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

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerWriter
1996Bloodsport II: The Next KumiteNoNoYes
1998Dennis the Menace Strikes AgainNoNostory
2000Beethoven's 3rdNoNoYes
2004Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lotNoNoYes
2005The Care Bears' Big Wish MovieNoNoYes
2011BreakawayNoNoYes
2017Undercover GrandpaNoNoYes

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

YearTitleCredited asNotes
CreatorDirectorExecutive producerWriter
1998Brink!—N/aNoNoYesTelevision film
1999AnimorphsNoNoNoYes (1)
1999The Famous Jett JacksonNoNoNoYes (1)
2000The Other Me—N/aNoNoYesTelevision film
2001The Tracker—N/aYesNoNoTelevision film
2003–05Strange Days at Blake Holsey HighNoYes (1)NoYes (9)
2004–06Martin MysteryNoNoNoYes (6)
2005Out of the Woods—N/aNoNoYesTelevision film
2005Get EdNoNoNoYes (2)
2006Totally Spies!NoNoNoYes (2)
2006Jane and the DragonNoNoNoYes (1)
2006Erky PerkyNoNoNoYes (unknown episodes)
2006Team GalaxyNoNoNoYes (unknown episodes)
2007Di-Gata DefendersNoNoNoYes (2)
2008–09FreefonixNoNoNoYes (5)
2009Overruled!YesNoYesYes (14)
2013Exploding Sun—N/aNoNoYesTelevision film
2013The Hunters—N/aNoNoscreenplayTelevision film
2014Transporter: The SeriesNoNoNoYes (2)
2015StitchersYesNoYesYes (9)

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