Background
He was born as Istvan Gulyas but he decided to take his mother"s (Etelka Eva Szabo) last name for family reasons.
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Istvan Szabo
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He already went by the name Istvan Szabo when he wrote his first movie screenplay (for the movie Halalkeringo, 2010). As a result of this he took the middle name Peet (his former stage name) and he became Szabo. He started his professional career as a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor.
He trained under such renowned artists as Iván Markó, Joe Alegado, Pál Frenák, Tamás Juronics, et cetera
Up until 2007 he took part in a number of Hungarian and international (predominantly French) dance productions. Between 2003 and 2010 he took courses in screenwriting (in film and television-writing), acting, journalism and film directing (both basic and master level courses).
In the 2000s he published two novels under the pseudonym Peet Goodman. He also wrote and published lyrics under the name Peet.
His one-man comedy, Panelninja, has been playing in Hungarian theatres since 2012.
He started his career in the television and film industry as a screenwriter for the popular Hungarian crime drama series "Tuzvonalban". He wrote and directed the movie titled "Indian", a drama with elements of dark humor. Before its Hungarian release date "Indian" was already chosen as one of the official feature films for both the "13.
Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles" and the "Hungarian Film Week of Bucharest".
Since 2011 he has been involved in photography. Sience 2014 is he a Miami based portrait, fashion, sport-fitness and event photographer.
His hobbies include various sports and computer games.
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Hungary