Shea Farrell

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Shea Farrell
Born
Edward Leo Farrell III

(1957-10-21) October 21, 1957 (age 65)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1982–present
Spouse(s)Ronda Pierson (1982–90; divorced)
Kristena Farrell (1991–99; divorced); 2 children

Edward Leo "Shea" Farrell III is an American actor and producer best known for playing Mark Danning in Aaron Spelling's series, Hotel .

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Shea Farrell was born October 21, 1957 in Cornwall, New York, [1] to Edward Leo, Jr. and Mary Rose (née Drummey) Farrell. He attended Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. [1] He originally planned to be a professional football player. [1]

Shea switched from acting to production work in 1997. He worked on The Practice , Ally McBeal , Boston Public and Boston Legal , all produced by David E. Kelley. [1] He now works in films and on television as an assistant director and unit production manager. He has been a Unit Production Manager Sony Entertainment's New Media Division/Crackle.com since 2008. [1]

Filmography

As actor

As producer

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biography for Shea Farrell" . Retrieved December 10, 2010.