Ted Demme

Edward Kern "Ted" Demme (October 26, 1963 – January 14, 2002) was an American movie director and producer. His career began in 1988. His movies included The Ref (1994), Beautiful Girls (1996), Life and Blow.  He died during a celebrity basketball game in Santa Monica, California due to a heart attack. The heart attack may have been caused by cocaine. He was 38 years old when he died.

He was married to Amanda Demme from 1994 until his death. The couple had two sons. He was the nephew of Jonathan Demme.

 Filmography 

 Movies 
+YearMovieStarring1993Who's the Man?Ed Lover, Dr Dre1995The RefDennis Leary, Kevin Spacey1996Beautiful GirlsMatt Dillon, Annabeth Gish1998Monument Ave.Denis Leary, Ian Hart1999LifeEddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence2001BlowJohnny Depp, Penélope Cruz

 Television 
+YearProgramNotes1988Yo! MTV RapsTV series1993Denis Leary: No Cure for CancerSpecial1994–96Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries (2 episodes)1997SUBWAYStories: Tales from the UndergroundTV movie, segment "Manhattan Miracle"1997Denis Leary: Lock 'N LoadSpecial

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Category:Accidental deaths in California
Category:American television directors
Category:American television producers
Category:Drug-related accidental deaths in the United States
Category:Movie directors from New York City
Category:Movie producers from New York City