Biography
Edward Kern "Ted" Demme was an American director, producer, and actor. He graduated from SUNY-Cortland in 1985. He was the nephew of film producer and director Jonathan Demme.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Ra...
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Director, Producer
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...
John Q
2002
as Ted Demme
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because ...
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
Director
The video kicks off from a 1978 performance of 'Rosalita' with a 29 year old Bruce wailing away with chicks jumpin' on the stage grabbing him! Lucky g...
Blow
2001
as Archie Sigmond
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family....
Blow
2001
Director, Producer
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family....
The Independent
2000
as Ted Demme
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to ...
Tumbleweeds
1999
Executive Producer
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine ...
Life
1999
Director
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Monument Ave.
1998
Director, Producer
Bobby O'Grady is a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one ...
Rounders
1998
Producer
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load
1997
Director
Actor/comic Denis Leary discusses family life, coffee, religion, and other topics in this stand-up special.
Subway Stories
1997
Director
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which range from compassion and love to violence and loss.
Gun
1997
as John
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.
Gun
1997
Director
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.
Beautiful Girls
1996
Director
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connec...
The Ref
1994
Director
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
Who's the Man?
1993
Director
Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as fa...
Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer
1993
Director
Ticked off comic Denis Leary talks honestly about subjects ranging from smoking, red meat, drugs, his family, rehab, and yes, cancer.
The Bet
1992
Director
Harry and Henry Hicks are partners in the deli they've inherited from their old man. But, younger brother Harry has a gambling problem and its gotten ...
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
Producer
A special commemorating the 10th anniversary of MTV. Included are performances created for this special by contemporary music artists who have been as...