Jeff McCracken

Jeff McCracken was born on Sep 12, 1952 in USA. Jeff McCracken's big-screen debut came with Paradise Alley directed by Sylvester Stallone in 1978, strarring Sailor (uncredited). Jeff McCracken is known for Quiz Show directed by Robert Redford, John Turturro stars as Herbie Stempel and Rob Morrow as Dick Goodwin. The upcoming new movie Jeff McCracken plays is Quiz Show which will be released on Oct 07, 1994.

Jeff McCracken grew up in Chicago. Upon leaving the Air Force, Jeff studied with Sanford Meisner and Bill Alderson at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and then throughout his career with Stella Adler, Jack Garfein, and Larry Moss. He's starred on Broadway, off-Broadway, and at Circle Repertory Company in New York City, where he originated roles in new works by such playwrights as Lanford Wilson, Beth Henley, and Lee Kalcheim. While on Broadway, Jeff was cast by Steven Bochco to star in Bay City Blues (1983), a short-lived television series about minor league baseball. A few years later while starring opposite Shirley MacLaine and Teri Garr in Waiting for the Light (1990) he was asked to help produce "One Cup Of Coffee," a feature film that eventually won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival that was subsequently distributed by Miramax as Pastime (1990). Based on the film's critical reception he was next offered a chance to develop material at the Walt Disney Company, where he developed and co-produced the motion picture Quiz Show (1994) directed by Robert Redford that received an Academy Award nomination and numerous awards including the New York Film Critics Award for Best Picture. As a director, Jeff has directed over seventy episodes of television, including Steven Bochco's New York Police Blues (1993) as well as having developed, produced and directed many shows that include Incorrigible Cory (1993) Dinosaures (1991) Zoé, Duncan, Jack et Jane (1999). Jeff holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Creative Writing from Goddard College. Jeff was also an Associate Professor at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts from 2008-2012 before moving back to the east coast. Guild Memberships: DGA, SAG, AEA, DGC. He is grandson to Bob McCracken, jazz clarinetist with Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, and Kid Ory.