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== Background and early career == == Background and early career ==

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Steven Kunes
Steven kunes.jpg
Born1956
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, author, and playwright

Steven Kunes (born 1956) is an American screenwriter, author, and playwright.

Background and early career

Kunes was born in 1956 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1974 from Neshaminy High School, and attended college at New York University.

Scriptwriting

Daily Variety reported on June 10, 1992, that Kunes had sold a screenplay entitled First Comes Love for $1.2 million; although no film was produced, this was the highest amount ever paid for an original screenplay at the time of its sale.

A Salute to America's Pets (1991) aired on ABC June 13, 1991.

The Magical World of Disney (1988) aired on NBC on October 9, 1988.

Small Wonder (1988) "When You Hear the Beep" aired on April 30, 1988.

Trial & Error (1988) "Bon Appetit" aired on CBS March 22, 1988.

Marblehead Manor (1987) "Full Dress" aired on October 31, 1987.

What's Happening Now (1986) "Picture Perfect" aired on September 29, 1986.

Alvin Goes Back to School (1986) aired on NBC September 6, 1986.

Kate & Allie (1985) "Dress to Kill" aired on CBS December 23, 1985.

Love Boat (1985) "Hidden Treasure" aired on ABC October 12, 1985.

a.k.a. Pablo (1984) "The Big Mouth" aired on March 13, 1984.

Books

Uncle Jerry to Win (a novel) published March 7, 2018, 224 pages. ISBN-13:978-1985717411

Four on the Floor (four plays) published February 11,2018, 398 pages. ISBN-13:978-1983481444

Legal troubles

In 1982, Kunes attempted to sell to People magazine an interview with reclusive author J. D. Salinger, whom he claimed he had met. Salinger sued and settled the case under the conditions that Kunes was "permanently enjoined from representing by any means that he is associated with Salinger", barred from "exhibiting, transmitting or exhibiting documents, writing or statements attributed to Salinger" and "required to collect and turn over any such documents or writings for destruction". The interview was never published. He later succeeded in selling a fake interview with Jimmy Buffett to the Santa Barbara Daily Sound.

Kunes was arrested on March 17, 2011, for purportedly swindling his friend, former Café Buenos Aires owner Wally Ronchietto, out of $2,000 for a nonexistent movie deal. On April 23, 2011, Noozhawk, a Santa Barbara online publication, announced that it had removed six of Kunes' articles from its digital archives as two contained plagiarized passages.

On August 27, 2011, a Santa Barbara judge issued a $200,000 bench warrant for his arrest when he failed to appear in court. Thought to have been hiding in Bucks County, he was apprehended in New Jersey less than a month later. At court, Kunes pleaded guilty and admitted to forging checks. On May 4, 2012, he was sentenced to five years in jail for felony commercial burglary and grand theft by false pretenses. A plea deal allowed for a sentence of only four years if Kunes had paid restitution to his victims, but no payments were made. In February 2013, Kunes was re-arrested. He had been serving his five-year sentence and had been approved for electronic monitoring on August 1, 2012. Kunes removed the device on August 22, 2012, and mailed the device back to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. A photo posted on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page led to his identification at a Carpinteria cafe and his subsequent arrest. He was released from prison in June 2015 but arrested again for violating the terms of his probation after falsely telling the Bucks County Courier Times that he was producing a Netflix series called Over My Dead Body.

References

  1. ^ Sipes, Adrian (January 22, 2016). "Steven Kunes, bogus Netflix producer, in Bucks County prison". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. Daily Variety, June 10, 1992, at Variety Ultimate.com: subscription required: "Westport Film Partners, a new-comer to production, has paid $ 1.2 million for 'First Comes Love' by Steven Kunes."
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=uYtEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT369&lpg=PT369&dq=bob+hope+salute+to+america%27s+pets&source=bl&ots=PQj-MXvj2x&sig=dbeDmgXdZ6d6o2ueS_k39LJPnM4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2jMTMvMrcAhWB1lMKHa7tDjsQ6AEwEXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. https://staffmeup.com/title/Special-Event/1988/The-Magical-World-of-Disney-100988/429322
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339335/reference
  6. http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/SmallWonder_03_(1987-88).htm>
  7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779682/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers/
  8. https://en.wikipedia.org/Trial_and_Error_(TV_series)
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Marblehead_Manor&action=edit&section=2
  10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088640/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  11. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/457670/Alvin-Goes-Back-to-School/
  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_Kate_%26_Allie_episodes#Season_3_(1985%E2%80%9386)
  13. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0636677/?ref_=ttep_ep15
  14. http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/AKAPablo.htm
  15. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779718/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers/
  16. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uncle-jerry-to-win-steven-kunes/1128133948?ean=9781985717411
  17. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uncle-jerry-to-win-steven-kunes/1128133948?ean=2940162056720
  18. https://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Jerry-Win-Steven-Kunes/dp/1985717417/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532958733&sr=1-2&keywords=uncle+jerry+to+win
  19. https://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Jerry-Win-Steven-Kunes-ebook/dp/B07B8XXHPB/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532958782&sr=1-1&keywords=uncle+jerry+to+win
  20. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/four-on-the-floor-steven-kunes/1127961092?ean=9781983481444
  21. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/four-on-the-floor-steven-kunes/1128997182?ean=2940162141556
  22. https://www.amazon.com/Four-Floor-Plays-Steven-Kunes/dp/1983481440/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1532957085&sr=8-2&dpID=51ip9Ikaw5L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=detail
  23. https://www.amazon.com/Four-Floor-Plays-Steven-Kunes-ebook/dp/B079R54B28/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1532957085&sr=8-2&dpID=51c-6H6fspL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=detail
  24. Weber, Myles. "Augmenting the Salinger Oeuvre by Any Means" in Bloom, Harold, ed. J. D. Salinger New York: Infobase Publishing ("Bloom's Modern Critical Views" series), 2008; pp. 199, 202, 210
  25. Associated Press "Lawsuit by Salinger muzzles his imitator" Ottawa Citizen November 5, 1982, p. 65, col. 1
  26. ^ Hayden, Tyler. "A Tale Stranger Than Fiction: Hollywood Screenwriter with History of Mischief Accused of Theft". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved August 27, 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  27. Magnoli, Giana (May 13, 2011). "Accused Forger, Plagiarist Steven Kunes Appears in Court: The Santa Barbara man, who submitted apparent cribbed commentaries to local publications, is also suspected of trying to pass $12,000 in bad checks". Noozhawk. Santa Barbara and Goleta, California. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  28. Hayden, Tyler (August 27, 2011). "Judge Issues Warrant for Wanted Screenwriter: Steven Kunes, Charged with Felony Forgery and Grand Theft, Fails to Appear in Court". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  29. Finley, Ben; Dan Perez (September 16, 2011). "Cops: Neshaminy grad wrote more than just scripts in California". phillyBurbs.com. Philadelphia. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  30. Hayden, Tyler (November 29, 2011). "Steven Kunes Admits to Forging Checks and Scamming Friend: Will Spend Four or Five Years Behind Bars, Depending on Restitution to Victims". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  31. Hayden, Tyler (May 8, 2012). "Scheming Screenwriter Sentenced to Five Years". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  32. Magnoli, Giana (May 4, 2012). "Check Forger Steven Kunes Sentenced to 5 Years in Santa Barbara County Jail". Noozhawk. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  33. Nelson, Michelle (February 25, 2013). "Facebook Photo Leads to Arrest of Fugitive Steven Kunes". Noozhawk. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  34. ^ Garcia, Léna (January 22, 2016). "Former-Montecito Conman Arrested in Pennsylvania". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
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