Biography

Growing up in New York City offered David Sheinkopf varied opportunities for creative expression. Appearances in television commercials such as the National Dairy Board Milk which lasted for over 5 years, and soap operas, As the World Turns and Another World. By his late teens, he felt the need to spread his wings and move to Los Angeles. At 19 he was starring in the hit series Falcon Crest, opposite Carla Gugino and Gregory Harrison, in a part he landed a month after hitting town. He continued doing pilots "The Dictator" with Christopher Lloyd and Deborah Rush, "Blade Squad", from writer W. Peter Iliff (Patriot Games, Point Break, Varsity Blues) and director Ralph Hemacker (Once Upon a Time, Blue Bloods, The Flash) and guest appearances on Diagnosis Murder, Party of Five (opposite Brittany Murphy), JAG and others. His first big movie role was as Morris Delancey in the Disney hit Newsies, opposite Christian Bale. He continued to do films but felt he needed something more. He found that designing and building things filled the void. He began building and designing sets for music videos and commercials, working with the talents of Nelly and Sugar Ray as Well as directors such as Paul Boyd and Mc G. Loving the work of making things with his hands, he started his own company building high-end custom pieces for celebrity clientele Like Toby Mcquire and Ian Ziering but wanted to blend that passion with his earlier one for acting. Working on HGTV's Design on a Dime launched him in that direction. After four and a half years and over a hundred shows, he realized that helping people with the design problems of their lives felt good. He continued on that road, working on The Greg Berendt Show and Lowe's Creative Ideas Magazine, a great web hosting medium. When he was offered an opportunity to co-executive produce the true-crime series "I Met My Murderer Online", he jumped at the chance. His skills as a narrator came in handy as well as his production design abilities. Writing episodes as well, gave him the confidence for the next season and everything after. He had truly become a Swiss army knife.
- IMDb mini biography by: David Sheinkopf