Lloyd Kaufman

Lloyd Kaufman
Kaufman at the 2018 Paradise City Comic Con
Born	Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (1945-12-30) December 30, 1945 (age 79) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Samuel Weil
Alma mater	Yale University (BA)
Occupations	Film director film producer screenwriter actor
Years active	1969–present
Style	Comedy horror
Spouse	Pat Swinney Kaufman ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	3

Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, such as The Toxic Avenger (1984) and Tromeo and Juliet (1996). Many of the strategies employed by him at Troma have been credited with making the film industry significantly more accessible and decentralized.^[1]