Nathan Forrest Winters

Born in June 22, 1975, thirty or so miles east of San Francisco in Martinez, California to an artistic flower child mother and a vagabond alcoholic father that stuck around just long enough to learn what his first son had been named, Nathaniel Forrest Winters was a quiet, analytical, and well mannered child with an eye for details and a passion for performing. Around the age of six, Winters and his family were introduced to Victor Salva, an ambitious 23yr old amateur filmmaker that at the time was working at a daycare. Salva quickly became a close and trusted friend to Winters and his family. At age nine, after much deliberation and protests from Salva, Nathan convinced Victor to allow him the chance to audition for a part in his newest project 'Something in the Basement'. Out of nineteen young and hopeful males, Winters won the starring role. Also, cast in this 28-minute short film was Winters' 'ClownHouse' costar Brian Mchugh. 'Something In The Basement' would go on to win first place in its category at the Sony Film Festival in San Francisco as well as to win the attention of one of the judges, Hollywood elitist Francis Ford Coppola. With Coppola on as producer and a legitimate budget, Salva set out to write the 1989 cult classic 'ClownHouse' with Winters in mind as his lead role Casey Collins. The film would be shot on a grueling schedule in 30 days. One of the perks of working underneath Coppola's umbrella the entire film was shot with the same cameras that George Luc…