About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1945-10-18
Place of birth:
Jackson Heights, New York
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Shep Gordon

Overview

Shep E. Gordon is an American talent manager, Hollywood film agent, and producer. Gordon is featured in a 2013 documentary, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which was directed by Mike Myers.

He obtained his B.A. in 1968 from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) in sociology. He then moved to Los Angeles, California.

He first gained connections in Hollywood by meeting Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Alice Cooper in 1968. He quickly became Cooper's agent. Much of Coopers stage act and the band's overall macabre persona was influenced directly by Gordon, who created many imaginative and wild events to get Cooper PR in the papers, including throwing a live chicken on stage. Gordon subsequently later represented many other celebrities such as Anne Murray, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass, and Luther Vandross.

Gordon has worked on numerous film productions, typically as a producer. These include The Duellists and Kiss of the Spider Woman. He then created one of the first independent film production companies in the U.S., Alive Films.

His work was instrumental in bringing the modern wave of celebrity chefs into existence. He represented many of the top chefs of the world at a time when they were not known in popular culture, and, when the Food Network was first created, he brought many of them to the same, including Emeril Lagasse, helping to make them all the household names they are now. He owns multiple restaurants.

*Source:* **Wikipedia**

Known for

Acting

2024 Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World Actor Self 58
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2014 Super Duper Alice Cooper Actor Self (voice) 59
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2013 Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Actor Self 60
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1991 Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts Actor Self - manager 59
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Writing

1974 Good to See You Again Alice Cooper Writing Writer 58
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Production

2022 Dear Mr. Brody Production Executive Producer 58
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2014 Super Duper Alice Cooper Production Executive Producer 59
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2010 Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death Production Producer 59
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1995 Village of the Damned Production Executive Producer 60
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1991 The People Under the Stairs Production Executive Producer 62
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1989 Shocker Production Executive Producer 57
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1988 Far North Production Executive Producer 59
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1988 They Live Production Executive Producer 71
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1988 A Time of Destiny Production Executive Producer 58
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1988 The Moderns Production Executive Producer 58
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1987 Prince of Darkness Production Executive Producer 64
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1987 The Whales of August Production Executive Producer 60
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1984 Choose Me Production Executive Producer 58
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1981 Journey: Live in Houston 1981 - The Escape Tour Production Executive Producer 58
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1975 Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Production Executive Producer 59
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1974 Good to See You Again Alice Cooper Production Executive Producer 58
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