Nat Segaloff's lifelong passion for writing and producing led him to pursue multiple careers before finding success. He started as a journalist for The Boston Herald, covering the motion picture industry. He then worked as a studio publicist for Fox, UA, and Columbia, and later as a college teacher at Boston University and Boston College.
Segaloff's on-air TV talent experience came when he worked for Group W, and he also served as an entertainment critic for CBS radio. He has authored nine books, including "Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin" and "Love Stories: Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies." He has also co-authored career monographs on screenwriters Stirling Silliphant, Walon Green, Paul Mazursky, and John Milius for the University of California Press's "Backstory" series.
Segaloff's writing has appeared in various publications, such as Film Comment, Written By, International Documentary, Animation Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, Time Out, MacWorld, American Movie Classics Magazine, and Moving Pictures Magazine. He has also written multiple books for Adams Media Corp, including "The Everything Etiquette Book," "The Everything Trivia Book," and "The Everything Tall Tales, Legends and Outrageous Lies Book."
As a TV writer-producer, Segaloff worked on A&E's "Biography" series, creating episodes and perfecting the format. He has produced several distinctive programs, including "John Belushi: Funny You Should Ask," "Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop," "Larry King: Talk of Fame," "Darryl F. Zanuck: Twentieth Century-Filmmaker," and "Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN!"
Segaloff has also co-produced the "Rock 'n' Roll Moments" music documentaries for The Learning Channel/Malcolm Leo Productions and has written and/or produced programming for New World, Disney, Turner, and USA Networks. He is co-creator and co-producer of "Judgment Day" with Grosso-Jacobson Communications Corp. for HBO.
In his extraterrestrial endeavors, Segaloff formed the multi-media production company Alien Voices with actors Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie. They produced five best-selling audio books for Simon & Schuster, featuring "Star Trek" casts. He has also written narrative concerts for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, celebrity events, and is a script consultant.
