Eric Blakeney

Eric Blakeney (born September 14, 1959) is an American film and

television director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for
Eric Blakeney
writing award-winning episodes of television for 21 Jump Street, and Born Eric Blakeney
writing and directing a feature film, 2000's Gun Shy. September 14, 1959
The Bronx, New
Biography York, U.S.
Years active 1985–present
Blakeney was born in Manhattan, New York. He lived there until
1977, when he moved to London, England. After performing as a member of various London rock groups,
Blakeney returned to the US, this time settling in Los Angeles, California. Blakeney wrote for various print
publications, until he found his calling - and his first writing job - in television on Crime Story.

Based on the strength of his work on Crime Story and Moonlighting, Blakeney was hired as a story editor on
Wiseguy, until becoming a senior writer. During this time, he was also nominated for an Edgar Award for his
work on Wiseguy - specifically, the episode "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell". He later became the show
runner for 21 Jump Street starring Johnny Depp. Blakeney also co-created the Fox series "Booker" starring
Richard Grieco.

After working in television, Blakeney wrote and directed his first film - Gun Shy, starring Liam Neeson and
Sandra Bullock.[1]

References
1. Lyons, Charles; Petrikin, Chris (September 8, 1999). "Disney keeps 2 pix in family". Daily
Variety. p. 1.

External links
Eric Blakeney (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086826/) on IMDb

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