Background
Tanne was born in the United States, in the township of Livingston, New Jersey.
Tanne was born in the United States, in the township of Livingston, New Jersey.
State University of New York at Purchase.
The most notable of his feature films are Mischief Night, released in 2014, and Southside with You, which is to be released in 2016. Other recipients include filmmaker Kenneth Lonnergan and playwright Rebecca Gilman. Tanne became the host of Cinema Cool in 2010, and was also a co-creator of the movie talk show.
While Tanne was involved in production of the show, his main role was as the host, with his co-creators directing and writing much of the show.
His first major role as an actor came in 2011 in the television movie, Swamp Shark. He was part of the main cast and played the role of a lead male, Tyler.
The film revolves around a swamp-based festival called Gator Festival The festival becomes overrun by an unknown beast, which causes horror like scenes seen in many similar films in recent times, such as Jaws.
The film aired in 2011 on the SyFy Channel.
After making a number of small appearances as an actor, Tanne has more recently focused on writing, producing and directing roles. He began producing the independent horror film Mischief Night in 2010 and the film was picked up by Lionsgate and After Dark Films in the summer of 2013. Also in 2013, it was announced that Mark Wahlberg would be producing the film The Roman, with a script written by Tanne and Travis Baker.
According to Deadline, the script envisions Julius Caesar as a young general in the Roman army, which is a point of his life that is rarely discussed.
On May 20, 2014 Mischief Night was released through After Dark Films and Lionsgate. The film has been described as a slick fright-fest that turns the babysitter-versus-slasher concept upside down.
In its review of the film, Ain"t lieutenant Cool News called the film a "little gem" that inspires "in the same way as Clerks, El Mariachi, and The Evil Dead."
The film was acquired for distribution in July 2014 and released on November 4, of that same year. lieutenant also starred Kristen Connolly and Cody Horn.
Tanne plays the lead role of Jake, a ne"er-do-well who gets into a car accident and needs his friend"s assistance for his care.
In December 2014, it was announced that Tanne would make his feature-directorial debut on a romance film titled Southside with You. This was following him also writing the script. Around the same time that it was announced Tanne would be directing, Tika Sumpter was announced in the role of Michelle Obama.
Principal photography on the film began on July 13, 2015 on location in Chicago, Illinois, following that some sources released photos from the set.
Filming wrapped up on July 31, 2015.