STANLEY, Shane 1971–

(Eric Richards)

PERSONAL

Full name, Shane Eric Stanley; born June 15, 1971, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Lee (a writer and director) and Carol Ann (maiden name, Morse) Stanley; grandson of Frederic Stanley (a painter); married Sharon Turner, March, 1998 (divorced, 2001); married Val Barri (an actress), September 20, 2005. Avocational Interests: Motocross racing.

Career: Producer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer, and actor. Sheen/Michaels Entertainment, vice president, beginning 1998; Saxons River Entertainment, founder (with Lee Stanley and Derrick Doba) and producer. Drummer in a rock and roll band, c. 1990s.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award, c. 1987, for Desperate Passage; multiple Emmy awards and Emmy Award nominations; CINE Golden Eagle Award, best feature documentary, and Silver Star, both WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, c. 1996, for Street Pirates; Gold Special Jury Award, independent short subject—films and video—dramatic-original, WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, 2004, Aurora awards, best director, best screenplay, and best independent film, all 2004, and Telly Award, outstanding achievement in film and television, 2005, all for A Sight for Sore Eyes; recipient of other awards, including the Angel Award and the Christopher Award.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

Billboard Live in Concert: Bret Michaels, Poor Boy Records, 1997.

(With others) Crime Defense, Lando/Stanley Entertainment, 1997.

Mission to Mars, Engram Digital, 1997.

A Letter from Death Row, Showcase Entertainment, 1998.

A Sight for Sore Eyes (short film), Visual Arts Entertainment/Zinkler Films, 2004.

Film Executive Producer:

Gridiron Gang, Columbia, 2006.

Film Director:

Billboard Live in Concert: Bret Michaels, Poor Boy Records, 1997.

A Sight for Sore Eyes (short film), Visual Arts Entertainment/Zinkler Films, 2004.

Film Editor:

Street Pirates (documentary), 1994.

Billboard Live in Concert: Bret Michaels, Poor Boy Records, 1997.

Mission to Mars, Engram Digital, 1997.

A Letter from Death Row, Showcase Entertainment, 1998.

Carman: The Champion, 8X Entertainment, 2001.

A Sight for Sore Eyes (short film), Visual Arts Entertainment/Zinkler Films, 2004.

Film Sound Editor:

Blue Chicago Blues, 1994.

Film Production Assistant:

Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994.

Film Appearances:

Tommy, Walk Safe, Young America (short film), 1975.

Young BMX rider, Bicycle Safety (documentary), 1975.

Mini bike rider, Motorcycle Experience (documentary), 1976.

Passenger, Safety, Check Your Car (short film), 1977.

Young racquetball player, Off the Wall (short film), 1980.

Kid in park, Mountain Tops, Pyramid Film and Video, 1981.

Detective, Blue Chicago Blues, 1994.

Street Pirates (documentary), 1994.

Chris, Crime Defense, Lando/Stanley Entertainment, 1997.

(Uncredited) Third Rochar, In God's Hands, TriStar, 1998.

Television Cocreator; Series:

Saxons River, PAX TV, beginning 2002.

Television Production Assistant; Series:

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, ET, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, beginning c. 1981.

Roseanne, ABC, beginning c. 1988.

Coach, ABC, beginning c. 1989.

Hard Copy, CBS, beginning c. 1989.

Seinfeld, NBC, beginning c. 1990.

The Second Half, NBC, beginning c. 1993.

Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, beginning c. 1994.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, editor, and stunt performer, No Code of Conduct, USA Network, 1998.

Television Producer; Specials:

A Time for Life (documentary), syndicated, 1991.

Dream Chasers (documentary; also known as The Dream Catcher), 2003.

Television Coproducer; Specials:

(With others) Desperate Passage (documentary), syndicated, 1987.

Maiden Voyage (documentary), syndicated, 1989.

(With others) Father/Son (documentary; also known as Father, Son: America's Desperate Passage), syndicated, 1990.

