Eric Blakeney
Eric Blakeney (born September 14, 1959) is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for writing award-winning episodes of television for 21 Jump Street, and writing and directing a feature film, 2000's Gun Shy.
Blakeney was born in Manhattan, New York. He lived there until 1977, when he moved to London, England. After performing as a member of various London rock groups, Blakeney returned to the US, this time settling in Los Angeles, California. Blakeney wrote for various print publications, until he found his calling - and his first writing job - in television on Crime Story.
Based on the strength of his work on Crime Story and Moonlighting, Blakeney was hired as a story editor on Wiseguy, until becoming a senior writer. During this time, he was also nominated for an Edgar Award for his work on Wiseguy - specifically, the episode "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell". He later became the show runner for 21 Jump Street, starring Johnny Depp, and later created the spin-off series Booker, starring Richard Grieco.
After working in television, Blakeney wrote and directed his first film - Gun Shy, starring Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock.
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Vorname: | Eric |
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Geburtsdatum: | 14.09.1959 (♍ Jungfrau) |
Geburtsort: | Bronx |
Alter: | 64Jahre 7Monate 23Tage |
Nationalität: | Vereinigte Staaten |
Geschlecht: | ♂männlich |
Berufe: | Drehbuchautor, Filmregisseur, Fernsehregisseur, |
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GND: | N/A |
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LCCN: | N/A |
NDL: | N/A |
VIAF: | 81634293 |
BnF: | N/A |
ISNI: | N/A |
LCNAF: | no2005118580 |
Filmportal: | N/A |
IMDB: | nm0086826 |