Stuart "Skip" Schoolnik is a film director, producer and editor who received his degree from the University of Connecticut and currently resides in California. Schoolnik has directed such movies as Hide and Go Shriek as well as episodes of the television shows Angel and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. The character of Skip was actually a tribute to Schoolnik, who directed five episodes for Angel. Schoolnik has also edited several movies and television shows such as Halloween II, Knight Rider 2010, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As either co-producer or associate producer, he has worked on many projects including Angel, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Hollywood Confidential and Kung Fu: The Movie. Schoolnik most recently worked as post production producer on K-Ville, which aired on Fox, as associate producer on The Walking Dead, which airs on AMC, and as associate producer on the BBC/Starz show Torchwood in the fourth series, Miracle Day.