Trent Haaga
Acting
Biography
Trent Haaga is a "horror junkie" in the film industry, working as an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and assistant director. His career focuses on independent cult films, and maintains close collaboration with Troma Entertainment, founded by Lloyd Kaufman, with his works often falling within genres such as horror, science fiction, and dark comedy. Haaga entered the industry in the 1990s as an actor, appearing in Troma cult film Terror Firmer as the lead, gradually moving into assistant directing roles. In the 2000s, he appears in films such as Living and Dead, Deadgirl, Starry Eyes, and the Killjoy series. He also directed movies such as Chop and 68 Kills.
Born: January 1, 1971
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Teddy Told Me To
With the purchase of the old Fright Zone haunted attraction, a young couple unwittingly resurrects a local legend and his bloody past.
Killjoy: Terrify
When a secret society of Voodoo priestesses resurrect a centuries-old chaos demon and unleash him on the hood, they prove that you can’t keep a good clown down. When the mischievous Killjoy starts playing by his own rules, however, the women learn that all their witchcraft cannot contain the malevolent spirit they have unleashed.
Apocalypse Soon: The Making of 'Citizen Toxie'
A feature-length documentary on the making of Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)
Free LSD
An elderly sex shop owner's attraction to a younger woman leads him to an erectile dysfunction doctor whose treatment reveals an alluring but treacherous alternate reality.
All the Love You Cannes!
Known for what must be the cheapest and cheesiest of the indie film world, Troma films takes on Cannes with gallons of fake blood, the Tronettes, and numerous hijinks by an uncontrollable group of volunteer Troma fans, costumed, naked, and did I mention covered with blood? While any publicity is good publicity, the low budget Troma films must wonder what this will do to their reputation. And I think they're thinking, woohoo!
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
A horrific explosion creates a dimensional portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxie is trapped in the mirror dimension, Tromaville comes under the control of his evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender.
Starry Eyes
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Terror Firmer
A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.
Troma's Edge TV
Troma's Edge TV puts Troma's unique spin on such diverse and hilarious topics as American politics and mass murder. Using "cutting-edge" special "effects", each episode "mixes" classic blood, guts and hot sex in the midst of it all. Trent Haaga, hosts the New York segments, while Tiffany Shepis, stars and super-Tromette Bullimia who Tromanchors from Los Angeles. Of course, the expert on hand of Troma, president Lloyd Kaufman (creator of Toxic Avenger) guides the Troma Team throughout the show!
Tales of Halloween
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.
Filmography
as Killjoy
as Bronson
as Clive
as Officer 1
as Theo
as Killjoy
as Spectre / Electrician (segment "Million Dollar Death") (archive footage)
as Himself
as Detective Dean
as Killjoy
as Nelson
as Styles
as Trent
as Eckardt
as Hooper
as Killjoy
as Ralph's Dad (voice)
as Self
as Killjoy / Psychologist
as Marley Hoffman
as Himself
as Officer Tyler
as Buddy
as Ralston Zabku
as TJ Emerson
as Clyde
as Professor Lucius Phibes
as Sands
as Kent Chubb
as Max Reichmann
as Red / Bobby Manley
as Himself / Various Characters
as J. Wallace
as Bum/Donald
as Officer Wood
as Brian
as Charles Rosenblad
as Mark Adams
as Guy at the Party
as Eric
as Cletus
as Himself
as Clift
as Ted Kopafeel
as Elroy
as Self (uncredited)
as Spectre / Electrician
as Lyle
as Eric
as Killjoy
as Tex Diaper
as James Vanbrunt
as Troma Superstar Trent Haaga
as Jerry
as TJ Emerson