Writer/Director RICHARD SHEPARD was born, raised and lives in New York City. He attended NYU’s film school but did not graduate because he failed his required science class. He is still awaiting his honorary degree.
In the course of his career, Mr. Shepard has written, directed and produced five independent features, written numerous screenplays for the studios, directed Emmy-winning television and once fired Shelley Winters.
The spring of 2005 found Shepard directing the television pilot CRINIMAL MINDS for producer Mark Gordon. The show, starring Mandy Patinkin, was subsequently picked up by CBS for the 2005 fall season.
Prior to that, Shepard wrote and directed the well-received indie thrillers, OXYGEN, starring Adrien Brody and Maura Tierney.
He also produced the 2001 Sundance Dramatic Competition entry SCOTLAND, PA, directed by Billy Morrissette. The film starred James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Amy Smart and Andy Dick. Along with producing, Shepard also appears nude in the film as a streaker. This fact should not stop you from renting it at your local Blockbuster.
For television, Shepard won the 1996 Monitor Award for single-camera directing of twelve episodes of AMC’s REMEMBER WENN. THE ROYALE, a children’s television special he directed, was nominated for an Emmy Award. “Class Warfare” produced by Neal Moritz aired on the USA Network in 2001. Variety called it “a guilty pleasure”, Shepard calls it something else.
Richard Shepard is currently writing SPRING BREAK IN BOSNIA for Warner Independent Pictures and producer Mark Johnson, which he hopes to direct next year.
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