Joseph Farrugia is a renowned screenwriter with a remarkable track record of successful films across various genres. He holds the esteemed distinction of having a flawless record, with every single one of his movies proving to be profitable.
As an alumnus of Bard College, Joseph received the prestigious Maya Deren Filmmaking Scholarship. He also privately honed his writing skills with Sloan Wilson, author of the literary classic "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit".
Joseph's entry into Hollywood was facilitated by the legendary producer and Lifetime Achievement Academy Award winner Roger Corman. During his time with Roger Corman, Joseph wrote the films "Baby Face Nelson", which co-starred Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham, and the gritty thriller "Born Bad".
As a Script Doctor, Joseph has worked for various companies, including HBO, Dimension Films, Capital Arts, Saban Entertainment, and Millennium Films. His most recent film is the foreign box office hit "Spiders 3D", which stars Christa Campbell, Patrick Muldoon, and William Hope.
Directed by Tibor Takacs, "Spiders 3D" won the Best Native 3D feature film award at the Los Angeles 3D Film Festival, beating a film produced by his mentor Roger Corman, as well as the Weinstein brothers. The film went on to achieve significant foreign box office success, topping the charts in several territories throughout Asia and the Middle East.
"Spiders 3D" was produced by Avi Lerner, a highly experienced, prolific, and successful independent filmmaker with a lengthy list of profitable films, including "The Expendables", "Leaves of Grass", "Rocky 5", "Conan the Barbarian", and "Olympus Has Fallen".
As a multi-talented individual, Joseph is also an accomplished musician. He hails from a family with a rich musical heritage. His great-grandfather, Theodore Randazzo, wrote the song "Randazzo's Ragtime Band", which was later sold to Irving Berlin and released as the classic "Alexander's Ragtime Band". Joseph's cousin, Teddy Randazzo, is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame for penning hit songs such as "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", "Pretty Blue Eyes", and "Hurt So Bad". Joseph's father, Frank Farrugia, is an accomplished singer who wrote the lyrics to the hit single "Sorry, I Ran All The Way Home" for the Impalas in the 1960s. Joseph's grandfather, Louis Maione, was the uncle of Gia Maione, who sang with and was married to the legendary Louis Prima until his death.
During his time at Bard, Joseph played bass with an early incarnation of the legendary band "Beastie Boys", which included Adam Yauch (MCA) and Adam Horovitz (Ad Rock). As a Jazz/Funk bass player, Joseph had little interest in the Beastie Boys' raw punk/rap sound, eventually loaning his bass to his dorm neighbor Adam Yauch and then giving him his first bass playing lessons.
