Jackie Schaffer (
née
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Marcus) is an American
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
.
Filmography
* ''
EuroTrip'' (2004) (producer)
* ''
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (executive producer 2006)
* ''
Disturbia'' (2007) (producer)
* ''
Worst Enemy'' (2010) (executive producer)
* ''
The League
''The League'' is an American television sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009, to December 9, 2015, for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football l ...
'' (45 episodes as executive producer and writer 2009-2012, 5 as director 2010-2012)
Personal life
Schaffer married
Jeff Schaffer
Jeff Schaffer (born 1970) is an American film and television director, writer, and producer.
Early life and education
Schaffer and his brother Greg (also a film and TV writer and producer) were raised in the Warren– Howland, Ohio area, abou ...
who is also her professional partner, particularly on ''The League'';
their life experiences have often been translated into the plot of the series.
They have a daughter, Arwen (named for
the character in ''
The Lord of the Rings
''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high fantasy novel written by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's book ''The Hobbit'' but eventually d ...
''), born in 2012.
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References
External links
*
Profile of Jackie Shaffer
in ''Harper's Bazaar''
The League – Series Creators Jeff and Jackie Schaffer Talk Season Two!
''Eclipse Magazine'', December 15, 2010
For the creators of 'The League' art hilariously imitates life
''Digital Journal'', October 12, 2012
''Tribune Chronicle'', October 12, 2012
The League' Creators on 'Terrible Things' That Inspire Them (Q&A)
''The Hollywood Reporter'', December 7, 2012
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American film producers
American women film producers
American television writers
American women television writers
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