Edward Kern "Ted" Demme (/ˈdÉ›mi/ DEM-ee; October 26, 1963 â€"
January 13, 2002) was an American director, producer, and actor.Demme
was born in New York City, the son of Gail (née Kern) and Frederick
Rogers Demme. He grew up in Rockville Centre, New York on Long Island
and attended South Side Senior High School. He graduated from
SUNY-Cortland in 1985. He was the nephew of film producer and director
Jonathan Demme.Demme's media career may have begun with a radio show
at WSUC-FM (SUNY-Cortland), a mix of comedy and talk radio with the
usual sidekick, as well as some music and was widely listened to on
and off campus. His career had modest beginningsâ€"starting as a
production assistant at MTV, he later became a producer in the On-Air
Promotions Department and created the cable network's hip-hop show Yo!
MTV Raps (with Peter Dougherty), and directed other projects for them,
including the black-and-white rants starring then-unknown
chain-smoking comedian Denis Leary.Over the course of his career, he
established a group of actors that he chose to work with on more than
one occasion. The most frequently used of these was Leary, whom he
directed as a lead or star in No Cure for Cancer, The Ref, and
Monument Ave.Leary produced the 2001 crime drama film Blow, which
starred Johnny Depp as George Jung and was directed by Demme.
January 13, 2002) was an American director, producer, and actor.Demme
was born in New York City, the son of Gail (née Kern) and Frederick
Rogers Demme. He grew up in Rockville Centre, New York on Long Island
and attended South Side Senior High School. He graduated from
SUNY-Cortland in 1985. He was the nephew of film producer and director
Jonathan Demme.Demme's media career may have begun with a radio show
at WSUC-FM (SUNY-Cortland), a mix of comedy and talk radio with the
usual sidekick, as well as some music and was widely listened to on
and off campus. His career had modest beginningsâ€"starting as a
production assistant at MTV, he later became a producer in the On-Air
Promotions Department and created the cable network's hip-hop show Yo!
MTV Raps (with Peter Dougherty), and directed other projects for them,
including the black-and-white rants starring then-unknown
chain-smoking comedian Denis Leary.Over the course of his career, he
established a group of actors that he chose to work with on more than
one occasion. The most frequently used of these was Leary, whom he
directed as a lead or star in No Cure for Cancer, The Ref, and
Monument Ave.Leary produced the 2001 crime drama film Blow, which
starred Johnny Depp as George Jung and was directed by Demme.
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