David Shaughnessy
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David James Shaughnessy is a British-born theatre and television director
, producer
and actor
. Educated at Eton College and the Central School of Speech & Drama, London. He started in repertory theatres all around the UK and went on to become a principal actor with the famous Old Vic Theatre Company in London and touring around the world. He went on to perform in many national tours, including 18 months in "Godspell" for producer Cameron Mackintosh. He also acted in numerous television series and movies both in the UK and the US. Later, deciding that he was more likely to be able to support a family from behind the camera, he turned to theatre and television directing. Eventually David moved into producing, ultimately becoming Executive Producer of the daytime drama, "The Young & The Restless." He now directs for "The Bold & The Beautiful" on a freelance basis, while developing 3S Mediasolutions with his brother Charles. David continues to keep in practice as a performer, providing many voice-overs for films, cartoons, commercials and video games.
His father was Alfred Shaughnessy
, an English scriptwriter. He is best known for his work as writer and producer of Upstairs, Downstairs
. His older brother is the actor Charles Shaughnessy
, best known as Maxwell Sheffield on the television show, The Nanny
. His wife is former Days of our Lives
Head Writer Anne Schoettle
. David and Anne live in Los Angeles and have three daughters Amy, Katie and Josie. Along with his brother Charles and Ophelia Soumekh, he is a partner in 3S Media Solutions Inc.
He is the heir presumptive to the Barony of Shaughnessy
, which is currently held by his brother.
The Bold and The Beautiful
Days of our Lives
Santa Barbara
Tribes
The Last Act Is A Solo (TV Play A&E)
Unpublished Letters (TV Play A&E)
Trial by Jury
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Educated at Eton College and the Central School of Speech & Drama, London. He started in repertory theatres all around the UK and went on to become a principal actor with the famous Old Vic Theatre Company in London and touring around the world. He went on to perform in many national tours, including 18 months in "Godspell" for producer Cameron Mackintosh. He also acted in numerous television series and movies both in the UK and the US. Later, deciding that he was more likely to be able to support a family from behind the camera, he turned to theatre and television directing. Eventually David moved into producing, ultimately becoming Executive Producer of the daytime drama, "The Young & The Restless." He now directs for "The Bold & The Beautiful" on a freelance basis, while developing 3S Mediasolutions with his brother Charles. David continues to keep in practice as a performer, providing many voice-overs for films, cartoons, commercials and video games.
His father was Alfred Shaughnessy
Alfred Shaughnessy
Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:...
, an English scriptwriter. He is best known for his work as writer and producer of Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
. His older brother is the actor Charles Shaughnessy
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy , simply known as Charles Shaughnessy, is a British peer, and television, theatre and film actor. He is known for his roles on American television, as Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of our Lives and as Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom...
, best known as Maxwell Sheffield on the television show, The Nanny
The Nanny
Nanny may refer to:* Nanny, a child's caregiver* A grandmother * A Cajun word for godmother * A female goat* Nanny , a 1981–83 British drama series starring Wendy Craig* Nanny of the Maroons...
. His wife is former Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
Head Writer Anne Schoettle
Anne Schoettle
Anne Schoettle is an American television soap opera writer.-Positions held:The Bold and the Beautiful* Script Writer: 2002 - 2003 Days of our Lives* Production Assistant: 1982...
. David and Anne live in Los Angeles and have three daughters Amy, Katie and Josie. Along with his brother Charles and Ophelia Soumekh, he is a partner in 3S Media Solutions Inc.
He is the heir presumptive to the Barony of Shaughnessy
Baron Shaughnessy
Baron Shaughnessy, of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the businessman and public servant Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company...
, which is currently held by his brother.
Directing and producing
The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
- Executive ProducerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
(2001–2004) - Supervising Producer (2000–2001)
- Director (1992–2006, 2008)
- Producer (1991–2000)
The Bold and The Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
- Director (2004–Present)
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
- Occasional Director
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
- Occasional Director
Tribes
Tribes (TV series)
Tribes is a daily half-hour soap opera geared at a teen audience that aired briefly on the Fox network in 1990. Created by veteran soap writer Leah Laiman, the cast included Michelle Stafford, who later went on to star on The Young and the Restless. It is the only daily soap opera Fox has ever...
- Director (entire run, 1990–1991)
- Producer (entire run, 1990–1991)
The Last Act Is A Solo (TV Play A&E)
- Director (1991)
Unpublished Letters (TV Play A&E)
- Director (1990)
Trial by Jury
- Director (1987)
Acting
- Zambezia (Film Voice) (2011)
- Scanners - Jimmy Wilson (video game) (2010)
- Final Fantasy XIVFinal Fantasy XIV, also known as Final Fantasy XIV Online, is the fourteenth installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was released in September 2010 for Microsoft Windows, with a PlayStation 3 port in development. The game is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game and is developed and published by...
(2010) - Random! Cartoons (2007)
- Peter Pan and the PiratesPeter Pan and the PiratesPeter Pan & the Pirates is an American animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company from September 8, 1990 to September 10, 1991. Repeats continued to air until September 11, 1992. A repeat of the series' Christmas episode was aired...
(1990) - NewhartNewhartNewhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990...
(1989) - Noble HouseNoble HouseNoble House is a novel by James Clavell, published in 1981 and set in Hong Kong in 1963.It is a massive book, well over 1000 pages, with dozens of characters and numerous intermingling plot lines. In 1988, it was adapted as a television miniseries for NBC starring Pierce Brosnan...
(1988) - MinderMinder (TV series)Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
(1985) - Three Up, Two DownThree Up, Two DownThree Up, Two Down is a British sitcom starring Michael Elphick and Angela Thorne that ran from 1985 to 1989. It was written by Richard Ommanney.-Cast:*Michael Elphick - Sam Tyler*Angela Thorne - Daphne Trenchard...
(1985) - The Consultant (1983)
- The Haunting of Cassie Palmer (1982)
- Danger UXBDanger UXBDanger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, a new direct commission officer in World War II....
(1979) - The Whistle BlowerThe Whistle BlowerThe Whistle Blower is a 1986 British spy thriller film, starring Michael Caine, based on the novel of the same name by John Hale.-Plot:Frank Jones is a retired British naval officer, who is now a businessman...
(1986) - LabyrinthLabyrinth (film)Labyrinth is a 1986 British/American fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Henson collaborated on the screenwriting with children's author Dennis Lee, Terry Jones from Monty Python, and Elaine May .The film stars David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin...
(1986) - QED (1982)
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
- Win, 1993, 2004, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless
- Nomination, 1999–2003, Drama Series, The Young and the Restless