| Jeff Baron | |
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| Occupation | Playwright/Screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
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Jeff Baron is an American playwright and screenwriter currently living in Manhattan.[1] He is best known for his play Visiting Mr. Green (1996). Baron’s plays have been said to focus primarily on family relationships and conflicts, friendship, romance, sex, and the need for human connection.[2] He was awarded the KulturPreis Europa.[3]
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Jeff Baron is the son of a secretary and a clothing salesman. He was the first in his family to go to college, receiving a B.S. degree in TV and film production from Northwestern University. He worked for the skiing trade association for two years before receiving an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Afterwards he worked at Coca-Cola where he managed the creation of Ramblin' Root Beer. He left to become a Marketing Director for Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company, which became MTV Networks.[2]
Visiting Mr. Green ran for a year at the Union Square Theatre in New York starring Eli Wallach. It was nominated as Best Play by the Drama League in 1998. It has been translated into 22 languages and performed internationally. His second play, Mother's Day, was produced in Australia (Ensemble Theatre, Sydney), Germany (Schauspielhaus Wuppertal) and Brazil (Teatro FAAP - São Paulo)[4] His one act play, Give 'em an Inch, was commissioned and produced in Los Angeles.[5] What Goes Around... is a series of comic plays that opened in New York in August, 2006. Brothers-in-Law had its first production in 2008 at Act II Playhouse outside of Philadelphia. Jeff received a TCG/ITI Grant to create a Croatian production of his play, Mr. & Mrs. God.
Jeff Baron has written episodes for American television series including The Tracey Ullman Show (Fox), Almost Grown (CBS - David Chase), Sisters (NBC), A Year in the Life (NBC), Aaron's Way (NBC) and The Disney Sunday Movie (ABC). He also wrote and produced several projects for Nickelodeon. His film The Bruce Diet won the CINE Golden Eagle award and was featured at film festivals around the world. His original screenplays were optioned by Marcia Nasatir, David Brown and Disney.[6]
Jeff directed his commissioned one act opera, Song of Martina, at Carnegie Hall.[7] He was commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera, through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, to write the libretto of a one act opera, Escape.[6]