Jon Zelazny

JON ZELAZNY was born and raised in Rochester, NY, where he worked extensively as an actor in theater, radio, and comedy, and made five short films before graduating from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

He began his Hollywood career with producer Joel Silver, then spent a decade in creative support of acclaimed German director Uli Edel. As a screenwriter, he did polish and rewrites on feature and made-for-cable films, and was twice commissioned to adapt non-fiction WW II books. His short story "Constant at the 3 Deuces" won the 57th Short Fiction Prize from Jerry Jazz Musician, and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.