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Stephen Herek profile
Director

Stephen Herek

Directing

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Directed credits

29

Established

Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

0.5

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 25Directed series: 4All crew credits: 29

TMDB ID: 18356

IMDb ID: nm0378893

Known for: Directing

Born: November 10, 1958

Age: 67

Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2024

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.28

Wikidata: Q545669

Also known as

Stephen Robert Herek

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Director (29)

Biography

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. His career as film director took off in 1986 with Critters followed by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he worked with Keanu Reeves in 1989. He directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991, followed by The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995 and 101 Dalmatians in 1996. Herek also directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, a film about a rockstar wannabe and the evolution of a fictional rock group Steel Dragon mimicking that of Judas Priest. The film starred Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, and was produced by George Clooney.

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