Drug Watch L.A. (documentary), 1991.

Drug Watch L.A.—Second Edition (documentary), 1992.

A Step Apart (documentary), 1992.

Gridiron Gang (documentary), syndicated, 1993.

Transitions (documentary), 1998.

Television Editor; Specials:

Transitions (documentary), 1998.

Dream Chasers (documentary; also known as The Dream Catcher), 2003.

Television Assistant Sound Editor; Specials:

Desperate Passage (documentary), syndicated, 1987.

Maiden Voyage (documentary), syndicated, 1989.

Father/Son (documentary; also known as Father, Son: America's Desperate Passage), syndicated, 1990.

Drug Watch L.A. (documentary), 1991.

Drug Watch L.A.—Second Edition (documentary), 1992.

A Step Apart (documentary), 1992.

Good Cop, Bad Kid (documentary), NBC, 1993.

Gridiron Gang (documentary), syndicated, 1993.

Television Second Unit Director; Specials:

Gridiron Gang (documentary), syndicated, 1993.

Television Appearances; Series:

Ryan, Whitney and the Robot, NBC, beginning 1979.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Father/Son (documentary; also known as Father, Son: America's Desperate Passage), syndicated, 1990.

A Time for Life (documentary), syndicated, 1991.

Host, Kids against Crime, TBN, 1995.

Dream Chasers (documentary; also known as The Dream Catcher), 2003.

RECORDINGS

Video Director:

High Tension, Low Budget (The Making of a Letter from Death Row), AGP/Ann Gillis Productions, 1999.

Destiny of Peace (short documentary film), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2003.

Whispers in the Wind (documentary), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Video Producer:

To Your Health (short film), Stanhaven Productions, 1988.

Destiny of Peace (short documentary film), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2003.

Karate Kids Workout, New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Whispers in the Wind (documentary), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Producer of a DVD about the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece.

Video Cinematographer; as Eric Richards:

Destiny of Peace (short documentary film), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2003.

Whispers in the Wind (documentary), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Video Editor:

To Your Health (short film), Stanhaven Productions, 1988.

High Tension, Low Budget (The Making of a Letter from Death Row), AGP/Ann Gillis Productions, 1999.

Destiny of Peace (short documentary film), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2003.

A Touch of Greece, Fanticola/Adamson Entertainment, 2004.

Karate Kids Workout, New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Whispers in the Wind (documentary), New Leaf Distributing Company, 2005.

Editor of a DVD about the 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece.

Video Production Assistant:

Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: Patti Davis, 1992.

Video Appearances:

To Your Health (short film), Stanhaven Productions, 1988.

High Tension, Low Budget (The Making of a Letter from Death Row), AGP/Ann Gillis Productions, 1999.

The Making of "A Sight for Sore Eyes," c. 2004.

Music Video Director:

(And producer, editor, and [as Eric Richards] cinematographer) Bret Michaels, "Raine," 2003.

Director of the music videos "Ain't No Party" and "Still Down," both by Romeo; and of "Miracle," by Story Side B.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Mission to Mars, Engram Digital, 1997.

A Sight for Sore Eyes (short film; based on his short story "Blind Date"), Visual Arts Entertainment/Zinkler Films, 2004.

Teleplays; Series:

Saxons River, PAX TV, beginning 2002.

Teleplays; Movies:

No Code of Conduct, USA Network, 1998.

Teleplays; Specials:

A Time for Life (documentary), syndicated, 1991.

Dream Chasers (documentary; also known as The Dream Catcher), 2003.

Teleplays; Episodic:

Some sources cite Stanley as the author of episodes of Red Shoe Diaries, Showtime.

Television Music; Songs for Specials:

"A Second Chance," A Step Apart (documentary), 1992.

Video Scripts:

High Tension, Low Budget (The Making of a Letter from Death Row), AGP/Ann Gillis Productions, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Movieline, Volume 6, issue 4, 1997, p. 8.