Richard Shepard
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Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.
Infobox
Born
1965 (age 59–60)New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Director, writer, producer
Partner
Jennifer Konner
Occupations
Director, writer, producer
Tables
· Filmography
| 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 | aka Body Count |
| 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 |
· Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer |
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You | Yes | Yes | No |
| 2023 | Film Geek | Yes | Yes | Yes |
· Filmography
1996
The Royale
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
| Year | Title | Director | ExecutiveProducer | 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" |
References
- The New York Timeshttps://web.archive.org/web/20071015165513/https://movies.nytimes.com/person/111141/Richard-Shepard
- The Armenian Mirror-Spectatorhttp://www.mirrorspectator.com/2012/06/15/the-two-hollywood-worlds-of-richard-shepard/
- Deadlinehttps://deadline.com/2017/09/richard-shepard-the-perfection-miramax-films-the-matador-1202168969/
- American Cinemathequehttps://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/film-geek-9-22-23/
- Film Geekhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt28769082/?ref_=tt_mv_close
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/lists/richard-shepard-favorite-movies-king-of-comedy-staying-alive/
- Los Angeles Timeshttps://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
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2022/03/blank-slate-richard-shepard-direct-ep-nbc-drama-pilot-1234968327/