Greer Shephard (born 16 March 1967) is an American television producer, showrunner and director. [1]
Early Career
In 1991, she joined ABC to serve as vice president of drama programming. She ultimately left in 1997.[2]
Work
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]
Showrunners Ryan Murphy and Tony Tost consider Shepherd to be their mentor and the first person to give them a break. [8][9]
Awards
Shepherd won the Golden Globe in 2005 for the series, Nip/Tuck.[10]
References
- ^ 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
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- ^ 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.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.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbEbEouftA
External links
- Greer Shephard at IMDb
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