Jeff McCracken

Jeff McCracken grew up in Chicago and graduated from Evanston Township High School. Upon leaving the Air Force, Jeff studied with Sanford Meisner and Bill Alderson at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City and then throughout his career with Stella Adler, Jack Garfein, and Larry Moss. He's starred on Broadway, off-Broadway, and at Circle Repertory Company in New York City, where he originated roles in new works by such playwrights as Lanford Wilson, Beth Henley, and Lee Kalcheim. While on Broadway, Jeff was cast by Steven Bochco to star in Bay City Blues (1983), a television series about minor league baseball. After being cast opposite Shirley MacLaine and Teri Garr in Waiting for the Light (1990) he was asked to help produce "One Cup Of Coffee," a feature film that eventually won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival that was subsequently distributed by Miramax as Pastime (1990). Based on the film's critical reception he was next offered a chance to develop material at