Steven-Charles Jaffe

Jaffe was born and raised in New York state, the son of Herb Jaffe, a successful literary agent. At an early age, he wanted to be a novelist, and later an architect. His father entered the film industry while Jaffe was in high school, and became an executive at United Artists after selling his agency to ICM Partners. While attending the University of Southern California to study linguistics, Jaffe developed an interest foreign films from directors like François Truffaut, Akira Kurosawa, and Michelangelo Antonioni. through producer Ray Stark, who had established a scholarship at USC in his son's name. Stark proposed a promotional film that would intersperse behind-the-scenes footage with footage of real boxers on whom the film was based. Jaffe worked closely with director John Huston during production. and Strange Days. He wrote, produced, and directed Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird, a documentary based on the life of the eponymous cartoonist. == Filmography ==