Scott Kraft is an Emmy Award winning American television writer and executive producer.

Early life and career

Kraft obtained his Bachelors of Arts from University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Antioch. Kraft co-wrote the 1992 action-drama 'The Silencer' with Amy Goldstein

Amy Goldstein

Amy Goldstein is an award-winning director, producer and screenwriter of music videos, television series , and feature films. Her work has been presented at film festivals worldwide.-Career:...

. He co-starred in the film "For The Moment" along side Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt and Wanda Cannon.

Career

Kraft has been nominated for 3 Emmys and won 1 Emmy for his work on the William Joyce/Nelvana/Disney Channel show Rolie Polie Olie. He wrote and/or story edited over 30 episodes of the CGI show. Kraft has also written multiple episodes of the Nick Jr. show Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids. He has story edited or written episodes of Gerald McBoing Boing, Martin Mysteries, Stickin’ Around, a feature length Rolie Polie Olie special. He was story editor and writer/producer on 26 episodes of William Joyce’s George Shrinks for Nelvana/PBS.
He co-wrote the indie feature East of A, which screened at film festivals, including the Seattle Film Fest, Stockholm, Dublin, Outfest and San Francisco. Kraft has taught screenwriting at UCLA Writer’s Extension.
Kraft partnered with his wife, Nadine van der Velde, and created the production and development company Popskull Inc. which is responsible for the Nick Jr. live action music show The Fresh Beat Band. Kraft co-created and executive produces The Fresh Beat Band

The Fresh Beat Band

The Fresh Beat Band is a children TV show with original pop songs produced for Nick Jr.. The Fresh Beats are Shout, Twist, Marina, and Kiki, described as four best friends in a band who go to music school together and love to sing and dance...

. He has also co-written and music produced over 50 songs for the show which first aired on August 24, 2009.