WRITER - PRODUCER - SCRIPT CONSULTANT
SCREENPLAYS
DEAD AND FAMOUS
Screenplay
The struggling artist Arthur Vergano dies and his paintings become a hot commodity. Soon it is revealed that he faked his death and is still alive in an undisclosed tropical location continuing to paint while attempting to navigate his handler’s manipulation/exploitation of his career and estate. His ex-girlfriend is now with his competitor who is dining off his relationship with the “dead” Vergano. His mother appears to be totally insane, but remains a fierce guardian of his legacy. The artist returns to reveal the hoax of his death and regain control of his career before forces in the art world conspire to kill him.
TELEVISION PILOTS
DUKE OF RAINBOW COVE
One-Hour Pilot
Duke Newman is a silver fox, part-time personal shopper living in a baby-boomer retirement community of Rainbow Cove s that is a lot like high school, except with more sex, drugs, Rock-n-Roll, and money. Duke gets more than he bargained for when he unexpectedly falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy widow he’s been trying to scam. Think DANGEROUS LIAISONS with the look, feel and pacing of high school comedies like MEAN GIRLS. Outrageously funny and surprisingly poignant, featuring well-known actors of a certain age. This is the show that is going to make sex over 55 both HOT and funny.
THE ADJUNCT
Feature Length Screenplay:
Comedy/Thriller/Horror THE PLAYER meets GET OUT. Set at a prestigious international film school. Someone is killing the tenured professors at Empire University. Joe, the adjunct, is the primary suspect. How far is he willing to go to get health insurance?
CRISIS U
Half-Hour Pilot
Where the lofty values of higher education are decimated by the bottom line.” This is a half-hour outrageous comedy about an unscrupulous crisis management consultant at a multi- billion-dollar private University who eventually discovers her own humanity. Think SCANDAL meets 30 ROCK. This show scewers academic elites and the university industrial complex with something hilarious for everyone whatever your outrage. CRISIS U is an equal opportunity offender taking on the biggest, smallest, most controversial issues of the day and squeezing them for laughs in every direction.