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Sam Ingraffia

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Mystery, Crime, Humor and Comedy

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SAM INGRAFFIA has been a professional writer for over three decades.

During his long career, he has won numerous awards, including the Gold Medal from Global Book Awards for his novel Bad Bones.

He was born in Chicago but grew up in Los Angeles. He attended UCLA and shortly after graduating with honors, began his writing and acting career.

Sam had no show business connections when he started in the industry, so his original plan was to write material for himself to help his burgeoning acting career.

“In the beginning, I was the only one who would cast me.”

He and another actor wrote a short pilot presentation in which they played the two leads. They performed excerpts from the project at comedy clubs and showcases all around Los Angeles. The ...more

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THE RIGHT STIFF AUDIOBOOK DROPS!

The audiobook for THE RIGHT STIFF--the first book in the Charlie McGinley Mystery series is now up on Amazon.

The audiobook was read by the author, Sam Ingraffia.

Ingraffia has had a long and successful career as an actor and writer. He has made over 100 film and television appearances and has worked with such acclaimed driectors as Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, Oliver Stone, Danny DeVito and John Read more of this blog post »

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