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name: "Curtis A. Schnell"
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born: "10 March 1953"
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# Curtis A. Schnell

Production designer. Born 10 March 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 10 March 1953

## Biography

Curtis A. Schnell is an American production designer. He was born on 10 March 1953.

Schnell worked as production designer on the NBC series *Heroes* (2006), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series. He is also known for his extensive work as production designer on *Crossing Jordan* (2001–2007), designing 114 episodes, and for production design credits on films including *Death Warrant* (1990), *Trick or Treat* (1986), *Criminal Law* (1989) and *Ed* (1996). Earlier in his career he contributed to the art department on features such as *Blade Runner* (1982) and *Cry-Baby* (1990).

*Sources: imdb.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)

## Also known for

- *Death Warrant* (1990), Production Design
- *Trick or Treat* (1986), Production Design
- *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas* (1982), Set Designer
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), Director, Production Design
- *Criminal Law* (1989), Production Design
- *Ed* (1996), Production Design
- *The Perfect Weapon* (1991), Production Design
- *Double Teamed!* (2002), Production Design

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