Biography

Tom Sheppard is a 5-time Emmy Award-winning Director, Writer, Producer and Actor, known for Robot Chicken, Supermansion and Annoying Orange. While attending The University of Southern California's School of Cinema/TV, he worked as an assistant to filmmaker Mike Nichols. After graduating, he was hired as a writer on Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain. He went on to direct the indie feature, Would I Lie to You, and he co-created The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange for Cartoon Network, the first-ever successful Youtube to cable crossover, which he also directed. After writing for George Lucas' Star Wars: Detours, he was hired to write and direct Seth Green's Robot Chicken. He directed all episodes of seasons 8, 9, 10 and 11, along with numerous specials and commercials, and he won the Cristal at enemy for The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special. He has directed over 100 episodes of television, both stop-motion, and live action/animated hybrid.
- IMDb mini biography by: SRT