Ken Wiederhorn, a multifaceted writer, director, and producer, was born in the Rego Park section of Queens, New York.
He attended Kenyon College in Ohio for two years before dropping out during his sophomore year.
After returning to New York, Wiederhorn got a job as a mail boy at the CBS television network, where he worked his way up from gofer to editor and eventually became a news producer.
Wiederhorn also studied film at Columbia University, where he had the opportunity to learn from noted movie critic Andrew Sarris.
Ken made his feature film debut as director and co-writer of the eerie and effective Nazi zombie horror film "Shock Waves".
His subsequent films have been a mixed bag, including the raunchy "King Frat", the nifty slasher item "Eyes of a Stranger", the dopey "Meatballs Part II", the disappointing "Return of the Living Dead, Part II", and the excellent thriller sleeper "A House in the Hills".
In addition to his film work, Wiederhorn has directed episodes of several TV shows, including "Dark Justice", "Freddy's Nightmares", and "21 Jump Street".
As a producer, Wiederhorn worked on the made-for-TV drama "A Single Light" and co-wrote, co-directed, and was a co-executive producer for the supernatural shocker "Dark Tower".
Wiederhorn was also involved in an early draft of the script for Brian De Palma's "Body Double", although he did not receive any on-screen credit in the final version of the film.
More recently, Ken Wiederhorn has been directing and/or producing episodes of the documentary TV series "U.S. Marshals: The Real Story" and "Breaking Vegas".
