Allen was the first to tell Gurian that his comedy was "very visual", and urged him to think about adapting it to film. However it wasn't until years later that Emmy award winning writer/producer ALAN ZWEIBEL, (Sat. Night Live, Gary Shandling, The Story of Us), got Gurian started writing professionally. ZWEIBEL introduced him to his manager at the time, David Jonas, best known for having catapulted the late Freddie Prinze to stardom in "Chico and The Man."

RODNEY DANGERFIELD began using some of Gurian's material on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. One night, after his standard, "I'm all right now, but last week was rough" introduction, he opened with Gurian's line: "Just last week, I bought one of those whirlpools for my bathtub. The first night I used it, I lost three of my best ships," and that started the ball rolling for Gurian. Later on, he used more of Gurian's material on his album, "No Respect".

Since that time, Gurian can lay claim to having heard his lines uttered by literally some of the biggest names in the entertainment world, among them: JOAN RIVERS, PHIL HARTMAN, RICHARD BELZER, GILBERT GOTTFRIED, ROBIN WILLIAMS, GEORGE WALLACE, ANDREW "DICE" CLAY, MILTON BERLE (who was also his sponsor in The Friars Club), RICH LITTLE, DICK SHAWN, PAT COOPER, JAN MURRAY, FRANK GORSHIN, JIM MORRIS, HENNY YOUNGMAN, JERRY LEWIS...and those are only the comics!

Gurian has also written special material for appearances by such non-comic notables as BRUCE WILLIS, WILLIE NELSON, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, CHAD EVERETT, FRANKIE AVALON, ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, TONY LO BIANCO, MARTY INGELS, SHIRLEY JONES, DONALD O'CONNOR, news anchor CHUCK SCARBOROUGH, news anchor ERNIE ANASTOS, celebrity attorney JAY GOLDBERG, DAVID N. DINKINS, the ex-Mayor of New York City, and the father of comedy clubs, BUDD FRIEDMAN of the Improv. - and many of those projects took place while Gurian was still a nationally known Cosmetic Dentist , lecturer, and consultant to several major dental companies. .

Impressing heavyweights in the entertainment industry with his comedic talent, has been Gurian's "M.O.". This has brought Gurian encouragement, and guidance along the way from industry legends like JACK ROLLINS, HERB SARGENT, and BILL PERSKY, who personally chose Gurian as the sole comedy writer, to work with him on a project he directed for television. Judy McGrath, current President of MTV, hired Gurian for a stint writing scripts for MTV. It also brought Gurian a cover story in the "Style" section of the "newspaper of record", The New York Times, as well as many appearances on radio and television, to discuss how he managed to combine two such diverse, yet successful full time careers.

He has written three films that got made. The first was a Sony project that he wrote with Michael Ian Black of "Ed" fame, and Ben ( Reno 911) Garant, both of MTV's "The State." It was called "I'm Your Man", and was the first interactive film ever made, which debuted at the specially equipped Sony theatre on Broadway and 19th Street, in Manhattan.

His second film, "Face to Face" was written with famed actor Scott Baio, and starred Dean Stockwell, Alex Rocco, Joe Viterelli, Meatloaf, and of course, Scott Baio.

It was honored by being chosen the opening night film at the Taos, New Mexico Film Festival, and won for Best Comedy Feature at the Marco Island Film Festival, and the Valley Film Festival in Hollywood, CA. It has also been seen at festivals in Oregon, Palm Springs, Reno, and Sonoma, CA.

His more recent film, "I Am Woody", is about a mob boss who's obsessed with Woody Allen. He survives a mob hit, comes out of it with amnesia, and now actually thinks he's Woody Allen. Only he's 6'3" and weighs over 300 pounds. He's a huge Woody Allen, trying to function in the world of organized crime, which thanks to him, quickly becomes dis-organized crime."

"Woody" won for Best Short Film at the NY International Film Festival, and featured the late Victor Argo, and Vince ( Johnny Sack) Curatola, star of HBO's The Sopranos.

Having written for the N.Y. Friars Club Roasts for more than 25 years, has made Gurian not only an authority on "Roast humor", but also one of the best known Roast writers on the East Coast.

As a result, he wrote the book for Kensington/Citadel Press called "Filthy, Funny, and Totally Offensive - Jokes So Dirty, Comedians and Entertainers Only Tell Them To Each Other".

