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Ted Brunetti

Producer | Director | Acting Coach | Actor

Ted has a career that spans every medium of performance, from Broadway to TV and Film, Musical to Drama, Animated Voicing to creating roles in new works. He’s also a successful and sought-after,  award-winning teacher and coach, and director – and is a prolific creator and producer of content for stage and screen.

Ted will appear in Lena Dunham's feature film GOOD SEX starring Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo shooting summer (2o25), and is also appearing now in a Two Episode Guest Star Arc in Season 5 of LAW & ORDER ORGANIZED CRIME as Fr. DeLuca. Ted couldn't be more happy for decades-long client Valarie Pettiford for her 2025 Daytime Emmy Nomination, current recurring roles on TWO television series, and just completed role in a new feature film (under an NDA) Sept 2025, where Ted coached and taped initial auditions, callbacks, as well as prepped for shooting.  Ted is also thrilled for Nicholle Tom who he coached and helped learn a most demanding starring role in the World Premier of Renee Taylor and Elaine May's DYING IS NOT EXCUSE at The Berkshire Theatre Group.  Ted also just coached, prepped and was on-set for Renee Taylor and Austin Pendleton's leading roles in the film WHEN ROBERT MET JUDITH.  Ted is honored as well to have recently directed Art Garfunkel and Family in their sold out run at The Cafe Carlyle in NYC.  Ted originated the role of “Frankie Coffee Cake” in the Broadway Production of A BRONX TALE (co-directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks, book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken, choreography by Sergio Trujillo, produced by Tribeca Productions, Dodger Theatricals & Tommy Mattola. Ted's full acting resume spans four decades working with top artists in film, television and stage productions in NYC, L.A., and throughout the USA.


Ted was Uta Hagen's protégé for more than 20 years and is honored to be quoted in the forward of her newly released New Edition of RESPECT FOR ACTING. He was personally selected by Hagen to teach at H.B. Studios, and appear with her in solo performances in the first Herbert Berghoff Tribute: Ted in A REPORT TO THE ACADEMY/ Uta in CHARLOTTE.


As an actor Ted is  an Invited Guest Member of the renowned ACTORS’ STUDIO (LA).

Ted is also honored to be an Invited Member of The Playwright and Directors Unit (PDU) of THE ACTORS' STUDIO (NYC).


Ted is the creator and executive producer of a half-hour comedy pilot for FOX Broadcasting Network, and Warner Brothers Discovery. He also has several other projects, both scriped and unscripted currently in development.


Ted serves as Faculty, Guest Faculty, Coach & Director at premiere Directing and Acting Programs and Institutions across the U.S., and an ongoing guest artist for Australia’s renowned Actors Center of Australia (patron: Hugh Jackman).


Directing and Producing Programs

 

Acting Programs
Ted was personally selected by Uta Hagen to join the faculty at H.B Studio in NYC.


He is the founder of The Ted Brunetti Studio (LA, NYC, and Atlanta).

Other studios include:

 

Casting, Directing, and Coaching
Ted assisted for over 7 years at ABC Primetime Casting in NYC under Alexa Fogel, Bob Huber, & Marci Phillips.

 

He directed the Ovation Award Nominated production of THE BOYS NEXT DOOR (LA). He’s directed several highly acclaimed productions for "The Company" at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (LA).

 

As a coach and assistant, Ted has had the honor of working with:

  • Renee Taylor and Austin Pendleton in the film WHEN ROBERT MET JUDITH

  • George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon, prepping them for the remake of INHERIT THE WIND – Emmy Award for Best Actor to Jack Lemmon

  • James Gandolfini for his last five feature films, and HBO’s “THE NIGHT OF”

  • Mark Feuerstein (for the leading role in ROYAL PAINS - nine Seasons on USA

  • Network)

  • Drew Carey (shadow directed last two seasons of THE DREW CAREY SHOW under Bob Koherr)

  • Wanda Sykes (WANDA AT LARGE)

  • HANNA MONTANA

  • Mike Epps

  • Nichole Tom (lead role in DYING IS NO EXCUSE at The Berkshire Theatre Group 2025, THE NANNY, MASTERS OF SEX, MINOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, many many feature films and television series regular and special guest star roles)

  • Tyra Banks (feature film)

  • Mya (guest star Network Television)

  • Bob Koherr (assisted and shadowed as director for several years on network television shows)

  • Valarie Pettiford – 2025 Daytime Emmy Nomination, THE FAMILY BUSINESS, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, VACATION FAMILY, THE BAXTERS, BLACK EXCELLENCE, VALOR, BEING MARYJANE, GOLDEN BOY, THE BLACKLIST, BLACK-ISH, TREME, TRUE BLOOD, BORN AGAIN VIRGIN, JUMPING THE BROOM, and many other television shows and feature films as series regular, recurring, and guest starring roles.

  • Alexa Swinton - Ted taped, coached, and prepped for filming Alexa from initial auditions to screen test, to land lead role in ABC's EMERGENCE, and many other projects for television and feature films.

