Jeffrey Pritz was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan the son of a Ford Motor blue collar. With his solid story sense, deep producing craft and a nose for the audience, he represents the latest crop of young Hollywood producer/directors to hail from the late Samuel Z. Arkoff camp. The big boss man of American International Pictures which was an early practice ground for young producer/directors such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Ivan Reitman and Brian De Palma. Having worked with the late Samuel Z. Arkoff and his son Lou Arkoff, he learned first hand from one of the industry's legendary producers. Empowering him with 5 decades of film making savvy. Upon completing five feature films with Stan Winston and the Arkoffs, he was given the opportunity to experience work with other producers and directors such as Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.