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Greer Shephard (born 16 March 1967) is an American television producer, showrunner and director. [1]
Early career
[edit]In 1991, she joined ABC to serve as vice president of drama programming. She ultimately left in 1997.[2]
Work
[edit]In 1998, she and director Michael M. Robin launched The Shephard/Robin Company with a commitment deal at Buena Vista TV Productions.[3][4] In 2001, Shephard and Robin, after three years at Disney, joined Warner Bros. Television.[5] Their producing success included Nip/Tuck, The Closer, Major Crimes and Popular. Together they showran the neo-western series Longmire. The show was subsequently cancelled by A&E in 2014, but revived by Netflix for a further two seasons. [6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Shepherd was married to actor Bob CLendenin from 1995 to 1998 and has a daughter.[8]
Legacy
[edit]Showrunners Ryan Murphy and Tony Tost consider Shepherd to be their mentor and the first person to give them a break. [9][10]
Awards
[edit]Shepherd won a Peabody Award in 1998 for the series Nothing Sacred and the Golden Globe in 2005 for the series, Nip/Tuck.[11][12] She was nominated for a PGA Award in 2005.[13]
The Hollywood Reporter called her one of the industry's top showrunners in 2012.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791709/
- ↑ Hontz, Jenny (1997-06-18). "Shephard ankling ABC". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Hontz, Jenny (1998-07-02). "Shephard, Robin at BV TV". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
BroadcastingCablewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ Adalian, Josef (2003-04-24). "WB TV duo stay put". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/showrunners-2012-longmire-greer-shephard-375658/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2015/07/longmire-season-4-spoilers-netflix-comeback-1201486553/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/showrunners-2012-longmire-greer-shephard-375658/
- ↑ https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/1/14766864/ryan-murphy-interview-homophobia
- ↑ https://www.tracking-board.com/damnation-creator-tony-tost-on-his-rise-in-television-interview/
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-03-ca-35454-story.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbEbEouftA
- ↑ https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/pga-makes-credit-check-1117916416/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-50-power-showrunners-2012-374224/
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