Michael Muir Jaffe (born January 9, 1945) is an American TV and film producer. He started out in the business with his father, producer and former
AFTRA lawyer Henry Jaffe (1907ā1992). His mother was actress
Jean Muir. He has more than 120 producing credits but ventured into writing and directing only for the
A&E television series ''
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001ā2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940sā1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as N ...
'' (2001ā02), which he called "the love of my life."
He is a founding partner of Jaffe/Braunstein Films, which became Jaffe/Braunstein Entertainment in 2007, when
ITV bought a controlling share of 51% in the company.
Jaffe holds a BA from
Yankton College
Yankton College is a former private liberal arts college in Yankton, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches (later the United Church of Christ). Yankton College produced nine Rhodes Scholars, more than a ...
and an MA in Theater from
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...
.
Filmography
Producer
Michael Jaffe is credited as executive producer unless noted.
Writer
Director
Awards
* 2005, Winner,
Christopher Award
The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organizatio ...
''The Brooke Ellison Story''
56th Annual Christopher Award Winners
Retrieved 2013-06-03
* 2005, Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
''Elvis''
Outstanding Miniseries
* 2008, Nominee, Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
''The Memory Keeper's Daughter''
Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie
References
External links
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1945 births
Television producers from New York City
Film producers from New York (state)
Nero Wolfe
Living people
Businesspeople from New York City
Yankton College alumni
Cornell University alumni