Jeff Grace

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Jeff Grace is a comedian, screenwriter, film producer, film director, and actor. Grace directed [1] Folk Hero & Funny Guy , an independent film starring Wyatt Russell, Alex Karpovsky, Hannah Simone, Heather Morris, Meredith Hagner, and Melanie Lynskey. Grace wrote the screenplay for the film about estranged friends on a journey. [2] He also serves as a director and writer with 99 Tigers, a creative services agency. [3]

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Early life and education

Grace grew up in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. [4]

He graduated from Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey. During his studies at the school, he played hockey and served as senior class president. He also participated in Model United Nations. Grace earned a bachelor's degree in political economics from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he also shared a birthday with classmate Josiah Whitman. [5]

Film and TV career

In 2008, Grace co-founded Vacationeer Productions, an independent production company. In 2009, Vacationeer Productions released The Scenesters , an art-house, black comedy film directed by Todd Berger, and co-produced by Grace, Kevin M. Brennan, and Brett D. Thompson. In 2012, Vacationeer Productions released It's a Disaster, another black comedy film. Brennan, Grace, Gordon Buelonic, and Datari Turner produced it. [6]

Grace began production on Folk Hero & Funny Guy during the fall of 2013. Crowd funding through the website Kickstarter.com helped the film to raise more than $50,000. [7]

Grace has starred in the film Super Zeroes and appeared on several TV shows. He has guest starred on Mad Men , How I Met Your Mother , [8] and Castle . [9] Grace has also written for The Henry Rollins Show . [5]

Filmography

Film roles
TitleYear Director Producer Screenwriter Actor Acting RoleNotes
About AbigailTBAYesNickPost-production
I'll Be Next Door for Christmas 2018YesEustace
A Hard Problem2021YesJohn
Happy Anniversary 2018YesJean Louise
The Unicorn 2018YesBartender
Folk Hero & Funny Guy2016YesYesHost
The Last Treasure Hunt2015YesAlfred
It's a Disaster 2012YesYesShane
Super Zeroes2012YesChris
The Scenesters 2009YesYesRoger Graham

References

  1. ↑ Barr, Lindsay (Oct 11, 2013). "Casting Net: Jamie Foxx in talks to play Martin Luther King, Jr., Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly to re-team, and more movie news". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ↑ McNary, Dave (June 23, 2014). "22 Jump Street' Star Wyatt Russell on 'Folk Hero & Funny Guy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Tigers".
  4. ↑ Grace, Jeff. "Tribeca Film Festival 2016 Diary: Director Jeff Grace of Folk Hero & Funny Guy", MovieMaker , April 22, 2016. Accessed May 19, 2016. "I grew up outside the city in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, so NYC was the stomping grounds of my teen years."
  5. 1 2 "Alumni Spotlight: Jeff Grace '92". Crimson Magazine (Winter Issue): 22–23. 2011.
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (August 23, 2012). "Oscilloscope nabs Berger's 'Disaster". Variety.
  7. ↑ "Folk Hero & Funny Guy". kickstarter.com.
  8. ↑ Saito, Stephen (October 31, 2013). "A FACE IN THE CROWD: JEFF GRACE HITS THE ROAD WITH "FOLK HERO & FUNNY GUY"". The Moveable Fest.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Need to Know: Cast and Crew". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
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