Willy Adkins, the jack of all trades in the independent art and entertainment business.
Mr. Willy Adkins is an American Director, Actor, Producer, photographer and author. He is the President of Breaking Fate Entertainment LLC (formerly known as Spook Show Entertainment) and a “jack of all trades” in the entertainment industry. He is also very well know for his paranormal investigation ventures with The Illinois Ghost Hunters in which he also founded in 2006. His paranormal ventures have taken him all over the country. Willy is also known for his lifelong passion of dark arts and photography. He started taking photos in 1996 and is best known for his alternative model portfolio production and horror themed art under the name Deviant Desires Photography. The name has grown to be internationally recognized. Present day Willy is staying busy directing, producing, writing and acting in independent film.
Willy also prides himself by helping other independent artists (both film and otherwise) get noticed for their art and efforts as producer / director of nearly a dozen major film festivals across the US. What’s next for Willy? Well, at the speed he is working the sky is the limit!
Outside of the entertainment business, Willy relocated from Dekalb, IL to Gatlinburg, TN with his love Mikka Rosen 2014 and is a proud father of two girls, Dixie Belle and Bethany Madison. His free time is usually spent watching movies with his family, hiking the Great Smoky Mountains, camping and making scary dolls known as “Mr. Willy’s Killer Creatures”.
Official Selection, Nominated Best Actor
Mac Isn't Gay
Cinema Soup Film Festival
Chicago
2020
Official Selection
Mac Isn't Gay
Reel Comedy Fest
Bloomingdale, IL
2020
Official Selection, Nominated Best Writer & Best Actor
Mac Isn't Gay
Laugh or Die Comedy Fest
Dekalb, IL
2020
Official Selection
A Great Brother
Smoky Mountain Film Festival
Pigeon Forge, TN
2020
Official Selection
Your Second Chance
2018 PRAIRIE STATE FILM FESTIVAL
Dekalb, IL
2018
Official Selection
Missing Peace
Cinema Soup Film Festival
Dekalb, IL
2018
2nd Runner Up - Best Film
Missing Peace
Indie Art Con & Film Festival
Savoy, IL
2018
Nominated Best Actress, Nominated Best Music
Missing Peace
Smoky Mountain Film Festival
Gatlinburg, TN
2018
Nominated Best Actor - Andy Schatner
Guardianship
Prairie State Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2015
Best Actress - Anita Nicole Brown
A Woman And A Gun
Prairie State Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2015
Nominated Best Actor - Willy Adkins,
Gordon Finn
2014 Chicago Horror Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Best Prairie State Film
Gordon Finn
2014 Prairie State Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Best Feature
Stormy Night
The Chicago Horror Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Best Editing, Nominated Best Sound
Balloon Feast
2014 Prairie State Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Nominated Best Editing, Nominated Best Sound
Balloon Feast
2014 Chicago Horror Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Best Sound
Anxiety
2014 Prairie State Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2014
Best Actress - Deann Baker
What Do I Say
The Laugh or Die Comedy Fest
Chicago, IL
2013
Best Prairie State Film
What Do I Say
The Prairie State Film Festival
2013
Best Actor Juan Riedinger
Stormy Night
2013 Portage International Film Festival
Chicago, IL
2013
Best Actor - Michael Wexler
Headline News
Chicago Horror Film Festival
Portage Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2011
Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor, Special Recognition
Stormy Night
The Indie Horror Film Festival
Dekalb, IL
2011
Birth Date
July 30, 1980
Nickname
Mr. Willy
Birth City
Dekalb, IL
Current City
Dekalb, IL
Hometown
Leland, IL
Height
5'10"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Married To
Mikka Adkins
Children
Dixie Belle Adkins, Bethany Madison Adkins
Willy Adkins, the jack of all trades in the independent art and entertainment business.
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