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Steve Hoefer

Steve Hoefer

Director · Born February 1, 1963 (63) · San Mateo, California, USA

Steve Hoefer is American television director. Hoefer began his career in the entertainment industry as tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood after graduating from the University of Southern California majoring in theater while also studying Film/Television, Communications and History. Through a number of contacts he became a production assistant on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air than serving as a stage manager on Boy Meets World, where he made his directorial debut during the show's final season. He began working for Nickelodeon in 2000 serving as the stage manager for The Amanda Show and All That as well as stage managing for five episodes for the sitcom So Little Time starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Hoefer continues to work for Nickelodeon working closely with Dan Schneider and directing episodes for a number of Schneider's series namely Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly and most recently Victorious. Hoefer is member of the Directors Guild of America. He is married and has two sons. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 1, 1963 (63)
From
San Mateo, California, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Steve Hoefer's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 3

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
2
Thrilling
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steve Hoefer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Hoefer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Danger Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Game Shakers(2015)

    Show 17 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
  • Henry Danger(2014)

    Show 35 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
  • Sam & Cat(2013)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • Gibby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Jessie(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • A.N.T. Farm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
  • iCarly: iStart a Fan War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Victorious(2010)

    Show 22 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • iCarly: iGo to Japan(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Zoey 101: Goodbye Zoey? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 47 episodes · Director · as Director · as Steve Hoefer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Zoey 101(2005)

    Show 21 episodes · Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Drake & Josh(2004)

    Show 19 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
  • Lost at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · First Assistant Director

  • So Little Time(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
  • Taina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · First Assistant Director

  • The Amanda Show(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Boy Meets World(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 23 episodes · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1990 to 2017.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 24: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting20 of 24: 17 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew6 of 24: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

24 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew2010s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Steve Hoefer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Steve Hoefer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Hoefer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Schneider shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers