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Grant Cramer (born November 10, 1961) is an American actor and producer who has starred in films and on television. He is the son of actress Terry Moore and Stuart Warren Cramer III, and a great-grandson of engineer and inventor
Stuart W. Cramer Stuart Warren Cramer (March 31, 1868 – July 2, 1940) was an American engineer, inventor, and contractor, who gained prominence after designing and building near 150 cotton mills in the southern United States. He was the founder of Cramerton an ...
. Cramer's first feature film role was in 1980, when he starred in the horror film '' New Year's Evil''. His first big role came in the 1984 cult comedy film ''
Hardbodies ''Hardbodies'' is a 1984 American sex comedy film about three middle-aged men who hire a younger man to help them pick up women at the beach. The film was directed by Mark Griffiths, and stars Grant Cramer, Courtney Gains and Gary Wood. It was f ...
'', in which he played Scotty Palmer. His other big film was the 1988 cult classic ''
Killer Klowns from Outer Space ''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. It is the only movie ...
''. Other film roles include appearances in '' Mach 2'' (2001) and '' Follow the Prophet'' (2009). Cramer's first television role was in the 1982 made-for-television movie ''
Desperate Lives ''Desperate Lives'' is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film about drug use in a high school. The film has a very strong anti-drug message. Plot summary The Cameron family seems, on the surface, to be the perfect family, but things are ...
'' as a teen drug user. He starred in the soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...
'' as the psychotic stalker Shawn Garrett from 1985-1986. He later returned to the soap in 1996 to play Adam Hunter, a love interest for
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.Howard Hughes May Be Grafted Onto His Family Tree, but Grant Cramer Needs Only the Bare Necessities
/ref> Cramer has made guest appearances on episodes of '' The Facts of Life'', ''
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'', and ''
Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...
''. Cramer turned his attention to writing, producing and directing, performing all three duties on the short film "Say Goodnight, Michael". The film won numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Award at the New York Independent Film and Video festival. In 2008, he created and executive produced the
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series ''Old Skool with Terry and Gita'', which aired in over 40 countries internationally. From 2011 through 2013, Cramer was the executive vice president of Envision Entertainment, their chief creative executive on 10 movies during that span. Cramer is the President of Landafar Entertainment, an independent film finance and production company. Films they have executive produced include ''
Lone Survivor ''Lone Survivor'' is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEAL ...
'', ''
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'', ''
November Man ''The November Man'' is a 2014 spy action thriller film based on the novel ''There Are No Spies'' by Bill Granger, which is the seventh installment in ''The November Man'' novel series, published in 1987. A British-American production, it stars ...
'' and '' How to Make Love Like an Englishman'' (2015). Cramer married his wife, Olga, in 2010. The couple have one child together, son Preston Cody Sasha Cramer, born on May 22, 2015.


Filmography

* '' New Year's Evil'' (1980) * ''
Hardbodies ''Hardbodies'' is a 1984 American sex comedy film about three middle-aged men who hire a younger man to help them pick up women at the beach. The film was directed by Mark Griffiths, and stars Grant Cramer, Courtney Gains and Gary Wood. It was f ...
'' (1984) * ''
Killer Klowns from Outer Space ''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film written, directed and produced by the Chiodo Brothers, and starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson and John Vernon. It is the only movie ...
'' (1988) * ''Father's Day'' (1988) * ''
An Inconvenient Woman ''An Inconvenient Woman'' is a 1990 novel by Dominick Dunne. Its plot centers on the affair between married Jules Mendelson, an extremely influential member of Los Angeles high society, and Flo March, a diner waitress and aspiring actress whose ...
'' (1991) * ''Hangfire'' (1991) * ''Hail Caeser'' (1994) * ''Screening'' (1997) * '' Mach 2'' (2001) * ''
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'' (2001) * '' The Still Life'' (2006) * ''The Final Song'' (2009) * '' Follow the Prophet'' (2009) * ''Margarine Wars'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2012) * ''
Willy's Wonderland ''Willy's Wonderland'' is a 2021 American action comedy horror film directed by Kevin Lewis from a screenplay by G. O. Parsons. The film stars Nicolas Cage, who also served as producer, along with Emily Tosta, Ric Reitz, Chris Warner, Kai Kadle ...
'' (2021) As producer: * ''
Freelancers ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...
'' (2012) ... Production Executive * '' Fire with Fire'' ... Production Executive * ''
End of Watch ''End of Watch'' is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, two Los Angeles Police Department officers who work in South Central Los An ...
'' (2012) ... Production Executive * ''
Empire State The Empire State is a nickname for the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, adopted in the 1800s. It has been incorporated into the names of several state buildings and events. The source of the nickname is unknown and has puzzled many his ...
'' ... Production Executive * ''
The Frozen Ground ''The Frozen Ground'' is a 2013 American Thriller film, thriller film directed and written by Scott Walker (director), Scott Walker, in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut, starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Kather ...
'' (2013) ... Production Executive * '' Escape Plan'' (2013) ... Production Executive * ''
2 Guns ''2 Guns'' is a 2013 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. It is based on the comic book series of the same name created by Steven Grant and Mateus Santolouco, publi ...
'' (2013) ... Production Executive * ''
Lone Survivor ''Lone Survivor'' is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEAL ...
'' (2013) ... Executive Producer * ''
And So It Goes "And So It Goes" is a song written by Billy Joel in 1983, though it was not released until six years later. It appeared as the tenth and final track of his 1989 studio album '' Storm Front''. The original 1983 demo was released on the 2005 box se ...
'' (2014) ... Executive Producer * ''
The November Man ''The November Man'' is a 2014 spy action thriller film based on the novel ''There Are No Spies'' by Bill Granger, which is the seventh installment in ''The November Man'' novel series, published in 1987. A British-American production, it stars ...
'' (2014) ... Executive Producer * '' How to Make Love Like an Englishman'' (2014) ... Producer, Second Unit Coordinator * ''
Arctic Dogs ''Arctic Dogs'' (also known as ''Arctic Justice'' or ''Polar Squad'' in the UK) is a 2019 computer-animated comedy film co-written and directed by Aaron Woodley and co-directed by Dimos Vrysellas. The film stars the voices of Jeremy Renner, ...
'' (2019) ... Executive Producer * ''
The War with Grandpa ''The War with Grandpa'' is a 2020 American family comedy film directed by Tim Hill, from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, based upon the novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith. The film is about a young boy named Peter (Oake ...
'' (2020) ...Executive Producer * '' Followed'' (2020) ... Executive Producer * ''
Willy's Wonderland ''Willy's Wonderland'' is a 2021 American action comedy horror film directed by Kevin Lewis from a screenplay by G. O. Parsons. The film stars Nicolas Cage, who also served as producer, along with Emily Tosta, Ric Reitz, Chris Warner, Kai Kadle ...
'' (2021) Producer, Second Unit Director


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cramer, Grant American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles 1961 births Living people