Tim Sullivan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on July 2, 1964 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. He directed a segment of the film Chillerama, starring Ron Jeremy.
A monster kid raised on Forrest J Ackerman’s Famous Monsters of Filmland fanzine, Sullivan’s career began as a teenager when he landed a job as a production assistant on the 1983 cult horror film Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn. Sullivan majored in film studies at New York University, and his first writer/director/producer credit was the short A Christmas Treat (1985), for which he won Fangoria magazine’s Short Film Search Award. While attending NYU, Sullivan wrote the music news for MTV. After graduating, he worked as a production assistant on such award-winning films as Three Men and a Baby, Cocktail, Coming To America, and The Godfather Part III.
Throughout his career Sullivan has worn many hats, including acting. Much like Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino, he has cast himself for roles in his own films. He was production manager for the independent films If Looks Could Kill (1986) and America Exposed, (1990) and produced Detroit Rock City which starred Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington and Natasha Lyonne. After working in development at New Line Cinema for five years, Sullivan formed his own production company, New Rebellion Entertainment.
He was born in Plainsfield, New Jersey.
He casts himself in the films he directs including his biggest hit 2001 Maniacs as Coffin Harry.
Timothy Michael “Tim” Sullivan (born July 2, 1964 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is an American film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter.