Ted Demme

Edward Kern "Ted" Demme (October 26, 1963 – January 14, 2002^[1]) 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^[2] in Santa Monica, California due to a heart attack.^[1] The heart attack may have been caused by cocaine.^[2] 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.^[1]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Movie	Starring
1993	Who's the Man?	Ed Lover, Dr Dre
1995	The Ref	Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey
1996	Beautiful Girls	Matt Dillon, Annabeth Gish
1998	Monument Ave.	Denis Leary, Ian Hart
1999	Life	Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence
2001	Blow	Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz

Television

Year	Program	Notes
1988	Yo! MTV Raps	TV series
1993	Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer	Special
1994–96	Homicide: Life on the Street	Series (2 episodes)
1997	SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground	TV movie, segment "Manhattan Miracle"
1997	Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load	Special