Julian David Stone is an award-winning director and writer. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay area before relocating to Los Angeles after spending his college years at the California Institute of the Arts. For the next few years, he wrote screenplays for Disney and Paramount as well as several other studios and producers. His work includes the play The Elvis Test and direction of the short-form documentary Frank Sinatra--Body and Soul. His notable screenplays include the comedy Duke Snider Eats Here Free and the music industry satire I Want Kandee.