Trivia

New York, NY, USA (June 2006)

His mother is a clinical psychiatrist from the Philipines.

This acting name, Peter Appleseed, is borrowed from the main character and protagonist of the movie The Instant Messenger Mission (2011). Peter Tasciotti went on to keep the character name to be utilized as his own public pseudonym, upon the launch of YouTube community and his membership therein.

His father is a probation officer.

Beyond probability, he ends up living in residences which somehow have at least one apple tree in the yard outside his window. His biological parents in 2000 moved into a property, which was formerly an entire apple orchard. Strangely though, the appearance of the apple trees at his homes, has no direct connection with adopting his name, Peter Appleseed.

He's a practicing, professional astrologer, under the name of Ahgamen, which he began studying in 1987 at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. His first published work on two decades of astrological research is due out in 2010. Author Louis Acker was one of his mentors.

The middle name Edward was given to him at birth for fellow Poughkeepsie, NY director, 'Edward D. Wood Jr.'.

Tasciotti's middle initial is "E" for Edward, wherein he created the stage name of E, or Ey, or Mystery, a.k.a. Myster Ey.

Peter Edward Tasciotti is a high school dropout from Spackenkill High School in New York state. Notwithstanding, he was ironically elected the President of the Spartans Club for School Spirit.

Tasciotti(s) has a personality disorder according to several professional psychiatrists. He may possibly fit the diagnosis for Dissociative Identity Disorder (aka Multiple Personality).

Peter Edward Tasciotti frequently does work as a subcontractor in the field of carpentry and construction, also using his acting name, Peter Appleseed. He does repair work, new designs, from start to finish, including mortar work and landscaping. These skills have helped Tasciotti do work for movie production sets on location and stage.

Peter Edward Tasciotti is the father of six children.

Peter Tasciotti is known to hangout with artists of all shapes, colors, and persuasions. He is an observer of the ongoing Andy Warhol Factory clique.

Peter Tasciotti began his work as a filmmaker and movie director in 1982 with 8mm film and Super-8 film cameras. He organized his classmates and friends on his film, World War Mud. Also during this formative period, he acted in a parody of the TV series "Greatest America Hero".

Peter Edward Tasciotti is an active gardener and uses organic growing methods as much as possible.

For many years, starting in 1987 Peter Tasciotti worked as a bicycle messenger for Breakaway Courier Systems (owned by Robert Koch) in NYC, NY, and Apple Courier in Washington, D.C., wherein he gained the inspiration for his work on movies with the "messenger theme".

Peter Edward Tasciotti is an avid birdwatcher.

The only, singular formal training which Peter Edward Tasciotti ever received in the technical field of film and movie production is a one semester class he attended on Film Animation at the Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY in Autumn 1985.

Peter Edward Tasciotti was inspired to pick up and utilize the movie camera equipment as a result of the filmmaking of his grandfather and father, Philip Frank Tasciotti, Sr. and Philip Frank Tasciotti, Jr.

Peter Tasciotti was friends with folk singer, Pete Seeger through the environmental activist group, the Beacon Sloop Club. Tasciotti remains as an ardent protector and advocate for environmental resources, especially natural waterways in America.

Peter E. Tasciotti has a daughter who is very active in the movie business, although in a rather different genre. Her acting name is August Taylor in the adult entertainment world. Tasciotti is proud of his offspring's ambitions and accomplishments like any proud father would be, yet he is known to be of a divergent opinion on matters of culture.