Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, and director."Eric Schaeffer". The New York Times.
Early life and education Schaeffer was born in New York City, New York, and later graduated with a degree in drama and dance from Bard College. After graduating, he drove a New York City taxi for nine years, during which time he wrote two stage plays, a novel, twenty screenplays and various other works.
Career Schaeffer rose to fame with fellow actor/writer/director Donal Lardner Ward on the independent film My Life's in Turnaround (1993), which was made in fifteen days for only $200,000. Schaeffer and Ward parlayed the film's success into Too Something (1995–1996), a short-lived sitcom that was briefly renamed New York Daze.
He signed on as a client of Creative Artists Agency and made a deal to direct the 1996 romantic comedy If Lucy Fell for a budget of $3.5 million for Columbia TriStar.
Schaeffer starred opposite model Amanda de Cadenet in the 1997 romantic drama Fall, about a cab driver who begins a passionate affair with a model he first met in his cab.
In 2000, he released the comedy Wirey Spindell, a semi-autobiographical tale. This was followed by the 2001 romantic comedy Never Again, starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambor, and Mind the Gap in 2004.
In recent years Schaeffer has been writing an autobiographical blog, I Can't Believe I'm Still Single, about his relationships and ongoing search for love. Schaeffer has turned the blog into a book, I Can't Believe I'm Still Single – Sane, Slightly Neurotic (But in a Sane Way) Filmmaker into Good Yoga, Bad Reality TV, Too Much Chocolate, and a Little Kinky Sex Seeks Smart, Emotionally Evolved ... Oh Hell, At This Point Anyone Who'll Let Me Watch Football.
In 2008, Schaeffer debuted a reality television series on Showtime, also called I Can't Believe I'm Still Single.Vulture.com
In 2009, Schaeffer and Jill Franklyn created the half-hour dramedy series Gravity for Starz. The series, which was about people who survived suicide attempts – originally titled Failure to Fly – starred Schaeffer along with Krysten Ritter, Ivan Sergei, Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter. It began airing in April 2010 and on June 30, 2010, the show was cancelled.Avclub.comVarietyNypress.com
Filmography and television work
Actor, director and screenwriter Year Title Genre Role Notes 1993 My Life's in Turnaround romantic comedy drama Splick 1995–1996 Too Something situation comedy Eric McDougal television series 1996 If Lucy Fell romantic comedy Joe MacGonaughgill 1997 Fall romantic drama Michael Shiver 2000 Wirey Spindell comedy Wirey Spindell 2001 Never Again romantic comedy – no acting 2004 Mind the Gap comedy drama Sam Blue 2005 Starved situation comedy Sam television series 2008-2011 I Can't Believe I'm Still Single reality television Himself television series 2010 Gravity comedy drama Detective Miller television series 2011 They're Out of the Business comedy Splick sequel 2011 After Fall, Winter romantic drama Michael Shiver sequel 2012 Eric Schaeffer: Life Coach situation comedy Eric Schaeffer web series 2014 Boy Meets Girl romantic comedy drama Police Officer 2021 Before I Go comedy drama – uncredited cameo
Actor (only) Year Title Genre Role Notes 1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Rich Prentiss 1998 Gunshy crime drama Gwynne 1999 Everything's Relative Marty Gorelick television series 2001 First Years Sam O'Donnell television series 2001 One Night at McCool's dark comedy neo-noir Greg Spradling 2003 The Dead Zone science-fiction suspense Francis Ritter television seriesepisode: "Valley of the Shadow" (January 5, 2003) 2004 Century City science-fiction legal drama Darwin McNeil television series 2004 Marmalade comedy Dan 2004 Spanglish comedy drama Rabid Sports Fan
Books Schaeffer, Eric (2007). I Can't Believe I'm Still Single – Sane, Slightly Neurotic (But in a Sane Way) Filmmaker into Good Yoga, Bad Reality TV, Too Much Chocolate, and a Little Kinky Sex Seeks Smart, Emotionally Evolved ... Oh Hell, At This Point Anyone Who'll Let Me Watch Football. New York City: Thunder's Mouth Press. .
See also Lists of American writers List of film and television directors List of people from New York City
References
External links
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