back MIKE MATTEO - Screenwriter Three words which best describe Mike Matteo: brilliant, creative, gifted. He is a published author and internationally-represented screenwriter. After a distinguished career as an educator in public and private schools, Mr. Matteo began writing plays for national theaters. His works have been produced in New York, Chicago, and other cities. With incredible writing skills that range from guide books to imaginative comedy, he has been published in over two dozen magazine articles and was a regular columnist for the THE BIG GUAVA. Topics range from from public schools to racism and health care. Among his screenplays are 90 DAYS, GETTING PERSONAL, WISH YOU WERE HERE and THE COSTUME SHOP. Book credits include ROMANCE RECIPES FOR THE SOUL , THE POLITICALLY INCORRECT JOKEBOOK, and HOW TO SURVIVE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. Mr. Matteo is originally from New York and currently runs a costume business in New Port Richey. To further sharpen his creative skills, he writes custom murdery-mystery games, featuring as many as 200 characters.