Tim Schoch (born November 22, 1949) is to date the author of 10 novels -- three detective-mystery novels, four humorous mysteries for young adults, one romance based on the TV soap opera
Another World, and two ghost-written novels (2006-07, publisher confidential). In that order, the titles are:
As T.A. Schock, Dorchester Publishing, N.Y.:
- Pratfall (1981) ISBN 0843909196
- Deadpan (1981) ISBN 084390948X
- Stopgap (1982) ISBN 0843909722
As Tim Schoch, Avon/Camelot Books, N.Y.:
- Creeps (1985) ISBN 0380898527
- Summer Camp Creeps (1987) ISBN 038075343X
- Flash Fry, Private Eye (1986) ISBN 0380751089
- Cat Attack! (1988) ISBN 0380755203
As Virginia Grace, Pioneer Communications, N.Y.:
- Forgive and Forget: Another World #6 ISBN 0916217361
As a magazine writer, Schoch wrote a contest-winning golf article in 1987 for
Golf Illustrated magazine, numerous pieces of humor published in
Playboy,
Golf Digest,
AFTRA magazine and others; as well as lifestyle articles for consumer magazines.
As a professional actor and singer, Schoch is a trained dramatic and Shakespearean actor appearing on stage in
Death of a Salesman (with Eugenia Rawls),
Waiting for Godot,
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,
Hamlet,
The Taming of the Shrew, and others. He has also appeared in musical comedies such as
Little Mary Sunshine,
Mame,
Once Upon a Mattress,
Plaza Suite,
1776,
Godspell,
Man of La Mancha,
Dames at Sea,
The Fantasticks, and others.
As a performer, songwriter/guitarist, and comedian, he co-wrote and starred in the musical-comedy nightclub act "Schoch and Jerry" in New York City with Jerry Winsett, which was rated “Tops in Town” by Showbusiness Magazine.
Tim Schoch graduated the University of Tampa in Florida with a B.A. in Speech and Drama.