- After 14-years working all over the country as a TV investigative reporter, David began earning a reputation as a film/TV actor and casting director in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
- The day top female bodyguard Jacquiline Davis was to arrive in Wilmington, NC USA to shoot "Stay Safe" with Schifter, Davis' flight from London was diverted to Boston as terrorists began attacking the United States on September 11, 2001.
- Partnered with Jacquiline Davis, noted British bodyguard of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Dutchess of York Sarah Ferguson to produce and direct "Stay Safe," a personal safety video for woman in 2003.
- Schifter is acknowledged in Jacquiline Davis' 2003 best-selling book "The Circuit," about Davis' life as a kidnap victim recovery agent and member of the underground European security force known as the Circuit.
- Credited with starting the television career of Dr. Robi Ludwig, a New York City based psychotherapist who he once hired as a specialty reporter for a NBC affiliate where Schifter was News Director. Dr. Ludwig is a regular guest on Larry King Live, Nancy Grace, NBC's Today Show,Dr. Phil, HLN Jane Velez Mitchel, ET and The Oprah Winfrey Show." Schifter and Ludwig remain good friends.
- Became a firefighter/EMT by "accident" after his wife misread a Facebook ad thinking their local department was hosting a citizen's fire academy to learn about the fire service. David works full-time and with the 10-day/month work schedule, is left with plenty of time to continue acting and producing film projects.
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