Richard Shepard

{{For|those of a similar name|Richard Sheppard (disambiguation)}}

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Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/111141/Richard-Shepard|archive-date=October 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015165513/https://movies.nytimes.com/person/111141/Richard-Shepard|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2007|title=Richard Shepard}}

Biography

Shepard 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.{{cite web|title=The Two Hollywood Worlds of Richard Shepard|date=2012-06-15|first=Aram|last=Arkun|work=The Armenian Mirror-Spectator|url=http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2012/06/15/the-two-hollywood-worlds-of-richard-shepard/}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/richard-shepard-the-perfection-miramax-films-the-matador-1202168969/ |website=Deadline |title=Miramax Buys Richard Shepard's Next Pic, 'The Perfection' |author=Mike Fleming Jr. |date=2017-09-13 |access-date=2017-10-15}} It was released in 2019 by Netflix.

Filmography

Film

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Year ! Title !width=65\| Director !width=65\| Writer !width=65\| 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}} \|
2013 \| Dom Hemingway \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2018 \| The Perfection \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|

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Year

! Title

!width=65| Director

!width=65| Writer

!width=65| Producer

! Notes

1989

| Cool Blue

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Co-directed with Mark Mullin

1991

| The Linguini Incident

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1995

| Mercy

| {{yes}}

1997

| Below Utopia

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

1999

| Oxygen

| {{yes}}

2000

| Mexico City

| {{yes}}

2005

| The Matador

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2007

| The Hunting Party

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2013

| Dom Hemingway

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2018

| The Perfection

| {{yes}}

Documentary film

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Year ! Title !width=65\| Director !width=65\| Producer !width=65\| Writer
2009 \| I Knew It Was You \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}}
2023 \| Film Geek {{Cite web \|title=FILM GEEK \|url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/film-geek-9-22-23/ \|access-date=2023-09-25 \|website=American Cinematheque \|language=en-US}}{{Citation \|last=Shepard \|first=Richard \|title=Film Geek \|date=2023-09-22 \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28769082/?ref_=tt_mv_close \|type=Documentary \|access-date=2023-09-25 \|publisher=Stacey Reiss Productions}}{{Cite web \|last=Shepard \|first=Richard \|date=2023-09-20 \|title=Richard Shepard's Favorite Movies From High School, Including 'The King Of Comedy' and 'Staying Alive' \|url=https://variety.com/lists/richard-shepard-favorite-movies-king-of-comedy-staying-alive/ \|access-date=2023-09-25 \|website=Variety \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|date=2023-09-22 \|title=Richard Shepard's memories as a teenage 'Film Geek,' plus the week's best movies in L.A. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/newsletter/2023-09-22/richard-shepard-film-geek-godard-king-lear-john-waters-streets-of-fire-stop-making-sense-indie-focus \|access-date=2023-09-25 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}}

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Year

! Title

!width=65| Director

!width=65| Producer

!width=65| Writer

2009

| I Knew It Was You

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2023

| Film Geek {{Cite web |title=FILM GEEK |url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/film-geek-9-22-23/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=American Cinematheque |language=en-US}}{{Citation |last=Shepard |first=Richard |title=Film Geek |date=2023-09-22 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28769082/?ref_=tt_mv_close |type=Documentary |access-date=2023-09-25 |publisher=Stacey Reiss Productions}}{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Richard |date=2023-09-20 |title=Richard Shepard's Favorite Movies From High School, Including 'The King Of Comedy' and 'Staying Alive' |url=https://variety.com/lists/richard-shepard-favorite-movies-king-of-comedy-staying-alive/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Richard Shepard's memories as a teenage 'Film Geek,' plus the week's best movies in L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/newsletter/2023-09-22/richard-shepard-film-geek-godard-king-lear-john-waters-streets-of-fire-stop-making-sense-indie-focus |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

| {{yes}}

Television

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Year ! Title ! Director ! Executive Producer ! Notes
1996 \| The Royale \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|rowspan=2\|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
rowspan=2\|2011 \| Danni Lowinski \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Unaired pilot
Ringer \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Episode "Pilot"
rowspan=2\|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"
rowspan=2\|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" {{cite news\|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/blank-slate-richard-shepard-direct-ep-nbc-drama-pilot-1234968327/\|title='Blank Slate': Richard Shepard To Direct & EP NBC Drama Pilot\|first=Peter\|last=White\|date=March 1, 2022\|work=Deadline Hollywood}}

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Year

! Title

! Director

! Executive
Producer

! Notes

1996

| The Royale

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|rowspan=2|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

rowspan=2|2011

| Danni Lowinski

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Unaired pilot

Ringer

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Pilot"

rowspan=2|2013

| Girls

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 12 episodes

Golden Boy

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Pilot"

2014

| Salem

| {{yes}}

| Episode "The Vow"

2018

| Sweetbitter

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Salt"

2019

| The Twilight Zone

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode "The Wunderkind"

2020

| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Pilot", Film "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas"

rowspan=2|2021

| The Handmaid's Tale

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes "Vows" and "Home"

Acapulco

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Pilot"

2022

| Welcome to Chippendales

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes "Paper is Paper" and "Switzerland"

TBA

| Blank Slate

|{{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Episode "Pilot" {{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/blank-slate-richard-shepard-direct-ep-nbc-drama-pilot-1234968327/|title='Blank Slate': Richard Shepard To Direct & EP NBC Drama Pilot|first=Peter|last=White|date=March 1, 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://richardshepard.com}}
{{IMDb name|791672}}
[http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2653/ eFilmCritic.com Interview with director Richard Shepard on the John Cazale Documentary "I Knew It Was You"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
[http://www.scriptsandscribes.com/richard-shepard/ Richard Shepard Interview] on [http://www.scriptsandscribes.com/ Scripts & Scribes]

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