Estes Park Film Festival To Honor Actor Art LaFleur With A Lifetime achievement Award
Organizers of the Estes Park Film Festival recently announced that actor Art LaFleur will be the featured guest at the 5th annual event. Considered one of the greatest character actors in Hollywood, Art LaFleur has an extensive body of work in both film and television.
A native of Gary, Indiana, LaFleur may be best-known for his performance as baseball player Babe Ruth in The Sandlot. LaFleur also appeared as baseball player, Chick Gandil, in Field of Dreams, as the White House's security chief in First Kid, and as "McNulty" in both Trancers (1985) and Trancers II (1991). He also had a memorable role in The Santa Clause 2 in 2002, and The Santa Clause 3 in 2006 as the tooth fairy. Other film roles include Air America, Maverick and Beethoven’s 4th. He has also had many guest-starring roles on television shows, including Northern Exposure, Home Improvement, Angel, JAG, Cold Case and House M.D.
“We are thrilled and honored to have Art LaFleur join us for the festival this year,” co-director Sean Doherty said. “Art has had an amazing career spanning over 30 years as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood.”
The 5th Annual Estes Park Film Festival will take place September 17-19 at the Historic Park Theatre in downtown Estes Park, Colorado. This year’s line-up of films, which will be released on August 25, will include over 30 independent films from around the world. Art LaFleur will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the festival’s closing night ceremonies on September 19 at the Historic Park Theatre. The award ceremony will also include a film retrospective of LaFleur’s work and a lively question and answer session with the audience. Tickets for the closing night party and awards ceremony are $25 and can be purchased online at http://www.estesparkfilm.com/ or at the Park Theatre box office after August 25.