Alex Winter entered show business as a child actor on Broadway and came to prominence in movies such as Warner Brothers' hit The Lost Boys and the wildly popular Bill and Ted franchise. He has directed three narrative features: cult classic Freaked for 20th Century Fox; Fever for Lionsgate, which screened at Cannes; and Smosh: The Movie, which opened in 2015 as the number one comedy on iTunes. Winter's TV credits range from MTV's The Idiot Box to Emmy-nominated work for Cartoon Network, as well as numerous commercials and music videos. Alex is the recipient of the Charles Guggenheim award for his directing work. His VH1 rock doc Downloaded has earned nationwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival screenings. His latest award-winning documentary Deep Web had a critically acclaimed world premiere at SXSW and a broadcast premiere in the U.S. on the Epix network. The film opened as the number one documentary on iTunes in September 2015. Alex is now making the definitive documentary on Frank Zappa, which set the record as the highest funded documentary in Kickstarter history.