boys on Film 3: American Boy". In The Closet now on DVD. http://www.peccapics.com/View/id,186. Retrieved 25 November 2009.  
  12. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381806/awards







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