# Jeff Kushner

Jeff Kushner (born May 4, 1965), who has also been credited as Jeffrey Kushner, Jeffrey A. Kushner and Russell Creak, is a film editor, supervising sound editor and educator who has worked in various post production positions since 1987. He also taught film history and sound design at the Los Angeles Film School between 2005 and 2008.

## Education

Kushner studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1982.

## Selected filmography

Kushner's editing and supervising sound credits include Sling Blade, Frogs for Snakes, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Drowning Mona and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
His dialogue, sound effects, ADR and/or Foley credits include the television shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, House, Crossing Jordan and 30 Rock. His feature credits include Unfaithful, Mystery Men, Behind Enemy Lines, and Agent Cody Banks.
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Amos Poe | |
| 1998 | Strangeland | John Pieplow | |
| 2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Bob Gosse | Third collaboration with Bob Gosse |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Reflections of a Sensitive Man | Joe Vinciguerra | Editing services and support | |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Nick Gomez | Associate editor | Second collaboration with Nick Gomez |
Actor :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1994 | Shatter Dead | Scooter McCrae | Patrolman |
Additional crew :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1990 | Basket Case 2 | Frank Henenlotter | Production assistant |
| 1990 | Frankenhooker | Frank Henenlotter | Production assistant |
Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | Other notes |
| 1989 | The Unbelievable Truth | Hal Hartley | Boom operator | | |
| 1994 | Spanking the Monkey | David O. Russell | Sound editor | | |
| 1994 | Hand Gun | Whitney Ransick | Sound designer | | |
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | Bob Balaban | Sound editor | | |
| 1995 | Parallel Sons | John G. Young | Sound | | |
| 1995 | Pharaoh's Army | Robby Henson | Supervising sound editor | | |
| 1996 | Tromeo and Juliet | Lloyd Kaufman | Sound effects editor | | |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Billy Bob Thornton | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 1996 | Illtown | Nick Gomez | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | First collaboration with Nick Gomez | |
| 1996 | The Last Home Run | Bob Gosse | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | First collaboration with Bob Gosse | |
| 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Bob Gosse | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | Second collaboration with Bob Gosse | |
| 1997 | Hudson River Blues | Neil Cox | Post-production sound | | |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Amos Poe | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 1999 | Speed of Life | Rob Schmidt | Foley artistSound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Kinka Usher | Dialogue editor | | |
| 1999 | Deal of a Lifetime | Paul Levine | Dialogue editor | | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Nick Gomez | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 2000 | Boys and Girls | Robert Iscove | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2000 | Just One Night | Alan Jacobs | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2000 | Labor Pains | Tracy Alexson | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2001 | Save the Last Dance | Thomas Carter | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2001 | Carman: The Champion | Lee Stanley | Sound effects editorial | | |
| 2001 | Killer Bud | Karl T. Hirsch | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Lawrence Guterman | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | John Moore | Dialogue editor | | |
| 2002 | High Crimes | Carl Franklin | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Adrian Lyne | Dialogue editor | | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Harald Zwart | Sound editor | | |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Andrew Fleming | Sound effects editor | | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Danny Leiner | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | First collaboration with Danny Leiner | |
| 2005 | Nowhere Man | Tim McCann | Sound designerSound editor | | |
| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Danny Leiner | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | Second collaboration with Danny Leiner | |
| 2009 | Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach | Danny Leiner | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | Third collaboration with Danny Leiner | |
| 2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Bob Gosse | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 2009 | The Yankles | David R. Brooks | Sound designerSupervising sound editor | | |
| 2010 | A Marine Story | Ned Farr | Supervising sound editor | | |
| 2020 | The Last Champion | Glenn Withrow | Dialogue editorSound editor | | |
| 2022 | Double Down South | Tom Schulman | Dialogue editor | | |
| 2022 | Shotgun Wedding | Jason Moore | ADR supervisor | | |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2007 | The Jinn | Iris Green | Special thanks |

### Direct-to-video films

Actor :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Byron Vaughns | Ninja #2 | Voice role |

### Documentaries

Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2011 | Vito | Jeffrey Schwarz | Sound designer: Supervising sound editor |
| 2013 | I Am Divine | Jeffrey Schwarz | Supervising sound editor |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2007 | Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | Jeffrey Schwarz | Special thanks |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2001 | Sluts & Losers | Sahara LottiMark Racco |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2008 | Stargazer | Jax Griffin | Very special thanks |
| 2009 | Attack at Zombie High! | Jennifer Sanett | Special thanks |

### TV movies

Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2017 | A Midsummer's Nightmare | Gary Fleder | Sound effects editor |

### TV series

Sound department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Other notes |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Dialogue editor | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dialogue editor | 2 episodes | |
| 2005−06 | House | Foley editor | 4 episodes | |
| 2006 | Conviction | Dialogue editor | 4 episodes | |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | Foley editor | 2 episodes | Uncredited |
| 2005−07 | Desperate Housewives | Foley editor | 4 episodes | |
| 2005−07 | Law & Order | Dialogue editor | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | Psych | Sound editor | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Sound editor | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Supervising sound editor | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | The Big C | Sound editor | 3 episodes | Uncredited |
| 2010−11 | Eureka | Sound editor | 4 episodes | |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Sound editor | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Castle | Sound effects editor | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Secrets and Lies | Dialogue editor | 9 episodes | |
| 2016−17 | New Girl | Dialogue editor | 2 episodes | Uncredited |
| 2017 | Downward Dog | Sound effects editor | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Dialogue editor | 1 episode | |
| 2016−18 | Designated Survivor | Dialogue editor | 43 episodes | |
| 2003−18 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dialogue editorSound effects editor | 105 episodes | |
| 2018 | Chicago P.D. | ADR editor | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Chicago Fire | ADR editor | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Raising Dion | Supervising ADR editor | 9 episodes | |
| 2019 | Get Shorty | Dialogue editor | 7 episodes | |
| 2019−20 | The Chi | Dialogue editor | 15 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Premise | Dialogue editor | 1 episode | |
| 2019−24 | Young Sheldon | Dialogue editorFoley editor | 78 episodes | |