Don Schain | |
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Born |
Donald Rodney Schain February 26, 1941 New Jersey, USA |
Died | December 26, 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
(aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1970-2015 |
Notable work | High School Musical |
Spouse(s) |
Cheri Caffaro (divorced) Shauna Miller |
Donald Rodney Schain (February 26, 1941 – December 26, 2015) was an American director, writer, and producer of many films and TV movies, most notably for Disney Channel.
Schain joined the movie industry in the early 1970s, directing his then-wife, Cheri Caffaro, in a number of low-budget exploitation films, including the Ginger series.
In the 1990s he moved to Utah and went on to produce movies of a more family-oriented nature for the Disney Channel, including High School Musical, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior and Read It and Weep. He was the first president of the Motion Picture Association of Utah.