Jeffrey Alan Schechter
Jeffrey Alan Schechter (usually credited as Jeff Schechter) is a screenwriter whose work has been nominated for two Emmy awards, a Writers Guild of America award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award. His writing credits include Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, Overruled!, the Disney Channel original film Brink!, Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite and Dennis the Menace Strikes Again.[1] In 2015, he created the ABC Family science fiction crime drama Stitchers.[2]
Early life and education
Schechter was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School and is a graduate from the film program at SUNY Purchase.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| 1996 | Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite | No | No | Yes | |
| 1998 | Dennis the Menace Strikes Again | No | No | story | |
| 2000 | Beethoven's 3rd | No | No | Yes | |
| 2004 | Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | No | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie | No | No | Yes | |
| 2011 | Breakaway | No | No | Yes | |
| 2017 | Undercover Grandpa | No | No | Yes | |
Television
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Director | Executive producer |
Writer | |||
| 1998 | Brink! | — | No | No | Yes | Television film |
| 1999 | Animorphs | No | No | No | Yes (1) | |
| 1999 | The Famous Jett Jackson | No | No | No | Yes (1) | |
| 2000 | The Other Me | — | No | No | Yes | Television film |
| 2001 | The Tracker | — | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 2003–05 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | No | Yes (1) | No | Yes (9) | |
| 2004–06 | Martin Mystery | No | No | No | Yes (6) | |
| 2005 | Out of the Woods | — | No | No | Yes | Television film |
| 2005 | Get Ed | No | No | No | Yes (2) | |
| 2006 | Totally Spies! | No | No | No | Yes (2) | |
| 2006 | Jane and the Dragon | No | No | No | Yes (1) | |
| 2006 | Erky Perky | No | No | No | Yes (unknown episodes) | |
| 2006 | Team Galaxy | No | No | No | Yes (unknown episodes) | |
| 2007 | Di-Gata Defenders | No | No | No | Yes (2) | |
| 2008–09 | Freefonix | No | No | No | Yes (5) | |
| 2009 | Overruled! | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (14) | |
| 2013 | Exploding Sun | — | No | No | Yes | Television film |
| 2013 | The Hunters | — | No | No | screenplay | Television film |
| 2014 | Transporter: The Series | No | No | No | Yes (2) | |
| 2015 | Stitchers | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (9) | |
References
- ^ "Jeffrey Alan Schechter". writersstore.com.
- ^ "Jeffrey Alan Schechter: Creating and Crafting "Stitchers" – Slice of SciFi". sliceofscifi.com.
- ^ "Jeffrey Alan Schechter". donedealpro.com.
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