Jeff Kovatch
- Actor
- Producer
- Casting Department
Jeff Kovatch was raised in Wayne, New Jersey. Always interested in
Entertainment, he took that interest to Seton Hall University
graduating with a BA in Film and Television. Side tracked for a few
years as broker on Wall street, he went on an commercial audition one
afternoon on a lunch break with a friend and booked it! That particular
Treasure Island commercial ran for three years! At that point he knew
that was his calling! He left the financial world for good in order to
pursue his dream. Right out of the gates he started studying the craft
under Alice Spivak. At the same time he brushed up on his love for film
by working as a PA and also Assistant Director for a few indies, one of
which won the Philadelphia Film Festival. Subsequently, he was cast for
two years in NYC's longest running Off-Broadway play, "Tony And Tina's
Wedding." He is a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA. His first big foray
into production was when he was asked to be the Casting Director for
NBC's "The Restaurant" season one. Upon meeting Mark Burnet, he knew
this was it! Doing such a remarkable job, Mark's company asked Jeff to
stay on as Casting Director for season two as well! He was then hired
to help out when Trump's "The Apprentice" season one came to NYC
looking for applicants. From there he cast "To Live And Date in NYC"
(aka "Kiss And Tell") for the Metro Channel as well as the east coast
applicants for "Dream Date" and "Cupid." All of this never interfered
with his having a recurring role on "Conan O'Brien," "Guiding Light"
and "As The World Turns." Amazingly, he still found time to remain a
fit model for both Geoffrey Beene and Phillips-Van Heusen. A veteran of
over 50 print campaigns, several national commercials, and three
released features, he brings a lot to the table as his talents run the
entire gamete of this great industry. He is currently writing,
producing and developing pilots and features while busy running Inertia
Entertainment Partners with partner and good friend Tony Anzivino.