Hal’s had multiple plays produced.
His one-man show, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ANXIOUS, debuted at London's Camden Fringe. The play recently premiered at Hollywood Fringe in Los Angeles, where it was honored with an ENCORE PRODUCER'S AWARD.
CUBICLES,which he wrote & directed in Los Angeles, garnered 7 Valley Theater League nominations including Best Play, Best Writing and Best Director. He's currently adapting his play, THE BONUS ROUND, into a musical with a UK composer.
Hal teaches television around the world: LONDON FILM SCHOOL: COVENT GARDEN; NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY; RAINDANCE: BERLIN;
MET FILM SCHOOL: LONDON/BERLIN;
aFILM INTERNATIONAL (BARCELONA);
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER (PORTLAND).
Hal's also worked as a copywriter for many Fortune 500 brands.
Hal divides his time between
Los Angeles & South Florida.
WHO is HAL?
HAL CANTOR writes television, film, and theater. His recent half-hour comedy, TO HAL & BACK, in which he wrote and starred, was optioned by SONY PICTURES TELEVISION. In non-fiction, he wrote on GREAT ESCAPES with MORGAN FREEMAN; THE UNxPLAINED with WILLIAM SHATNER, both for HISTORY CHANNEL; and FUSION channel's acclaimed special, THE NAKED TRUTH: DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS, which broke The Panama Papers story. Prior to this, his drama pilot, MOUTHPIECE, was bought by FOX TELEVISION STUDIOS. He wrote THE LAKE EFFECT, a one-hour drama pilot for SHOWTIME, developed with Emmy-winning director Scott Winant. Hal also sold the drama pilot, TWILIGHT, to SONY PICTURES TELEVISION. In features, he developed a comedy with John Davis Productions.
