Stephen Herek

Stephen Herek
Stephen Herek
Born	Stephen Robert Herek; November 10, 1958; San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1986–present
Notable work	Critters; Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; The Mighty Ducks; The Three Musketeers; Mr. Holland's Opus; 101 Dalmatians

Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director. Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin.

Career

His career as a film director took off in 1986 with the cult horror classic Critters followed by the hit comedy Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in 1989.[1] He then directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991 and became a regular director for The Walt Disney Company throughout the decade, helming The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993,[2] the highly successful live-action 1996 remake of 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close, and the Eddie Murphy comedy Holy Man in 1998. He also directed the critically acclaimed drama Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995.[3]

In the 2000s, Herek directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and his favorite rock group, Steel Dragon, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. After the underwhelming performances of Life or Something Like It in 2002 and Man of the House in 2005, Herek has stayed mainly in the television and direct-to-DVD market, helming films like Picture This, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, and The Chaperone, as well as two Dolly Parton TV specials.

Year	Title	Contribution			Notes
Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
1986	Critters	Yes	No	Yes
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	Yes	No	No
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead	Yes	No	No
1992	The Mighty Ducks	Yes	No	No
1993	The Three Musketeers	Yes	No	No
1995	Mr. Holland's Opus	Yes	No	No
1996	101 Dalmatians	Yes	No	No
1998	Holy Man	Yes	Yes	No
1999	Black Sabbath: Time Machine	Yes	No	No	Short film/music video
2001	Rock Star	Yes	No	No
2002	Life or Something Like It	Yes	No	No
2005	Man of the House	Yes	No	No
2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death	Yes	No	No	Direct-to-video
2009	Into the Blue 2: The Reef	Yes	No	No	Direct-to-video
2011	The Chaperone	Yes	No	No
2013	Reverse Runner	No	executive	No
2015	The Great Gilly Hopkins	Yes	No	No

Year	Title	Contribution		Notes
Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
1989	The Gifted One	Yes	No	Television movie
2002	The Mind of the Married Man	Yes	No	Director of episode: "The Pony Ride"
2003	Young MaGyver	Yes	No	Television movie
2008	Picture This	Yes	No	Television movie
2010	The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice	Yes	No	Television movie
2013	Dallas	Yes	No	Director of episode: "False Confessions"
2013	Lucky 7	Yes	No	Director of episode: "All In"
2013	Jinxed	Yes	No	Television movie
2014	Betrayal	Yes	No	Director of episode: "Sharper Than a Serpant's Tooth..."
2015	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Yes	No	Television movie
2015	Rush Hour	Yes	No	Director of episode: "The Dark Night"
2015-2016	Hawaii Five-0	Yes	No	Director of 3 episodes
2016	Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love	Yes	Yes	Television movie
2016-2018	MacGyver	Yes	Yes	Director of 7 episodes Co-executive producerer of 40 episodes
2019	Same Time, Next Christmas[4]	Yes	No	Television movie

Year	Title	Association	Results
1988	Critters	Fantasporto Award for Best Film	Nominated
1990	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	Fantasporto Award for Best Film	Nominated
1997	Mr. Holland's Opus	Christopher Award for Motion Pictures	Won
2014	Jinxed	Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Nominated
2016	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Christopher Award for TV & Cable Programs	Won
2016	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema	Nominated
2016	The Great Gilly Hopkins	Heartland Film Award for Truly Moving Picture award	Won
2016	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	MovieGuide Award for Most Inspiring TV Program	Won
2017	Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love	MovieGuie Award for Most Inspiriting TV Program	Won

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