Paul T. Scheuring (born November 20, 1968) is an American

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and

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of films and

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. His work includes the 2003 film ''

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'' and the creation of the television drama ''

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'', for which he was also credited as an executive producer and

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Early life

Scheuring was born in

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. Before his success, he had attended the

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and has worked as a

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cable installer and factory worker.

Career

After working on ''36K'' in 2000 and ''A Man Apart'' in 2003, Scheuring made his first attempt to be a television show writer. After developing an idea given to him by a female colleague into a miniseries screenplay called ''Prison Break'', he approached the

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with the script but was turned down due to its unconventional storyline. However, in 2004, after the successful premiere of ''

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'', Fox backed ''Prison Breaks production and the first episode was aired approximately twenty months after Scheuring had written the script. The series proceeded to win the 2006

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for Favorite New TV Drama and was nominated for Best Drama Television Series at the 2006

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s. Moreover, ''Prison Break'' was picked up by Fox for three more seasons. In 2005, he signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox. He runs a production company, One Light Road Productions. Scheuring has also co-written ''Mexicali'', which was scheduled for release in 2010.

Future projects

Following the completion of ''Prison Break'', Scheuring began production of ''AR2'', a drama co-developed with ''

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'' director/exec producer

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. The series is about a group of Midwestern youths who spark a second

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. ''AR2'' will explore how the revolting college students -- as well as the military and the law enforcement officers who oppose them -- perceive patriotism. Scheuring lessened his work on Fox's ''Prison Break'' to focus on development and features through his Mercator Pictures, which he operates with partner Matt Fiorello. He has also produced ''Masterwork'', a drama pilot script for Fox and 20th TV, and the Inferno-produced feature ''

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''. Scheuring was also confirmed to be the writer for ''Halo: Nightfall''. A 5 episode series which is based upon the video game franchise connecting the story line between ''Halo 4'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians''

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheuring, Paul American television directors People from Davis, California 1968 births American soap opera writers American male screenwriters Living people Television producers from California Film directors from California Davis Senior High School (California) alumni American male television writers Screenwriters from California