Biography

Jeff Maxwell's show business career began in high school when he and a pal formed a comedy team, Garrett & Maxwell. Their comedic skills developed rapidly, and the boys went on to perform with such classic entertainers as The Smothers Brothers, Redd Foxx, Flip Wilson, Kenny Loggins and Robin Williams.

After a very successful seven years of performing around the world, the two went their separate ways, and Jeff became a studio executive in the casting department of 20th Century Fox. Missing an audience, however, Maxwell traded his executive suits for a green uniform in what was destined to become the most watched show in television history. For nine years, he played the role of Private Igor, the subpar but scheming mess tent cook on M*A*S*H (1972). Acting in many other television shows and films, including a comedy-classic, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Maxwell wrote, produced and directed numerous corporate videos, including two award-winning drug-awareness programs for the Keebler Corporation: I Believe In Me and Sisters. He created and produced two pilots for the CBS television network and is the recipient of a TV Land Award for his work on M*A*S*H (1972).

Some years after the series ended production, Maxwell returned to his M*A*S*H roots by authoring a best-selling cookbook, Secrets of the M*A*S*H Mess: The Lost Recipes of Private Igor. Filled with delicious recipes, letters to Igor's mom, and never-before-seen photos, the book was written to tell Jeff and Igor's side of their M*A*S*H experience - and to make the case that Private Igor was secretly a good cook.

Forever the entrepreneur, Maxwell and a music executive friend, Rick Shoemaker, created Breaking In, a radio show designed to help listeners navigate the complex world of breaking into the entertainment business. Breaking In was a five-year hit on Los Angeles radio. His production entity is also deeply involved in creating and selling motion picture and television products, including a very intriguing documentary about golf.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mash Matters