Biography

Stephen DiLauro is a New York playwright and writer. He adapted his play Avenue Z Afternoon for a GM Mark of Excellence television production. Several of his plays have been produced Off Broadway.

From 2001 until 2017 he performed and wrote under the name Uke Jackson, beginning with a public radio show and culminating in an internet-based run for the President of the United States on a platform of free beer and bots on the ground, not boots. He also wrote several books of fiction and a musical comedy and he produced a music festival in Manhattan. He was also the front man for several jazz and novelty bands.

During the 1990s he wrote and executive produced the award-winning public radio children's story series River Tales which was heard on nearly 200 stations.

For many years he was a journalist and writer for the NY Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald Sunday Magazine and for leading American magazines.
- IMDb mini biography by: Uke Jackson