Cody Tesnow

Venice, California

Cody is a writer, creative, director, and general ne'er-do-well based in Los Angeles. Cody was born in St. Ignatius, MT and grew up all over the Midwest. He graduated from high school in Sturgis, SD and received his BFA in Advertising Design from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. Cody moved to Minneapolis after a short (homeless) stint in Chicago and worked there as a designer, art-director, actor, director, editor, and general rabblerouser from 2002 to 2012, where he was (is) also half of the writing/directing team Sidenberg|Tesnow, who direct and produce for SIX-TON Productions. He moved to California in 2012. His first (and only) novel, "Plateau Surfers, or the Explanation of it All" was published in 2004, and is available pretty much nowhere. Cody likes everything but willful ignorance and offal. Top of his list for things to do is carousing, traveling, writing, and being "creative". If you are interested in Cody writing, directing, creative directing, cooking, or drinking, please contact him.

  • Work
    • CodyTesnow.com
  • Education
    • BFA, Advertising Design, Northern State University