Craig Sheffer
Craig Sheffer
Plays: Keith Scott
Date of Birth: 23 April 1960, York, Pennsylvania
Brother of writer Hogan Sheffer.
His hobbies are: photography, writing, and being outdoors.
In 1975 at the age 15, began competing in regional and state high
school drama competitions.
In 1980 he moved to NYC at the urging of his girlfriend. But shortly after
arriving he broke up with his girlfriend, lost his job and spent several
weeks homeless – which included sleeping under the marble staircase in
Grand Central Station. He later got back on his feet and found an agent
and began getting acting jobs in commercials.
In 1985 he suffered what he described as “a nervous breakdown”, and
was unable to leave his home for several months.
In 1990 he claimed that he was previously diagnosed with cancer which
subsequently went into remission after filming A River Runs Through It (1992).
He went to East Stroudsburg State University in East Stroudsburg, PA, to
play football. He was at college for two years before he dropped out to pursue acting.
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