Received his M.F.A. from Temple University.Founding partner of Angry Baby Monkey Pictures.Direct descendent of American Lead industry pioneer: Moses Austin, who is also responsible for creating the first Anglo-American settlement in Spanish occupied Texas which he then bequeathed to his son, Stephen F. Austin (Father of Texas), who finalized the deal to make Texas statehood a reality.Is a F(IND) director/producer and member of The Writer's Boot Camp in Santa Monica, California.Official screenplay judge for Project Greenlight 3 (2004).Tom Sizemore sponsored his live performance of his one-man "Celebrity Deathmatch" at the DGA in Los Angeles.Directly related to Stephen F. Austin (Father of Texas).Has worked with directors: Vicky Jenson, Mike Goedecke, JD Ryznar, John Berry, Fred Savage, Michael Bay, Anson Williams, Scott Fellows, Andy Dick, Adam Davidson,Tina Landau, Paul Eckstein, David Williams, Robert Dubac, Jackie Berger, Bob Hedley, Michael Dorian, Dugald MacAurthur and Joyce Piven.Official screenplay judge for Scriptapalooza (2005).Won the Maybell Conger Award in recognition of outstanding activity in theater areas (1993).Sold an idea for a TV show to Paramount Studios. (2006).Recipient of The Southern California Motion Picture Council "Golden Halo Award" for Acting Achievement. (2009).Part owner in a Julia's Academy of International Dance, a Classical Russian Ballet studio, in Norman, Oklahoma.When asked to be a bachelor on Millionaire Matchmaker in 2009, Ford Austin politely declined.