Biography
Jeffrey Townsend is an American production designer. Born in New York City on 14 May 1954, he attended the Choate School, Bennington College and the San Francisco Art Institute. He began in print advertising before entering film as a production assistant on All That Jazz (1979) and later assisted designers including Pato Guzman and Santo Loquasto. His first feature as production designer was Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982).
Townsend has worked on films including Baby It's You (1983), After Hours (1985), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). He has also served as second unit director on several projects and received a shared Daytime Emmy for writing on the first season of Rugrats (1991). He directed commercials, winning a Clio Award in 1987, and composed the music cue for the Gracie Films logo used on The Simpsons and other series. In 1993 he married Patrice Elaine Collins and later moved to the Pacific Northwest.
