Bio

James DiStefano is a respected professional actor and acting teacher with over 20 years of experience in the business.  As a lifetime member of the prestigious Actors Studio, James has studied Meisner Technique with co-artistic director Mark Rydell (Oscar nominee for best director), Strasberg Method with  Martin Landau (Oscar winner for Best Actor),  Barbara Bain (three time Emmy winner), and  Susan Peretz, and the Stella Adler Technique with Joanne Linville, all of which he incorporates into his teaching. He has taught classes and worked as a private coach for the past fifteen years.  He has taught both adult and teen classes at the Lee Strasberg Institute, The New York Film Academy and East L.A. Classic Theatre. James also actively participates in the Playwrights/Directors Unit under the leadership of prestigious screenwriter/playwright Lyle Kessler (Orphans).

Born in Brooklyn, James comes from a loving, high-strung and very theatrical Italian-American family. His upbringing was a truly cinematic experience, equal parts Woody Allen, Cassavetes, Scorsese and Fellini. James studied acting in New York at HB Studios and at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has acted in over 100 theater, films and television projects.