Michael Sergio

Michael Sergio is an Emmy-Award winning Director/Writer/Producer who has created commercials and videos for clients as diverse as Continental Airlines, AT&T, Disney, Alitalia, ESPN, Broadway Theatre Institute, ABC Sports, and American Express. Sergio has also directed numerous films and television specials including John Ford Noonan's "Night Man at the Sardi Building", "Creating the Wizard of Oz on Ice", for which he was nominated for a DayTime Emmy and "Ringling Bros. 1996 TV Circus Special" for which he won an Emmy. For his highly controversial and critically acclaimed feature film debut "Under Hellgate Bridge" which he wrote, produced and directed, Sergio won the "Best Director" and "Best Film" Awards at the Narrowsburg Independent Film Festival in New York. Other awards include the "Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award," "Best Film" at the Nashville Independent Film Festival, and the "People's Choice Award" at the Atlantic City Film Festival. "Under Hellgate Bridge" was released theatrically May 2001 by CAVU Pictures and was acquired by Lions Gate Entertainment for domestic home video rights. As an actor, Sergio appeared on Broadway in "I Love My Wife", numerous films and television programs, such as Kojak, Law and Order, Loving, The Equalizer and has appeared in over 50 national TV commercials. An accomplished singer/ musician, Sergio has appeared at many of New York City's finest clubs, including "Catch a Rising Star", Greenstreets", "The Bitter End", "The Comic Strip", and "The Original Improvisation" where he performed for almost 17 years. As a writer, Sergio has completed five screenplays.