Biography

Vincent Pastor wrote, directed and produced his first short film in France at the age of 17 which starred French actors Pierre-Loup Rajot (César Award, Most Promising Actor for Souvenirs, Souvenirs in 1985) and Louis-Karim Nébati (the Fabien Cosma series).

After moving to Los Angeles, California, Vincent Pastor started producing the Industry Standard podcast in 2017 with comedy veteran manager Barry Katz. This entertainment/comedy podcast features hour long interviews with some of the most influential people in Hollywood, such as Kevin Hart, Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, John Savage, Bill Burr, Patty Jenkins, and David Copperfield.

He then collaborated with Barry Katz again as a co-producer on the documentary film I Killed JFK (2017) released in theaters in May 2017. That same year, he wrote, produced and directed a new short film funded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association called Suicide Lane (2017). The film premiered in September 2017 at the Long Beach Indie Film Festival.

In 2018, Vincent Pastor was an associate producer on the Telethon for America produced by Michelle Obama's When We All Vote, a live comedy show featuring a plethora of celebrities (Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron, Jane Fonda and more.) The show aired on Comedy Central's website, Ellen's youtube channel and a multitude of other outlets. Vincent Pastor also produced the 2020 edition of the show featuring Rosario Dawson, Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Silverman.

Most recently, Vincent led a successful crowdfunding campaign for his new queer comedy short film project SuperNed (2023) that raised over $25000. He completed the film in September 2023.

- IMDb mini biography by: Vincent Pastor