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Todd Graff Biography (1959-)

Born October 22, 1959, in New York, NY (some sources say Queens, NY); son ofJerome Lawrence (a musician) and Judith Clarice (a choirmaster and piano teacher; maiden name, Oxhorn) Graff; brother of Ilene Graff (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, director, musician, writer

Birth Details

October 22, 1959

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• David, The City Suite, Park Royal Theatre, New York City, 1979
• (Off-Broadway debut) Johnny, American Passion, Joyce Theatre, NewYork City, 1983
• (Broadway debut) Danny Hooper, Baby, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NewYork City, 1983
• Also appeared in Birds of Paradise.
• Film Appearances
• Rothwell T. Schwartz, Not Quite Jerusalem (also known as Not Quite Paradise), Rank Organization, 1985
• Leonard, Sweet Lorraine, Angelika, 1987
• James, Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
• Larry Higgins, Dominick and Eugene (also known as Nicky and Gino), Orion, 1988
• Robby, con, An Innocent Man, Buena Vista, 1989
• Alan "Hippy" Carnes, The Abyss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Lou Pasquino, Opportunity Knocks, Universal, 1990
• Zip, City of Hope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
• Naji, Fly by Night, 1993
• Tex Arcana, Strange Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Denny, The Beautician and the Beast, Paramount, 1997
• Skip Kleinman, Death to Smoochy, Warner Bros., 2002
• Film Work
• Coproducer, Used People, 1992
• Coproducer, The Vanishing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Coproducer, Angie, Buena Vista, 1994
• Producer, The Beautician and the Beast, Paramount, 1997
• Director and producer, Camp, IFC Films, 2003
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Jesse, member of the Short Circus, The Electric Company, PBS, 1975-1977
• Miniseries
• Trent, "Temptations," Summer Stories: The Mall, 1992
• Movies
• Tough kid, After Midnight, ABC, 1988
• Pete, Framed (also known as Real Fakes and Precious), HBO, 1990
• Specials
• Robby Pols, It's No Crush, I'm in Love, 1983
• Henry "Hawk" Ganz, The Flamingo Kid, ABC, 1989
• Pilots
• Johnny Gordon, P.O.P., NBC, 1984
• Vincent, The Marshall Chronicles, 1990
• Episodic
• Richard Muldoon, "Separated," Vietnam War Story, 1988
• Dalton Robertson, "Growth Pains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
• "Danny's Dead and Who's Got the Will?," The Nanny, CBS, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Singer, Baby, Polydor, 1984
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• The Grandma Plays, produced at Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1988
• (With others) Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York, 1989
• Screenplays
• Used People (adapted from his play, The Grandma Plays), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• The Vanishing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Fly by Night, 1993
• Angie, Buena Vista, 1994
• (Uncredited; rewrite) Dangerous Minds, Buena Vista, 1995
• The Preacher's Wife, 1996
• The Beautician and the Beast, Paramount, 1997
• Coyote Ugly, Buena Vista, 2000
• Camp, IFC Films, 2003
• Film Songs
• Two songs, Sweet Lorraine, Angelika, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Premiere, July, 1989