Biography

Todd Anthony Bello comes from a show business family. His father, Al Bello, was a producer for many years in Las Vegas. His mother, April Ames, was a singer and her first show was with Harry James at The Hollywood Palladium. Todd was onstage at an early age when his father did his comedy/burlesque shows in Las Vegas. At 16, he came to Hollywood to study with Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler. He quickly got a job on The Merv Griffin Show where his job was to bring celebrity guests to the "green room". He worked as a disc jockey for many years in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago where he earned the reputation as a shock jock. His brother, Hollywood Hamilton, is still one of the most listened to disc jockeys in the world. In 2006, after numerous interviews with Hector Lavoe's family and friends, he wrote "El Cantante" with David Darmstedter. Todd formed his own production company, On The Run Entertainment, in 2007. He is currently in development with the screenplay, The Greed Trap, that recently got a distribution deal with a division of Warner Bros. He also has 2 other projects in development, The Mysterious Montague and The Justin Berry Story.

Todd Bello is now writing, directing, and producing his own projects under his new production company Jeanne Tod Films. For the last 10 years, he has been mentored by Academy Award winning-screenwriter Barry Morrow (Rain Man). Todd is now writing, directing, and producing two films that will be shot back to back in Miami, Florida (BlinD HeLL and ASCeND, starring Jase Haber). Todd is now in negotiations with New World Entertainment.