Nikos Spiridakis

Nikos Spiridakis, was born in Los Angeles and was raised in numerous locations including Connecticut, Manhattan's Upper West Side, Long Island's North Fork and the Studio City area of the San Fernando Valley. He grew up on the sets of films and television shows and acted in a few films as a child. Nikos began directing at the age of 10 when he came up with the idea for the Global Warming PSA, "Save It". He brought his vision to the screen with the guidance of Executive Producer, Marshall Herskovitz, his mentor Gary Fleder and his godfather, Tony Goldwyn (who also appeared in the PSA opposite Nikos' younger brother, Dimitri). It debuted on Participant Media's Takepart YouTube Channel where it premiered at #2 for non-profits as a 1Sky PSA. A 30 second version was aired on CNN and MSNBC, the night of the October 2008 Presidential Debate. Another 60 second version was featured as a short on all 2009 TWC DVD' releases including "The Reader" and "Zach and Miri". Due to the poignant and powerful message behind "Save It", Nikos became the Jr. Goodwill Ambassador of a Renewable Energy Organization at age 11, receiving his honor in a ceremony at the United Nations in New York. His PSA was featured by documentary director, Josh Tickell at screenings of his documentary, "Fuel" where Nikos also participated in an Earthday panel discussion. He was selected as a guest speaker for the "L.A. IDEA Project" in the fall of 2009. Nikos' PSA was also shown the following year at the "Avatar Earth Day Celebration at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles where Nikos appeared with James Cameron before 5,000 at risk youths in attendance. Nikos spent his summers as a teen immersed in filmmaking at Camp Red (Red Studios in Hollywood) and at Manhattan Film Institiute (Long Island, NY) where he directed and edited six short films and crewed for dozens of others. He is a college student at University of North Carolina School of the Arts, focused on editing and directing. He plans to spend his summers as an Entertainment Industry Intern at home in Los Angeles, when on break from UNCSA.