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Richard Shepard Biography

Birth Name:Richard Shepard

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

Fast Facts

Won a Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directorial achievement in comedy series for "Ugly Betty" in 2007
Won the Jury Award for best director for "The Matador" at the Ft․ Lauderdale International Film Festival in 2005
Attended film school at New York University, but didn't graduate because he failed a required science class
Best known as the director and producer of the films "Mexico City" and "Oxygen․"
Met actress Maura Tierney at NYU's film school, with whom he is still close friends