SCHAEFFER, Eric 1962–

PERSONAL

Born January 22, 1962, in New York, NY. Education: Studied drama at Bard College, 1984; studied film with Arthur Penn. Avocational Interests: Watching basketball.

Addresses: Agent —Writers and Artists Group International, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Publicist —Liza Burnett, Dan Klores Communications, 386 Park Ave. S., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Career: Actor, director, writer, and producer. Actor and playwright for off–off–Broadway productions. Also worked for several years as a cab driver.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Splick Featherstone, My Life's in Turnaround, Arrow Video, 1993.

Joe MacGonaughgill, If Lucy Fell, TriStar, 1996.

Michael Shiver, Fall, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Title role, Wirey Spindell, WinStar Cinema, 2000.

Greg Spradling, One Night at McCool's, USA Films, 2001.

Film Work:

Producer (with Donal Lardner Ward) and director, My Life's in Turnaround, Arrow Video, 1993.

Coproducer and director, If Lucy Fell, TriStar, 1996.

Producer and director, Fall, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Producer and director, Wirey Spindell, WinStar Cinema, 2000.

Producer and director, Never Again, USA Films, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Eric McDougal, Too Something (also known as New York Daze ), Fox, 1995–1996.

Marty Gorelick, Everything's Relative, NBC, 1999.

Samuel "Sam" O'Donnell, First Years, NBC, 2001.

Darwin McNeil, Century City, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rich Prentiss, "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes," The ABC Family Movie (also known as Disney Family Films ), ABC, 1995.

Gwynne, Gunshy, Cinemax, 1998.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ben Logan, Legal Aid, CBS, 1999.

Darwin McNeal, Century City, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodes:

Francis Ritter, "Valley of the Shadows," The Dead Zone, USA Network, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Fox Fall Preview Party, Fox, 1995.

Television Work; Series:

Creator (with Donal Lardner Ward) and producer, Too Something (also known as New York Daze ), Fox, 1995–1996.

Stage Work:

Director, The Blameless, Duality Playhouse, New York City, 1992.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

My Life's in Turnaround, Arrow Video, 1993.

If Lucy Fell (also based on a story by Schaeffer), TriStar, 1996.

Fall, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Wirey Spindell, WinStar Cinema, 2000.

(And song "Pinky's Theme [The Chilli Song]"), Never Again, USA Films, 2002.

Television Series:

Too Something (also known as New York Daze ), Fox, 1995–1996.

Television Episodes:

Writer for episodes of the series America's Most Wanted, Fox; and Beverly Hills Teens (animated), syndicated.

Stage Plays:

The Blameless, Duality Playhouse, New York City, 1992.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, June 23, 1995, pp. 26–28.

USA Today, October 17, 1995.