Ted has coached many other renowned actors, athletes, and musicians. He works with the major networks, studios, casting directors, agents, and managers, preparing and taping clients for auditions, as well as coaching on-set, both on-location and virtually. He has coached many actors for leading roles in current television, film, theatre, and streaming projects.

 

  • CONGRATULATIONS to these actors who worked with Ted in the following projects this spring and summer of 2025: Valarie Pettiford for your EMMY NOMINATION Fall of 2025 and for booking the new film (under NDA) this month and the TWO recurring roles you have been shooting since the spring of 2025 (all working with Ted's coaching, filming of initial self-tapes and callbacks, and prepping for the shooting); Nicholle Tom on the stellar reviews in your leading role in the world premier of Renee Taylor and Elaine May's DYING IS NO EXCUSE this summer at The Berkshire Theatre Group playing Renee ; to Lucia Giannetta for being cast in MOB ADJENT (having coached and taped auditions, callbacks, and prep for shooting with Ted); to Ted for his multiple projects this spring and summer including his role and scene with Natalie Portmand and Mark Rufallo in Lena Dunhams new feature film GOOD SEX, his 2-Episode Guest Star arc on LAW & ORDER ORGANIZED CRIME Season 5, for directing Art Garfunkel & Family for a sold out run at The Cafe Carlyle in NYC, for prepping, coaching, and being on-set with Renee Taylor and Austin Pendleton for the film WHEN ROBERT MET JUDITH; and all of the actors who have booked numerous roles in film, television, and theatre productions this spring and summer in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, North Carolina, Texas, Toronto, England, Australia, New Zealand, and across the USA.    Your success and achievements are what Ted values most.  We CELEBRATE and CONGRATULATE all of your achievements in all areas of your careers: landing series regular, guest star, and co-staring roles, studio and independent films, creating and improving the quality of your reels,  more effective head shots and resumes, and a healthier approach to your careers.

We are excited to continue this work with you this fall and through the end of 2025.


Acting
As an actor, Ted has worked on projects with: Uta Hagen, Jerry Zaks, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Whoopi Goldberg, Dan Petrie Sr., Donald Petrie, Rob Marshall, Diane Paulus, Mark Brokaw, Nicholas Martin, Graciela Daniele, Stephen Sondheim, Flaherty & Ahrens, Pat Birch, Paul Gemignani, Keith Lockhart, Joanna Merlin, and many others.

He has acted in productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, B.A.M., The O’Neil Center, The Ohio Theatre in NYC, Hartford Stage, The Pittsburgh Public, H.B. Playwright’s Theatre, Bucks County, Falmouth, & Pocono Playhouses, Dorsett Theatre Festival, Westbank Theater Center, Riverwest Theater, and more.

Ted was in the original production of FALSETTOS directed by Graciela Danielle, sharing the role of Marvin. He was a cover in the original production of Stephen Sondheim’s ASSASSINS, originated the role of Pasqual in AVENUE X at Playwright’s Horizons, and played the title role in PIPPIN five times. Ted’s first dramatic feature film role was in Al Pacino’s TWO BITS. His first comedy role was in THE ASSOCIATE with Whoopi Goldberg and Diane Wiest. His first leading role was as Joey Connor in CROSSINGS. He performed in the Oscar- and Golden Globe-Nominated animated feature ANASTASIA and its prequel BARTOK THE MAGNIFICENT.  
 

Education and Training
Ted holds a BFA from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. In addition to Uta Hagen, Ted also studied with: Mike Nichols; Austin Pendleton; Horton Foote; Stiller & Meara; Francis Sternhagen; Elizabeth Wilson; and F. Murray Abraham.


Awards and Honors
Ted is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Achievement in the Arts Award. He was finalist in three Backstage Magazine Readers Choice Awards in 2014 and 2016, including: Best L.A. Acting School/Coaches, Best L.A. Audition Technique Teacher, Best L.A. On-Camera Teachers, as well as runner up Favorite L.A. Acting
Coach &  L.A. Favorite Teacher 2008 & 2010.

 

Ted was personally selected by Uta Hagen to teach acting at H.B. Studios.

He’s an Invited Guest Member of the renowned ACTORS’ STUDIO (LA)

 

Personal
Ted hails from Pittsburgh, PA – and still has family there. He’s one of 10 children raised by parents who had “show biz” in their blood. He’s the brother of renowned musical director,  pianist, and vocal coach David Brunetti (author ACTING SONGS), and his eldest sister Tedi Brunetti an accomplished drummer, singer/songwriter. His other brother Joseph is the creator of BROADWAY AT THE BEACH in Seaside Heights, NJ.


He currently lives in New York CIty and Los Angeles, working extensively in both cities as well as Atlanta, Ga.


Ted is writing a book, based on his seminar, NEVER AUDITION (“Prepare to WORK, not audition!”).

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