Steven L. Sears
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Steven Lee Sears is an American writer and producer primarily working in television. He is perhaps best known for writing and co-executive producing the popular series Xena: Warrior Princess
, as well as his subsequent creation Sheena
, based on the comic book
of the same name.
While he initially began his career as an actor, Sears found great creative success with his writing and began to pursue it full-time in 1984 (with the series Riptide
), accumulating an impressive resume as staff writer, story editor and producer on such shows as Stingray
, The A-Team
, JJ Starbuck, The Highwayman
, Father Dowling Mysteries
, Swamp Thing, and Raven
. In addition, he has written for shows such as Hardcastle and McCormick
, Superboy
, The Hollywood Detective, Jesse Hawkes, Hardball
, Grand Slam, and Walker, Texas Ranger
. He has also written in the arenas of film, stage, animation and interactive.
Steven L. Sears was born into a military family, his father being a career soldier with the U.S. Army. Consequently, Steven traveled quite a bit, his family being rotated out to new assignments every three years. As a result, he had managed to visit 14 countries and 48 U.S. states before the age of 13, when his father retired from the military. Moving to the small town of St. Augustine, Florida, Steven became active in the arts programs at his local school. Music and Drama became his major focus as his first "professional" acting work was in "The Cross and the Sword", a symphonic drama which was the Official State Play of Florida.
A graduate of the University of Florida (A.A.) and Florida State University (B.A.), Sears established a scholarship program for undergraduate Theatre students at Florida State. He was also honored by the Florida State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa as a "Grad Made Good" in 2006. Sears continues his association with aspiring filmmakers and students by occasionally appearing as a guest lecturer at such institutions as UCLA, USC, FSU, UCLB, AFI, and others. He also volunteers his time to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their Student Emmys and Student Internship programs. He is also very active on the internet, having a fairly high profile among fans of his previous series as well as various screenwriting forums.
Sears currently lives in Los Angeles, California
, and is represented by the Stein Agency. He enjoys sashimi
, photography
, history
, the great outdoors, and Florida State University
football.
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
, as well as his subsequent creation Sheena
Sheena (TV series)
Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the...
, based on the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
of the same name.
While he initially began his career as an actor, Sears found great creative success with his writing and began to pursue it full-time in 1984 (with the series Riptide
Riptide (TV series)
Riptide is a TV detective series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. Riptide was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter...
), accumulating an impressive resume as staff writer, story editor and producer on such shows as Stingray
Stingray (NBC TV series)
Stingray is an NBC television series produced by Stephen J. Cannell that ran from 1985 to 1987. It stars Nick Mancuso, who plays the mysterious character known only as Ray, whose trademark is a black 1965 Corvette Sting Ray.-Plot:...
, The A-Team
The A-Team
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
, JJ Starbuck, The Highwayman
The Highwayman (TV series)
The Highwayman is an action-adventure themed television series starring Sam J. Jones, set in "the near future." It was created by Glen A. Larson and Douglas Heyes. The pilot aired in September 1987, and was followed by a short-lived series of nine episodes, with significant changes to the cast and...
, Father Dowling Mysteries
Father Dowling Mysteries
Father Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that appeared between November 30, 1987 and May 2, 1991. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC network for its last two seasons...
, Swamp Thing, and Raven
Raven (US TV series)
Raven is an American TV series that originally aired on CBS in 1992-1993. This hour-long action drama featured martial arts, adventure, humor, mystery and secret societies.- Overview :...
. In addition, he has written for shows such as Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick
Hardcastle and McCormick is a 1980s action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983–1986, starring Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick.The show's premise involves the...
, Superboy
Superboy (TV series)
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication...
, The Hollywood Detective, Jesse Hawkes, Hardball
Hardball (1989 TV series)
Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990 television schedule.-Synopsis:Hardball is a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski . Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who...
, Grand Slam, and Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
. He has also written in the arenas of film, stage, animation and interactive.
Steven L. Sears was born into a military family, his father being a career soldier with the U.S. Army. Consequently, Steven traveled quite a bit, his family being rotated out to new assignments every three years. As a result, he had managed to visit 14 countries and 48 U.S. states before the age of 13, when his father retired from the military. Moving to the small town of St. Augustine, Florida, Steven became active in the arts programs at his local school. Music and Drama became his major focus as his first "professional" acting work was in "The Cross and the Sword", a symphonic drama which was the Official State Play of Florida.
A graduate of the University of Florida (A.A.) and Florida State University (B.A.), Sears established a scholarship program for undergraduate Theatre students at Florida State. He was also honored by the Florida State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa as a "Grad Made Good" in 2006. Sears continues his association with aspiring filmmakers and students by occasionally appearing as a guest lecturer at such institutions as UCLA, USC, FSU, UCLB, AFI, and others. He also volunteers his time to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their Student Emmys and Student Internship programs. He is also very active on the internet, having a fairly high profile among fans of his previous series as well as various screenwriting forums.
Sears currently lives in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, and is represented by the Stein Agency. He enjoys sashimi
Sashimi
Sashimi is a Japanese delicacy. It consists of very fresh raw meat, most commonly fish, sliced into thin pieces.-Origin:The word sashimi means "pierced body", i.e...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, the great outdoors, and Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
football.