Background
Tarnoff was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, the son of Russian immigrants. He grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Tarnoff was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, the son of Russian immigrants. He grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He is author of the book, The Bone Manitoba of Benares (), published by Saint Martin"s Press. The book has been published in seven countries and five languages. As a playwright Tarnoff adapted The Bone Manitoba of Benares into a one-man show that premiered at San Francisco"s Encore Theatre.
He has written a number of screenplays, five of which have been optioned in Hollywood.
He has also released a Civil Defense of his music entitled Addictions & Abstractions. Terry Tarnoff lives and works in San Francisco.