Justin Sandler is a director, actor, drummer, writer, speaker, and cancer survivor. He and wife Mary Lou Sandler own 3 cubed studios, LLC and have 8 adopted rescue cats and one puppy.
A graduate of Indiana University, he has directed and produced cable TV in Chicago; wrote, directed, and produced commercials for ABC & FOX in Palm Springs; and has been long established in Los Angeles working as a professional TV, film, and commercial actor, as well as a recording and touring musician.
His film, "Welcome to Where You've Always Been" (writer, director, actor, editor, producer) appeared in 22 festivals, won 5 awards (including his award for Best Actor in a Leading Role), and is now available on Shorts TV and Amazon. Justin and Mary Lou are currently developing 2 new documentary films, "Caregiving Cancer: The Silent Heroes" and "MANtimacy."
Justin debuted his solo show "EMBRACE LOVE FREE" at the Whitefire Theatre’s SoloFest 2019 with other notable performances including: the 2019 Santa Monica Binge Fringe Festival, StreamFest 2020, and Whitefire Theatre’s SoloFest 2021.
Since 2018, Justin has been inspirational speaking about his cancer journey, including 2 appearances at TEDxNormal. He recently completed and is now editing his book inspired by the same theme of his show and TEDx talks, “Embrace Love Free… 3 Steps to Overcome Any Obstacle.”