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Birth Day: 1944-01-01
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York
Shaun Costello began directing for "loops" (10-minute scenes shown in coin-operated viewers in adult theaters) in NYC in the early 1970s, and soon was directing (and acting in) full porn movies and other grindhouse "roughies" shown in Times Square's 42nd Street adult theaters. Costello took work where he could get it, often working for the Mob, who owned many adult theaters and distribution, and working under different aliases for different theaters so that no one (at the time) knew that he was his own competition. Eventually moving on to a mainstream documentary career, Costello written and directed grindhouse movies - rough and violent and reflecting of their times - have seen a resurgence as the 2010's have seen these movies be remastered and re-released and often seen for the first time in decades. Anyone interested in the history of American porn or grindhouse/exploitation theater of the late 1960s and 1970s will likely have encountered Shaun Costello's work, often unknowingly due to his prolific use of aliases.
Credits
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As (archive)
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As Cigar Shop Man
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As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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As (as Russ Carlson)
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As Waiter / Man in Audition Line
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As Martin Randall
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As Bob O'Connor
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As Richard Anselm / Masked Guy
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As S.R.
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As Bruno
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As Bobby
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As Football Announcer (voice) / Autograph Seeker / Guy at Party
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As Troy Winston
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As Company Investigator
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As Bob Gilroy
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As Biker with Cigarette
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As Mr. O'Malley
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As Sex Slave (uncredited)
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As Closing Narration (voice)
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As Edgar Frank
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As Chauffeur / Highwayman (uncredited)
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As Bruce / Betty's Master
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As Dr. Warren Counter
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As Willy
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As El Gringo
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As Chip
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As Man in Stable
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As Jerry
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As Chip Carson
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As Police Station Cop / Man at Car Window
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As Mr. Barnes
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As Guy with Glasses
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As The Spirits
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As Pete
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As Ray Lavagis
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As Orgy Guy with Two Girls
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As Bert
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As Minister
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As Bob Hartman
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As Randy
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As Guy in Final Class
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As Lola
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As Hired Guy
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As Jay Basby
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As Poker Buddy (uncredited)
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As Joe / TV Reporter
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As George
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As Good Samaritan / Man in Black
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As Rock the Guitarist / Voice of Walter Cockite
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As Newspaper Reader / Radio Newscaster
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As Self
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As Peter
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As Jerry
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As John Spaulding
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As Brother Francis
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As Jamie
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As Mr. Boynton
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As Newscaster / Homer Heaply
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As David
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As Customs Agent
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As (archive footage)
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As Mr. Thorens
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As Shaun (uncredited)
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As Photo Model with Mustache
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As First Fantasy Lover