Scott H. Reiniger

Scott H Reiniger born in New York City holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater Arts majoring in ActingDirecting at Rollins College in Florida Following graduation from college Reiniger went back to New York to train professionally at The American Stanislavsky Theatre for three years and subsequently at The American Conservatory Theater ACT in San Francisco and Circle Repertory in New York As an actor he worked on stage continuously and then moved to directing and developing new plays and continues to do so He starred as Roger in George A Romeros original film classic Dawn of the Dead and performed roles in Film and Television He also appeared as the Army General in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead directed by Zach Schneider As Director he has worked with hundreds of actors and performers including Ryan Phillippe Bruce Davison Jean Smart Jonathan Silverman Warren Beatty Annette Bening Dan Ackroyd Tom Selleck Lee Grant Ed Asner Holland Taylor and Bill Macy With over 20 professional stage productions in Los Angeles New York and major Regional LORT theaters throughout the country Reiniger has also worked extensively with playwrights developing and directing numerous new works and moving them into production including the Pulitzer Prize Winner The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkkan and with screenwriters He then studied Film and Television Production and Cinematography at the University of Californias UCLA Certificate Program The Sony Institute and Screenwriting at Trubys Writers Studio in Los Angeles He is Head of the Camera Department at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and continues to develop and write new work In 2004 Reiniger discovered that hes the great great greatgrandson of Josiah Harlan who was the first American to set foot in Afghanistan This in turn makes Scott Reiniger the prince of the Western province of Ghor Wow That was a shock and a surprise