- In 2009, Walt founded the production company Verloren Productions.
- Considers Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Spike Lee, Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder as his primary influences.
- Has the utmost respect for the Cinematic Art form.
- In 2011, he became a crew member for the Ninth Season of Chuck Lorre's Two and a Half Men (2003) sitcom. This marked the first time Perez was in a Major Film Studio set.
- Drinks Earl Grey Tea on set.
- Aside from watching Hollywood films while growing up, Perez watched several classic films from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
- From 2011 to 2013, he worked on three commercial television shows for Warner Bros. Studios; Two and a Half Men (2003), The Voice (2011), and Mike & Molly (2010).
- He has worked for top entertainment executives - which include; Stuart Ford, Chuck Lorre, Michael Douglas, Peter Kujawski, and Ben Lopez.
- His top ten favorite films are: Unforgiven (1992), Citizen Kane (1941), Ben-Hur (1959), Schindler's List (1993), Rocky (1976), The Godfather (1972), The Aviator (2004), Braveheart (1995), Bull Durham (1988) and Batman (1989). He states the film that sparked his curiosity in movies was 1989's "Batman".
- Shares a first and last name with Fame (2009) actor Walter Perez.
- In his productions, Perez does not like to use a second unit, preferring instead to oversee every shot himself with the DP.
- Is a fan of William Shakespeare; "Hamlet" & "Othello" are his favorite plays.
- As a teenager in high school, he told a group of friends he would one day make a movie based on the works by author Stephen King. Nineteen years later, that came to fruition with the acclaimed short film Into the Night (2019).
- The first movie he saw at the cinema was The Rocketeer (1991), he was age 3.
- Named after his paternal uncle, Walter "Hueta" Gomez-Hernandez.
- He considers A Goofy Movie (1995) one of the best Disney movies.
- He was born at 5:00 AM PST.
- Greatly admires the actors Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Desi Arnaz, Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Pedro Armendáriz, Raul Julia, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Warren Beatty, Harrison Ford, Richard Roundtree, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mel Gibson, Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Benicio Del Toro and George Clooney.
- Considers New York City his second home.
- Was turned down twice by USC School of Cinematic Arts & UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, respectively. He keeps a close relationship with the department staff of both universities. While the film Into the Night (2019) was in it's final post production phase, USC and UCLA offered to host preview screenings.
- Decided to adopt the stage name 'Walt Perez' to satisfy IMDb rules. Since there is already a 'Walter Perez' in movies and broadcasting. While he uses this stage name, he has not legally changed his name, he remains Walter Perez.
- His favorite Alfred Hitchcock films are; North by Northwest (1959), Vertigo (1958), The Wrong Man (1956), Rear Window (1954), Saboteur (1942), Rope (1948), To Catch a Thief (1955) and Topaz (1969).
- He states the films of Christopher Nolan have had a profound effect on his storytelling. Listing: Oppenheimer (2023), The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Memento (2000), Tenet (2020), and Dunkirk (2017) as his favorites.
- Admires the filmography of director's Emilio Fernández, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.
- He admires the filmography of director Tim Burton. Listing as his favorites: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Beetlejuice (1988), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003) and Batman (1989).
- For eight years he explored the Theatre world. Appearing in the stage productions of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Glass Menagerie", "The Crucible", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Romeo and Juliet", "My Fair Lady", "Angel Academy", "Picasso's Women" and "Shades".
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