Biography
Art Wolff was an American television and theatre director, producer and acting coach. He began his career in the 1950s on soap operas including Search for Tomorrow and later directed episodes of series such as The Wonder Years, Dream On, It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Tracey Ullman Show.
Wolff is best known for directing the pilot episode of Seinfeld, 'The Seinfeld Chronicles' (1989). He also worked in theatre, directing Broadway productions including Heartland (1981) and shows featuring Penn & Teller, and taught at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. As an acting coach he worked with actors including Dakota Fanning, Sean Penn and Steve Martin, and ran the Art Wolff Acting Studio.
Wolff died on 16 November 2020 in New York City, aged 82.
