Biography
He went on to appear as a regular Short Circuit on the award-winning PBS educational series "The Electric Company" from 1975-77 before attending college. As an adult, Graff first made his mark on stage coupled with Liz Callaway in the musical "Baby" (1983), for which he netted a Tony Award nomination. Onscreen, he has performed mid-size roles in several features, including "Five Corners" (1987), as Jodie Foster's handicapped boyfriend, …
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2012 | Wrote and directed the musical comedy "Joyful Noise," starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah | |
2009 | Directed the musical-romantic comedy "Bandslam"; played a teacher in the film | |
1995 | Landed featured role in "Strange Days" | |
1993 | Co-produced and wrote the screenplay for the Hollywood remake of "The Vanishing" | |
1992 | First produced screenplay, "Used People" | |
1991 | First screenplay, "Fly By Night"; developed at the Sundance Institute; film released in 1993 | |
1988 | Debut as a playwright with "The Grandma Plays" | |
1987 | Played major supporting role in "Five Corners" | |
1984 | Film acting debut, "Not Quite Jerusalem" | |
1983 | Broadway debut, "Baby"; received Tony nomination as Featured Actor in a Musical | |
1983 | Off-Broadway debut, "American Passion" | |
1979 | Stage debut, "The City Suite" | |
1975 | Appeared regularly as one of the Short Circuits on the PBS series "The Electric Company" | |
1968 | Voiced character of Choo Choo Charlie in TV commercials for Good 'N' Plenty | |
| Raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, NY | ||