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Jonathan David Kaufer (March 14, 1955 – October 2, 2013) was an American film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. Kaufer received his first job while in his late teens as a writer for the sitcom ''Mork & Mindy''. Filmmaker Howard Zieff later hired Kaufer to do rewrites for his films, and his work on the 1979 film ''The Main Event'' led to a development deal enabling him to direct his first film, the romantic comedy ''Soup for One''. At the time, he was the youngest director hired by a major studio. Kaufer did not make another film for seventeen years, however, he had acting roles in two films and wrote and directed an episode of the television series ''Dream On''. In 1997, his second and final film, ''Bad Manners'', was released. The film, based on a play by David Gilman, received positive reviews, holding an 84% approval rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes. Kaufer dated model and actress Myra Jean Hall. After he became angry when he learned that she had been in a relationship with another man, he attacked her and was jailed for attempted murder. He was married to actress Pia Zadora from August 1995 to November 2001, and the two had one son together. In 2010, Kaufer sued Zadora, due to claims that Zadora had made which Kaufer alleged were defamation; however, the case was thrown out. Kaufer died on October 2, 2013 when he was ejected from a vehicle while driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. ==Early life and career== Jonathan David Kaufer was born on March 14, 1955 in Los Angeles, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allrovi.com/name/jonathan-kaufer-p96889 )〕 His father was Mac and his mother was Jimi. His brother Scott is a television writer and producer, and he also had a sister, Susan. Kaufer first attended Sarah Lawrence College. While there, Kaufer received his first job as a writer when he was hired to write for the sitcom ''Mork & Mindy''.〔 Kaufer also attended Amherst College. While there, he penned comedy screenplays for television. Although his agents advised him to continue attending the school, Kaufer ignored them and was hired as story editor for the short-lived science fiction series ''Quark''. Filmmaker Howard Zieff discovered Kaufer, which led to Kaufer doing rewrites on the script for Zieff's films ''The Main Event'' and ''Unfaithfully Yours''. Kaufer's work on ''The Main Event'' gave him a development deal with Warner Bros., which led to him directing the romantic comedy ''Soup for One''.〔 At 24 years old and recently out of college, the film made Kaufer the youngest filmmaker to be hired by a major studio at the time. Kaufer, who also wrote the film's screenplay, was compared to Woody Allen for his work. TV Guide opined that Kaufer "lacks distance or objectivity" but that he "brings a rare type of energy to the film,"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://movies.tvguide.com/soup-for-one/review/118572 )〕 and Vincent Canby wrote that "it's energetic, sort of gawky, sometimes obnoxious, occasionally very funny and frequently endearing" and described Kaufer and the cast as "up-and-coming new talents." Kaufer did not direct another film for sixteen years, with The Sacramento Bee noting he had "disappeared". Kaufer had brief acting roles in the years between making his two films,〔 appearing in the Henry Jaglom film ''Always... But Not Forever'' and the John Landis-directed ''Into the Night''.〔 He also wrote and directed "Martin Gets Lucky", an episode of the television series ''Dream On''. It originally aired on August 26, 1990, the eighth episode of the first season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/dream-on/episodes/201039 )〕 Kaufer also wrote several romantic comedies that he was willing to direct, however, he recalled that "the studios kept folding when I turned in my scripts!"〔 He made a return to directing with the 1997 film ''Bad Manners''.〔 The film, which stars David Strathairn, Bonnie Bedelia, Saul Rubinek, Caroleen Feeney, and Julie Harris, was based on the play ''Ghost in the Machine'' by David Gilman, who also wrote the screenplay. Reviews for the film were generally positive. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that, based on 13 reviews, 85% of critics gave the film a favorable review.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1096306-bad_manners/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Kaufer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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