Joseph Sheppard
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Joseph Sheppard is an American
Actor
. His first public appearance was in 1968 as a child guest on the Art Linkletter
House Party
television program
.
Sheppard was graduated Verdugo Hills High School
(1977( where he appeared in numerous plays. He was a member of the exclusive Los Angeles City College
Theatre Department and Academy program (Associate of Arts in Theater, 1979).
Sheppard started the Roadshow Players
traveling theater troupe. It entertained thousands of children in Southern California
in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1987 Sheppard was the Sysop
of The Ledge PCBoard, a Bulletin Board System
, and ran it for ten years. The Ledge became one of the most popular BBS systems in the pre-internet
online world.
After his father's death in 1995, Sheppard left acting to manage SDC Convention Services. The company provides equipment and union labor
for trade shows in the western United States
.
He is a member of Electronic Frontier Foundation
, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
, Actor's Equity, and Screen Actors Guild
. He and his wife, the former Jane Sweet, have three children.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
. His first public appearance was in 1968 as a child guest on the Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
Arthur Gordon "Art" Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years...
House Party
Art Linkletter's House Party
House Party is an American radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
.
Sheppard was graduated Verdugo Hills High School
Verdugo Hills High School
Verdugo Hills High School is a public school located in the Tujunga community of Los Angeles, California, United States within the Los Angeles Unified School District....
(1977( where he appeared in numerous plays. He was a member of the exclusive Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...
Theatre Department and Academy program (Associate of Arts in Theater, 1979).
Sheppard started the Roadshow Players
Roadshow Players
Roadshow Players was a traveling theatre troupe that performed for children in the 1970s and 1980s in Southern California.The group was organized as a non-profit organization in the state of California...
traveling theater troupe. It entertained thousands of children in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1987 Sheppard was the Sysop
SysOp
A sysop is an administrator of a multi-user computer system, such as a bulletin board system or an online service virtual community. It may also be used to refer to administrators of other Internet-based network services....
of The Ledge PCBoard, a Bulletin Board System
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
, and ran it for ten years. The Ledge became one of the most popular BBS systems in the pre-internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
online world.
After his father's death in 1995, Sheppard left acting to manage SDC Convention Services. The company provides equipment and union labor
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
for trade shows in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
He is a member of Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is a performers' union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists , promo and voice-over announcers and other...
, Actor's Equity, and Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
. He and his wife, the former Jane Sweet, have three children.