{{Short description|American television director}} {{Infobox person | name = Steve Hoefer | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = California, United States | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Television director, former stage manager | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = | children = 2 | domestic_partner = | website = }}
'''Steve Hoefer''' is an American television director and former stage manager. He is known for his work as a stage manager on several television series such as ''Boy Meets World'', ''All That'', and ''The Amanda Show'', and has since transitioned to directing episodes of other shows, including ''Drake & Josh'', ''Zoey 101'', ''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Jessie'', ''A.N.T. Farm'', ''Sam & Cat'', ''Henry Danger'', and ''Game Shakers''.
==Career== Hoefer began his career in the entertainment industry as tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood after graduating from the University of Southern California majoring in theater while also studying Film/Television, Communications and History.<ref name="Steve Hoefer bio">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716135533/http://stevehoefer.com/bio Steve Hoefer bio at official website]}}</ref> Through a number of contacts he became a production assistant on ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', then served as a stage manager on ''Out All Night''. He then became a part of the ''Boy Meets World'' crew, where he made his directorial debut during that show's final season in 2000.
He began working with Nickelodeon in 2000, serving as the Stage Manager/AD and occasional Director for ''The Amanda Show'' and ''All That''. In 2001, he stage managed for five episodes for the sitcom ''So Little Time'' starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Hoefer continued to direct the series ''Drake & Josh'', ''Zoey 101'', ''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Sam & Cat'', ''Henry Danger'' and ''Game Shakers''. Other than directing series for Nickelodeon, he has also directed episodes of Disney Channel series ''A.N.T. Farm'' and ''Jessie'', in 2012 and 2014 respectively.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoefer created, produced and Co-Hosted the Top 10 List podcast, ''PopuList with Steve & Kirk'', also starring ''Dante's Peak'' actor and longtime friend, Kirk Trutner. The podcast originated in 2020 and still airs. Hoefer is a member of the Directors Guild of America.<ref name="Steve Hoefer bio"/>
==Personal life== Hoefer is married and has two sons.<ref name="Steve Hoefer bio"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://stevehoefer.com}} * {{IMDb name|1543688}}
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