Tom Berenger 1980s, including "The Big Chill" (1983), " Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983), "Platoon" (1986), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987), and "Major League" (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Barnes in "Platoon" (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor"). A role for which he has become well known for is Thomas Beckett, the main character in the mid-1990s film "Sniper" (which would later be followed by four sequels, featuring Berenger in the starring role for three). Other notable films from that period in which he was
Jeff McCracken Trouble With Normal", "Suite Life of Zach and Cody", and "Smart Guy". He developed and co-produced the feature film "Quiz Show" directed by Robert Redford that won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Picture as well as being nominated for an Academy Award. He was executive producer of the independent feature film "One Cup of Coffee" which won the Audience Award for Best Picture at the Sundance Film Festival before being distributed by Miramax Films as "Pastime". Jeff was an Associate Professor at Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts before moving back east to focus