Stuart S. Shapiro

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Stuart S. Shapiro
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Occupation(s)Producer, writer, director, entrepreneur

Stuart S. Shapiro is a producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur. Shapiro began his career as an independent film distributor in 1974 by starting International Harmony which distributed cult classics TunnelVision , Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps , Bob Marley's Reggae Sunsplash , The Sex Pistols' DOA , and Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle.

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As a producer, Shapiro's credits include Mondo New York and Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen , which helped launch the careers of Tim Allen, Chris Rock, and Otto & George. The New Yorker noted the importance of Chris Rock's appearance in Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, saying it "helped earn him a place in the cast of 'Saturday Night Live', two years later, and that attitude helped make him the defining comic of the hip-hop generation." [1] Other credits include Only The Strong , from which he produced the famous Mazda song "Zoom Zoom", and USA networks TV series Night Flight , a youth–targeted variety show he created which ran from 1981 to 1996. [2] Recently, VH1 named Night Flight one of the 10 greatest Hard Rock and Heavy Metal TV shows of all time, saying it was "the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired." [3] Shapiro also produced the 72-hour live webcast of Woodstock '99, notable for being one of the largest of its kind at the time. [4]

In 2002 and 2003 respectively, Shapiro edited Flash Frames, a book highlighting Flash art from the Internet, with his wife, Laurie Dolphin. [5] He also produced the CD accompaniment to the book This is Today, a history of NBC's Today Show . [6] In December 2018, Shapiro published his book, IDENTIFI YOURSELF, A Journey F*ck You Creative Courage, Waterside Press Publisher, ISBN   978-1-947637-88-7.

Entrepreneurship

Shapiro is the founder and president of iConstituent, which provides online communications to the United States Congress. [7] He has founded several Internet communication ventures, including Woodstock.com, Firstlook.com, ArtistEnt, and Patronet with Todd Rundgren and Danny Goldberg, one of the first Internet artist music subscription services. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ SANNEH, KELEFA. "The Duke of Doubt". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stuart S. Shapiro - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ McPadden, Mike. VH1 Classic "10 Greatest Hard Rock + Heavy Metal TV Shows of All Time"
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Karen. "Coming to a PC Near You: Woodstock '99" Los Angeles Times
  5. ↑ Shapiro, Stuart S. and Laurie Dolphin. Flash Frames: A New Pop Culture. Watson Guptill Publications. ISBN   0823018377
  6. ↑ Mink, Eric. This Is Today: A Window on Our Times. Andrews McMeel Pub, ISBN   0740738534
  7. ↑ Jansen, Monika (July 25, 2011). "Congress = Innovative? iConstituent Launching Mobile Apps for Congressmen and Women". Tech Cocktail. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ Spellman, Peter (2002). The Musician's Internet: On-line Strategies for Success in the Music Industry. Boston, Massachusetts: Berklee Press. p. 49.
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