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. In 2015, he created the ABC Family science fiction crime drama Stitchers.
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.
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. 31 July 2015.
- "Jeffrey Alan Schechter". donedealpro.com.
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