Vito J. Giambalvo(I)
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Vito J. Giambalvo was born in St. Louis, Missouri to parents of
Sicilian descent. Receiving a small movie camera for his 7th birthday,
Vito made his first movies when he was a student at St. Liborius
Catholic school. Out of high school he made a living singing and
playing drums with his band Adrastus. His first job in television, was
at KMOX TV, a local CBS owned and operated station where he was the
stage manager. He opened 2 pizza parlors in St. Louis, but sold them
when he was drafted into the Army. After he served his time in the Army
and Air Force, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his passion, to direct
and produce films. He soon found a job as a camera operator and worked
with all of Norman Lear's productions. While a camera operator, he
wrote, produced and shot original pilots and short films with his
friends. Touring the U.S. as a stand-up comedian in the 80s, he found
out he didn't like living on the road, but the experience gave him lots
of valuable celluloid material, comedic friends and writing partners he
collaborates with to this day. "Let Me Count the Ways" which he wrote
the story for, executive produced and directed, won the Audience Award
for Best Feature at the NY Film & Video Festival in 2006. His next
project is the upcoming organized crime thriller "The Fifth Mafia".
