Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.[1]
Richard Shepard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Partner | Jennifer Konner |
Biography
editShepard was born in New York City, New York. Shepard's father was from an Austro-Hungarian-Jewish background and his mother was of Armenian descent.[2]
In 2007, Shepard received a Directors Guild of America Award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for the television pilot for Ugly Betty. Shepard's next film, The Perfection, was financed by Miramax, and started its production in early 2018.[3] It was released in 2019 by Netflix.
Filmography
editFilm
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Cool Blue | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Mark Mullin |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1995 | Mercy | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1997 | Below Utopia | No | Yes | No | |
| 1999 | Oxygen | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Mexico City | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2005 | The Matador | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | The Hunting Party | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary |
| 2013 | Dom Hemingway | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | The Perfection | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Film Geek [4][5][6][7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Royale | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 2001 | Class Warfare | Yes | No | |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Yes | No | Episode "Pilot" Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | Yes | No | Episode 210 |
| 2011 | Danni Lowinski | Yes | No | Unaired pilot |
| Ringer | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" | |
| 2013 | Girls | Yes | No | 12 episodes |
| Golden Boy | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" | |
| 2014 | Salem | Yes | Yes | Episode "The Vow" |
| 2018 | Sweetbitter | Yes | Yes | Episode "Salt" |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Yes | No | Episode "The Wunderkind" |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot", Film "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas" |
| 2021 | The Handmaid's Tale | Yes | No | Episodes "Vows" and "Home" |
| Acapulco | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" | |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales | Yes | No | Episodes "Paper is Paper" and "Switzerland" |
| TBA | Blank Slate | Yes | Yes | Episode "Pilot" [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Richard Shepard". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
- ^ Arkun, Aram (2012-06-15). "The Two Hollywood Worlds of Richard Shepard". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator.
- ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (2017-09-13). "Miramax Buys Richard Shepard's Next Pic, 'The Perfection'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "FILM GEEK". American Cinematheque. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ Shepard, Richard (2023-09-22), Film Geek (Documentary), Stacey Reiss Productions, retrieved 2023-09-25
- ^ Shepard, Richard (2023-09-20). "Richard Shepard's Favorite Movies From High School, Including 'The King Of Comedy' and 'Staying Alive'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "Richard Shepard's memories as a teenage 'Film Geek,' plus the week's best movies in L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ White, Peter (March 1, 2022). "'Blank Slate': Richard Shepard To Direct & EP NBC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.