Here is the biography of Karl J. Niemiec:
Karl J. Niemiec, grandson of Detroit Polish Mobsters, grew up in Jonesville, Michigan, where he worked on farms, played sports, and rode horses. At 16, he moved to the Detroit suburbs, attending Dearborn Fordson High School while working multiple jobs to support himself and his family. After graduating, he attended Wayne State University, taking writing courses and living in a frat house.
Niemiec then transferred to the University of Detroit, where he continued his writing and journalism studies. At 20, he decided to take a break from college and hitchhike across the USA, writing journals about the people he met along the way. This adventure led to a series of close calls, including being chased out of a small Oklahoma town and being threatened with violence by an Airforce creep.
After returning to LA, Niemiec found an apartment in Santa Monica and began writing his first play and novel, "The Polish Gang." He worked various jobs, including as a page at ABC Prospect, where he was assigned to deliver mail and later sat in on casting sessions. This experience led to him being cast in recurring roles on TV shows "Welcome Back Kotter" and "General Hospital."
Niemiec eventually started his own property management business, allowing him to stay home and write over 30 scripts and plays, as well as 13 published books. He developed a screenwriting course book, "Prolific Screenwriter," which he taught at IUPUI. He has also written and acted in a produced film, "California Hot Wax," and directed several shorts and children's musicals.
In 2010, Niemiec and his wife, Erin, moved to Carmel, Indiana, where he began teaching screenwriting and self-publishing at IUPUI and acting classes in his studio. He now runs his film company, Noir Pictures, and publishing company, LapTopPublishing LLC, from his home, where he lives with his four teenage children and wife of 25 years.
Niemiec's latest project is a Neo-Noir film, "Law of Average," which won an award at the LA Neo-Noir Film Fest. He is also developing a romantic sports dramedy film, "POLO," inspired by his childhood love of horses.
