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's ''

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'' (1979), Ram in ''

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'' (1982), and

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in ''

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'' (1989).

Early life

Shor was born and raised in

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. He attended

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from the 6th through the 8th grade. His mother, an actress, died when he was 14. He graduated from

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(June 1974) and began at Northwestern University that fall. He returned to New York, where he landed the lead role of Alan Strang in the first national company of '' Equus''.

Acting

Shor's studies continued at the Davis Center for Performing Arts at the

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and at the

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. While in London, he appeared with

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's punk rock musical play ''The Sport Of My Mad Mad Mother'' at The Roundabout Theater. After leaving London for

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(due to his casting in the title role in the ABC mini-series ''

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''), he produced and reprised his role in his own version of Jellicoe's play, changing the setting from London to New York. Three months later, the set from the production was used in

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's classic music video for the song "

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". Shor's acting credits include ''

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'', '' Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'', ''

'', '' Red Rock West'', and John Huston's ''

''. Television films and mini-series include ''

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'', '' Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story'' and '' The Blue and the Gray'' (for which Shor won a

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). He was a series regular on ''

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'' and several other television series as well as numerous guest star appearances including a

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doctor on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', a role he reprised seven years later on '' Star Trek: Voyager''. In 1983, he starred in the band Kansas' music video " Fight Fire with Fire" and made appearances in their "Everybody's My Friend" video. Shor's stage performances in Los Angeles and

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have brought him eight Drama-Logue and

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performance awards. Shor recently returned to the continental U.S. after living and working in the

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of the Western Pacific since 2003. In addition to running his production company, ShodaVision, he remains active in New York theater and was recently involved (as an actor) with the experimental conversational play "Outpost". He has continued with stage work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Writing, directing

In 1995, Shor directed for the LA Diversified Theater Company, a multi-cultural theater alliance. He directed the

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winning production of ''

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'' starring

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at the

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, as well as productions at the LA Theater Center,

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, Zephyr, Two Roads and LA Jewish theaters. His productions have received more than 30 Dramalogue, Ovation and LA Weekly awards. Shor's credits include two screenplays co-written with Czech film director

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. Shor has worked in videos and shows including "Life On Film: Rock", "Ecomaniacs", "State of Liberty", "Fish Out of Water" and over 30 short videos for the

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and

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Visitors Channels. His recent work includes

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and

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's reality show Screen Test. He has also taught acting at the International Academy of Film and Television in Cebu, Philippines.

Filmography

Acting

* 1979 ''

'' (TV Movie) as Unknown * 1979 ''

'' as Enoch Emory * 1980 ''If Things Were Different'' (TV Movie) as Eric * 1981 '' Back Roads'' as Spivey * 1981 '' Strange Behavior'' as Pete Brady * 1982 ''

'' as Roy Kleinberg /

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* 1983 ''

Strange Invaders ''Strange Invaders'' is a 1983 American science fiction film directed and co-written by Michael Laughlin, and stars Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid. Produced as a tribute to the sci-fi films of the 1950s, notably ''The Invasion of ...

'' as Teen Boy (Prologue) * 1983 ''

Strangers Kiss ''Strangers Kiss'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Matthew Chapman, and starring Peter Coyote, Victoria Tennant, Dan Shor and Blaine Novak. The screenplay by Chapman and Novak documents the behind-the-scenes of Stanley Kubrick's secon ...

'' as Farris, The Producer * 1983 ''This Girl for Hire'' (TV Movie) as Punk * 1984 '' Talk to Me'' as Julian Howard * 1984 ''My Mother's Secret Life'' (TV Movie) as Jack Camaras * 1984 ''

Mike's Murder ''Mike's Murder'' is a 1984 American neo-noir mystery film written and directed by James Bridges and starring Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun and Paul Winfield. Plot In Los Angeles, bank teller Betty Parrish (Debra Winger) has a one-night stand with ...

'' as Richard * 1986 '' Mesmerized'' as George * 1986 ''

Black Moon Rising ''Black Moon Rising'' is a 1986 science fiction action thriller film directed by Harley Cokliss, written by John Carpenter, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Keenan Wynn, and Richard Jaeckel. The plot revolves around t ...

'' as Billy Lyons * 1988 '' Daddy's Boys'' as 'Hawk' * 1989 ''

'' as

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* 1990 '' Solar Crisis'' as Harvard * 1990 '' Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'' as Professor * 1993 '' Doppelganger'' as Stanley White * 1993 '' Red Rock West'' as Deputy Bowman * 1997 ''

'' as Notre Dame Aide * 1999 '' Night Train'' as Jones * 2004 ''Wild Roomies'' as Bartender * 2009 ''Passing Strangers'' (Short) as Photographer * 2011 ''Tron: The Next Day'' (Short) as Roy Kleinberg / Ram * 2017 '' Crown Heights'' as District Attorney Snyder

Directing

* 2011 '' My Angel My Hero''

Television

Directing

*'' Journeys'' (2003) *'' State of Liberty'' (2007)

Acting

*''

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'' episode, ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1978) - Clarence / Sir Paragraph *''

'' (1979) - Young Studs *''

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'' (1980) (Step One) (Knots Landing TV Series) (1980) - Manhole *''

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'' (1980, TV Movie) - Art Collins *'' The Blue and the Gray'' (1982) - Luke Geyser *''

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'' (1985-1986) - Det. Jonah Newman *''

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'' (1988) - Pierce *''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...

'' (1989) - Bernie Spirko *''

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'' (1989) - Kit *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1989) - Dr. Arridor *'' Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story'' (1993, TV Movie) - Jass *'' Star Trek: Voyager'' (1996) - Arridor *''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

'' (2000) - D.A. Daniel Boyd *''

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'' (2002) - 2nd ER Nurse

References

External links

* *
June 2003 Tron-Sector Q&A with Dan Shor (RAM)

ShodaVision Official Site
* Article concerning Shor's production company in Saipa

* "Principal photography wraps up on ''State''

Times Square Article: "Dan Shor is Cool as Hell"
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