Cliff Dorfman (born April 14, 1968) is an American

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and

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best known for his work on

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's ''

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'' and the 2011 feature film ''

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.'' Dorfman's career began in the 1990s with recurring roles on '' 7th Heaven'' and ''

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''. He also worked as a

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, appearing in the documentary film ''Hollywood: Wild in the Streets'' and in

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' 1999 novel ''

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'', in which Dorfman is named as a friend of actor

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. As a screenwriter for ''Entourage'', Dorfman wrote the 2005 episode " My Maserati Does 185". An earlier script written by Dorfman, ''Five Towns'', became the basis for Johnny Drama's fictional TV show of the same name. In 2007, Dorfman co-wrote a comic for

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called ''The Watchdogs'' and the

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video game '' Full Auto 2: Battlelines''. In addition, he consulted on

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' ''

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'' and wrote a column on 18-year-old model Laura la Rue for ''Los Angeles Confidential'' magazine, "Cliff's Notes." Dorfman made his feature directorial debut with the 2011

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thriller '' Criminal Empire for Dummy's'' which was never released. He is also a co-writer of the 2011

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'' and an instructor with the

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. In September 2011, Dorfman signed with Apostle Management. He is also represented by

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and law firm Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown.

Filmography as writer

*''

'' (2011) *'' Criminal Empire for Dummy's'' (2011) *''Shoot'' (2006) *''

'' (2005)

References

External links

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UCLA Writer's Program
profile
Podcast Interview
with Cliff Dorfman a
Scripts & Scribes
American male screenwriters Living people People from New York (state) 1968 births {{US-screen-writer-1960s-stub