David Sheffield Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi's Mass Communication and Journalism Hall of Fame in 2008
• Graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1972
• Started out as a news anchor for WDAM in Moselle, Mississippi in 1969
• Was a writer and producer for "Saturday Night Live," where he first met and began writing for Eddie Murphy
• Quote: "(On his short time as a news anchor): "I would get on the news and say, 'President Nixon is going to China, for some reason, and I'm not really sure why․' I was not a great anchorman․""
• Has often collaborated with Barry W․ Blaustein, whom he met while working on "Saturday Night Live․"
• Best known as the writer of the "Nutty Professor" series, "Coming to America," and "Boomerang․"
• Often teaches screenwriting courses at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi