Greer Shephard

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]

Personal life

Shepherd was married to actor Bob CLendenin from 1995 to 1998 and has a duaghter.[8]

Legacy

Showrunners Ryan Murphy and Tony Tost consider Shepherd to be their mentor and the first person to give them a break. [9][10]

Awards

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

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791709/
  2. ^ Hontz, Jenny (1997-06-18). "Shephard ankling ABC". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ Hontz, Jenny (1998-07-02). "Shephard, Robin at BV TV". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BroadcastingCable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Adalian, Josef (2003-04-24). "WB TV duo stay put". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/showrunners-2012-longmire-greer-shephard-375658/
  7. ^ https://deadline.com/2015/07/longmire-season-4-spoilers-netflix-comeback-1201486553/
  8. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/showrunners-2012-longmire-greer-shephard-375658/
  9. ^ https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/1/14766864/ryan-murphy-interview-homophobia
  10. ^ https://www.tracking-board.com/damnation-creator-tony-tost-on-his-rise-in-television-interview/
  11. ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-03-ca-35454-story.html
  12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbEbEouftA
  13. ^ https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/pga-makes-credit-check-1117916416/
  14. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/top-50-power-showrunners-2012-374224/


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