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Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director. Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin.

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Stephen Herek
Born	Stephen Robert Herek (1958-11-10) November 10, 1958 (age 63) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation	Film director, Film producer and Screenwriter
Years active	1986–present
Notable work	Critters Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure The Mighty Ducks The Three Musketeers Mr. Holland's Opus 101 Dalmatians

Career

His career as a film director took off in 1986 with the cult horror classic Critters followed by the hit comedy Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in 1989.[1] He then directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991 and became a regular director for The Walt Disney Company throughout the decade, helming The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993,[2] the highly successful live-action 1996 remake of 101 Dalmatians starring Glenn Close, and the Eddie Murphy comedy Holy Man in 1998. He also directed the critically acclaimed drama Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995.[3]

In the 2000s, Herek directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and his favorite rock group, Steel Dragon, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. After the underwhelming performances of Life or Something Like It in 2002 and Man of the House in 2005, Herek has stayed mainly in the television and direct-to-DVD market, helming films like Picture This, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, and The Chaperone, as well as two Dolly Parton TV specials.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1986	Critters	Also writer
1989	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1991	Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1992	The Mighty Ducks
1993	The Three Musketeers
1995	Mr. Holland's Opus
1996	101 Dalmatians
1998	Holy Man	Also producer
1999	Black Sabbath: Time Machine	Short film/music video
2001	Rock Star
2002	Life or Something Like It
2005	Man of the House
2008	Picture This	Direct-to-video
2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death
2009	Into the Blue 2: The Reef
2011	The Chaperone
2015	The Great Gilly Hopkins
2021	Afterlife of the Party

Executive producer

• Reverse Runner (2012)

Television

TV series

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Notes
2002	The Mind of the Married Man	Yes	No	Episode: "The Pony Ride"
2013	Dallas	Yes	No	Episode: "False Confessions"
2013	Lucky 7	Yes	No	Episode: "All In"
2014	Betrayal	Yes	No	Episode: "Sharper Than a Serpant's Tooth..."
2015	Rush Hour	Yes	No	Episode: "The Dark Night"
2015–2016	Hawaii Five-0	Yes	No	3 episodes
2016–2018	MacGyver	Yes	Yes	Director of 7 episodes Co-executive producerer of 40 episodes

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Producer
1989	The Gifted One	Yes	No
2003	Young MacGyver	Yes	No
2010	The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice	Yes	No
2013	Jinxed	Yes	No
2015	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Yes	No
2016	Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love	Yes	Yes
2019	Same Time, Next Christmas[4]	Yes	No

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Association	Results
1988	Critters	Fantasporto Award for Best Film	Nominated
1990	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure		Nominated
1997	Mr. Holland's Opus	Christopher Award for Motion Pictures	Won
2014	Jinxed	DGA for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	Nominated
2016	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	Christopher Award for TV & Cable Programs	Won
		Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema	Nominated
	The Great Gilly Hopkins	Heartland Film Award for Truly Moving Picture award	Won
	Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors	MovieGuide Award for Most Inspiring TV Program	Won
2017	Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love		Won

References

External links

• Stephen Herek at IMDb

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