The book is a compilation of jokes from more than 250 major celebrities including Drew Carey, Jason Alexander, Richard Belzer, Joan Rivers, Gilbert Gottfried, Jackie Mason, Chris Elliott, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Ice-T, Lisa Lampanelli, Greg Giraldo, Colin Quinn, Pat Cooper, Goumba Johnny, and Tony ( Paulie Walnuts) Sirico, Vince (Johnny Sack) Curatola, and Vinny ( Big Pussy) Pastore all of the HBO mega-hit, The Sopranos.

Gurian's co-writer was journalist Tripp Whetsell, and Paul Provenza who directed the hit film "The Aristocrats" penned the introduction.

From his work for The Friars Club, Gurian developed an association with Saks/Lipsky Entertainment Productions Ltd. Jeff had a direct working relationship with Bob Saks over the 11 years that Saks was considered the most successful producer of the Friar's Roasts in the history of the club.

Saks knew who to call when he was looking for a head writer, and co-developer, for the television and film projects, he and his partner Mark Lipsky, (Eddie Murphy's long time manager, and producer), intended to produce.

Finally heeding Woody Allen's sage advice from years before, Gurian wrote, and directed several short comedy films for the Toyota Comedy Festival, called The "Men Who" Series, that coincidentally caught the attention of Allen's longtime manager Jack Rollins. Those films are currently being distributed by Frank Chindamo'’s company Fun Little Movies and can be seen on Sprint and Microsoft mobile phones, and Smart Technology devices. Gurian also wrote a one hour NBC after school special called "De La Salle" based on a real school in New York City for gifted children who come from disadvantaged neighborhoods.

He also wrote and directed a play dedicated to the legendary Chuck Zito, star of HBO's hit show "OZ", entitled "A Punch In The Face" which examined the question of whether man is inherently violent.

He was a writer/reporter for the legendary Weekly World News, where he wrote stories like "Tap Dancing For The Criminally Insane", "Smithsonian Claims George Washington Wore Wooden Pants", and "High Roller Wears Moustache Made Out Of Gold," which recently led him to launch an animated short film "�news"�� series called GNN ( Gurian News Network).

GNN is known for providing its readers with the most unusual stories in the world, and is your source for "All The News That's Fit To Dance To"�, with animated stories like "Man Robs Bank With His Chin"�, "George Washington Wore Wooden Pants"�, and "Man With Infant's Head Sues For Discrimination"�, which were shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, in the Short Film Corner. GNN also produces short bizarre "news" stories made specifically for radio stations.

Jeffrey has written two award winning films, one feature and one short, and is currently writing a book, and co-producing a documentary film on the history of The Comic Strip, the longest running comedy club in New York City, with owner Richie Tienken, who opened that club in 1976. He has already interviewed Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, Lewis Black, Susie Essman, Colin Quinn, Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Breuer, Lisa Lampanelli, Ray Romano, and many others. Chris Rock is the Exec. Producer of the film. Jeffrey is also a regular guest on many radio shows, both comedic and of a serious nature.

Jeffrey created the comedy variety show "Uncle Nat's Traveling Peep Show"�, he co-produced the Hamptons Comedy Festival in 2004, and has been writing the national celeb-based entertainment column Comedy Matters, currently in Punchline Magazine, since 1999, making it one of the longest running entertainment columns on the net.

He is also a doctor, a Professor at NYU in the Oral Medicine/Oro-Facial Pain Department, and is on the Board of The Assoc. For Spirituality and Psychotherapy for the last ten years. Having been involved for many years in the esoteric art of "Healing through Touch", and using a technique he created called "STAR" Therapy,he treats stress-related illness and Depression, with a TMJ causation.

Jeffrey has written a series of weekly online columns on Stress Relief for companies like Slim Fast, which were sent to over 1 million readers a week, and taught Stress Relief classes to companies like internationally known PR firm Susan Blond Inc. He has also lectured on his Healing and relaxation techniques at Energy Psychology conferences in the US and Canada, and at the Groden Institute for Autism in Rhode Island..

Because of his work in "owning your personal power", and "owning your sensitivity as a strength", as well as his work in teaching people how to channel their positive energy to manifest their goals, Jeffrey has taught several classes such as "Energy Work for Actors", "Healing Your Heart by Changing Your Mind", and "Stop Stuttering Now", a class where he shared his personal cure for stuttering, (an affliction he suffered with until he was in college), including his work on how to change a thought.

It seems that no matter what happens, Gurian's life continues to be split between at least two careers. He says, "I want my life to be about service, healing, spirituality, and comedy, and somehow, I found a way to make them all go together. What nicer thing can you do for people than to make them laugh, and take away their pain?"

Jeffrey Gurian is a Renaissance man in the true sense of the word.