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Stephen Herek

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  • Director
  • Editorial Department
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Stephen Herek in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Stephen Herek was born on 10 November 1958 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Critters (1986), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).
BornNovember 10, 1958
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      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Critters (1986)
    Critters
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1986
    Keanu Reeves, Robert V. Barron, Terry Camilleri, George Carlin, Al Leong, Tony Steedman, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
    6.9
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1989
    Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Mr. Holland's Opus
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1995
    Charlie Sheen, Tim Curry, Rebecca De Mornay, Chris O'Donnell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt in The Three Musketeers (1993)
    The Three Musketeers
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016–2019
    • Reverse Runner (2013)
      Reverse Runner
      3.4
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Eddie Murphy in Holy Man (1998)
      Holy Man
      5.0
      • producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Wildfire
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • The Boy at the Back of the Class
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding in Our Little Secret (2024)
      Our Little Secret
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Rob Lowe and Johnny Berchtold in Dog Gone (2023)
      Dog Gone
      6.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Victoria Justice in Afterlife of the Party (2021)
      Afterlife of the Party
      5.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • Lea Michele, Bryan Greenberg, and Charles Michael Davis in Same Time, Next Christmas (2019)
      Same Time, Next Christmas
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2019
    • Dolly Parton and Alyvia Alyn Lind in Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
      Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jon Foo and Justin Hires in Rush Hour (2016)
      Rush Hour
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2016
    • Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney, Jennifer Nettles, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Farrah Mackenzie, and Blane Crockarell in Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
      Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Glenn Close, Kathy Bates, Octavia Spencer, Sophie Nélisse, and Zachary Hernandez in The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
      The Great Gilly Hopkins
      6.5
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2015
    • Luis Antonio Ramos, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lorraine Bruce, Matt Long, Summer Bishil, and Stephen Louis Grush in Lucky 7 (2013)
      Lucky 7
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Henry Thomas and Hannah Ware in Betrayal (2013)
      Betrayal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Ciara Bravo and Elena Kampouris in Jinxed (2013)
      Jinxed
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Jordana Brewster, Linda Gray, Jesse Metcalfe, Brenda Strong, Julie Gonzalo, and Josh Henderson in Dallas (2012)
      Dallas
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kevin Corrigan, Paul Levesque, Kevin Rankin, and Ariel Winter in The Chaperone (2011)
      The Chaperone
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2011

    Editorial Department

    • Rae Dawn Chong, John Stockwell, and Darrell Larson in City Limits (1984)
      City Limits
      2.5
      • assistant editor (as Stephen R. Herek)
      • 1984
    • Lillian Gish and Candy Clark in Hambone and Hillie (1983)
      Hambone and Hillie
      4.9
      • assistant editor (as Steve Herek)
      • 1983
    • Space Raiders (1983)
      Space Raiders
      4.5
      • assistant editor (as Steve Herek)
      • 1983
    • Caren Kaye and Matt Lattanzi in My Tutor (1983)
      My Tutor
      5.2
      • apprentice editor (as Stephen R. Herek)
      • 1983
    • Kendra Kirchner in Android (1982)
      Android
      5.8
      • assistant film editor (as Steve Herek)
      • 1982
    • The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
      The Slumber Party Massacre
      5.6
      • apprentice editor (as Steve Herek)
      • 1982

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Stephen R. Herek
    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • November 10, 1958
      • San Antonio, Texas, USA
    • Children
        Jaxon Stevens
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      Directed one Oscar-nominated performance: Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).

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