Born in 1965 and raised in Cleveland to Lori and Morris Paul Schechter, Schechter graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1983.[1] Alan's family was already in the media biz as his father Morris Schechter was a local radio personality in Cleveland in the 1950s and was known as the "Voice of Racing" because he broadcast local horse races. Morris Paul Schechter later changed his name to Van Lane in 1950 after the radio station he was working for had a "Name the DJ" contest.
Schechter's mother died in a traffic accident when he was only 8 years old.
He began training as a survivalist in high school with the Posse Comitatus and kept his apartment full of emergency supplies including MREs, ammunition, tools, and even suture kits.[2]
Schechter died at his home in Los Angeles on August 14, 2005, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During high school, he worked at Viacom'sPublic-access televisioncable TV channel in Cleveland organizing a live call-in show there for the Shaker Schools' levy campaign.[3] Alan started working in films in the late 1980s as a production assistant at Cannon Films.
His trademark quickly became low-budget films with big budget effects.
Alan began working as the personal assistant to mega producer, Joel Silver and Silver Films in 1991. He rose through the ranks and was involved in the production as an associate producer, producer or co-producer for such films as Fair Game, Double Tap, Renegade Force, Made Men, Proximity, Jane Doe and the TV series Next Action Star.
Next Action Star (2004) TV series (producer: Cinema Action Unit)
Jane Doe (2001)
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"Next Action Star" (2004) TV series .... Judge (Casting Special)
Referencesedit
^"Shaker Theatre Presents New Stages 25". Shaker Heights City School District. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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alan, schechter, film, producer, alan, schechter, 1965, 2005, american, action, movie, producer, best, known, trademark, style, budget, films, with, budget, effects, alan, schechterbornlouis, alan, schechter, 1965, august, 1965cleveland, ohio, diedaugust, 2005. Alan Schechter 1965 2005 was an American action movie producer best known for his trademark style of Low budget films with big budget effects Alan SchechterBornLouis Alan Schechter 1965 08 04 August 4 1965Cleveland Ohio U S DiedAugust 14 2005 2005 08 14 aged 40 Los Angeles California U S Other namesLouis SchechterOccupation s Film and television producer and film writer Contents 1 Personal life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Filmography 5 Television 6 Actor 7 References 8 External linksPersonal life editBorn in 1965 and raised in Cleveland to Lori and Morris Paul Schechter Schechter graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1983 1 Alan s family was already in the media biz as his father Morris Schechter was a local radio personality in Cleveland in the 1950s and was known as the Voice of Racing because he broadcast local horse races Morris Paul Schechter later changed his name to Van Lane in 1950 after the radio station he was working for had a Name the DJ contest Schechter s mother died in a traffic accident when he was only 8 years old He began training as a survivalist in high school with the Posse Comitatus and kept his apartment full of emergency supplies including MREs ammunition tools and even suture kits 2 Schechter died at his home in Los Angeles on August 14 2005 from a self inflicted gunshot wound Education editHe applied and accepted to California Institute of the Arts Career editDuring high school he worked at Viacom s Public access television cable TV channel in Cleveland organizing a live call in show there for the Shaker Schools levy campaign 3 Alan started working in films in the late 1980s as a production assistant at Cannon Films His trademark quickly became low budget films with big budget effects Alan began working as the personal assistant to mega producer Joel Silver and Silver Films in 1991 He rose through the ranks and was involved in the production as an associate producer producer or co producer for such films as Fair Game Double Tap Renegade Force Made Men Proximity Jane Doe and the TV series Next Action Star Filmography editProximity 2001 producer Made Men 1999 co producer Renegade Force 1998 writer producer Double Tap 1997 co producer Fair Game 1995 associate producer Double Dragon 1994 producer Showdown 1993 producer The Last Boy Scout 1991 assistant Joel Silver Ricochet 1991 assistant Michael Levy Television editBet Your Life 2004 Next Action Star 2004 TV series producer Cinema Action Unit Jane Doe 2001 Actor edit Next Action Star 2004 TV series Judge Casting Special References edit Shaker Theatre Presents New Stages 25 Shaker Heights City School District 9 March 2007 Archived from the original on 17 July 2012 Retrieved 4 January 2012 Cleveland Com Crossing A Bridge of Fame Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2019 05 11 Cleveland Com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2019 05 11 External links editAlan Schechter at IMDb Alan Schechter dead link at VH1 com Alan Schechter at Hollywood com Alan Schechter filmography at NYTimes com Movies amp TV All Movie Guide and Baseline via The New York Times Alan Schechter at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Schechter film producer amp oldid 1187567343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
