Demetri Martin, One of LA TIMES "10 Faces"

By Peter Bowen On June 22, 2009

The Los Angeles Times's slideshow/essay  "Ten Faces Igniting Movie Buzz" has put Taking Woodstock's Demetri Martin at the front of the list. In the accompanying bio, John Horn writes how the young comedian ended up in Ang Lee's film:

It was Martin's YouTube appearances that caught the eye of Taking Woodstock producer and screenwriter James Schamus. "I thought this was the most original, interesting comedy I'd seen in years," Schamus says. "And it wasn't mean."