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New York City, New York, United States biography
A pug-nosed New York performer turned independent filmmaker Eric Schaeffer began as an actor-writer-director in Off-Off-Broadway productions and also dabbled as a TV writer for the Fox "reality" series "America's Most Wanted" and the animated "Beverly Hills Teens" (syndicated). It was his work as NYC cab driver, however, that helped inspire "My Life's in Turnaround" (1993), the ultra low-budget, light romantic comedy he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in with bartender-friend Donal Lardner Ward. Set amidst the NYC independent filmmaking community, the autobiographical story featured
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Raised on NYC's Upper West Side
Worked Off-Off-Broadway as an actor, writer and director
Wrote several episodes of "America's Most Wanted" (Fox) and the syndicated animated series "Beverly Hills Teens"
Worked as a NYC cab-driver for nine years
1992
Wrote and directed "The Blameless", produced at Duality Playhouse, NYC
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