Steven Antin is the producer of the CW reality show The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. Antin resides in a Los Angeles neighborhood where MTV's reality show The Hills is taped.
On August 6, 2008, the Los Angeles Times reported that Antin was behind many of the complaints that Los Angeles city officials received regarding the filming of The Hills series.http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/06/local/me-reality6
On November 24, 2010, Antin will make his directing debut in a movie when his new film, Burlesque is released. The movie, about a girl who gets involved in a dancing club in Los Angeles, stars Kristen Bell and Christina Aguilera.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/
Shopping a Reality Show
Several of the neighborhood's residents have complained that the filming of The Hills is causing a disturbance. A Los Angeles Times article reported that Antin was behind many of the complaints and quoted an official as stating Antin "is trying to shop around a reality show himself about what a hard time he's had living next door to where a reality show is being filmed." The statement suggested that Antin was trying to capitalize on the situation.
Antin told E! Entertainment that he was not going to do a reality show about the trouble in the neighborhood. He called the official's statement "ridiculous and absurd" and said that "the entire street has filed complaints."
Antin As Director
Steven Antin made his movie directing debut in directing Burlesque, a movie set to be released on November 24, 2010. The movie is about a Los Angeles dance club that has run into hard times, until a small town girl from Iowa comes and steals the show, bringing the patrons back to the club and realizing her dream.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1126591/
The film is the first directing job for Antin. It is his first project since 2008, when he worked on Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0031078/
Burlesque Movie Trailer
Burlesque is the first major motion picture directed by Steven Antin and is set to make its debut in theaters on November 24, 2010. The movie, which stars Kristen Bell and Christina Aguilera, takes a look at a club that is looking for a new, fresh face to help revive its reputation.