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David James Shaughnessy (also spelled Shaughnessey) is a British television director, theatre director, producer and actor. He was educated at Eton College and the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. As an actor, he started in repertory theatres all around the UK and went on to become a principal actor with the famous Old Vic Theatre Company in London and touring around the world. He went on to perform in national tours, including 18 months in ''Godspell'' for producer Cameron Mackintosh, and acted in television series and films both in the UK and the US. Later he turned to theatre and television directing. He directed in repertory companies all around the UK, culminating in directing the world premiere of Steve Brown's critically acclaimed musical, Elmer Gantry at the Festival Theatre, Chichester. In 1985, he made his voice over debut in Jim Henson's cult classic, "Labyrinth." He voiced Sir Didymus, the Mexican hat and many other goblin characters. This took him to the US. After acting in many American TV shows and films, he moved into producing, ultimately becoming executive producer of the daytime drama, ''The Young and the Restless''. He now directs for ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' on a freelance basis, while continuing to provide a multitude of voice-overs for films, cartoons, commercials and video games. He guest teaches and directs at Harvard Westlake High School in Los Angeles and is an Instructor in multi-camera directing at the Columbia College Hollywood Film School. His father was Alfred Shaughnessy, a scriptwriter, best known for his work as Head Writer and producer of ''Upstairs, Downstairs''. His elder brother is the actor Charles Shaughnessy, best known as Maxwell Sheffield on the television show, ''The Nanny''. His wife is former ''Days of Our Lives'' head writer Anne Schoettle. David and Anne live in Los Angeles and have three daughters Amy, Katie and Josie. He is the heir presumptive to the Barony of Shaughnessy, which is held by his brother. ==Staff credits== * ''The Young and the Restless'' - Executive producer (2001–2004), Supervising producer (2000–2001), Director (1992–2006, 2008), Producer (1991–2000) * ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' - Director (2004–Present) * ''Days of Our Lives'' - Director (occasional) * ''Santa Barbara'' - Director (occasional) * ''Tribes'' - Director and Producer (entire run, 1990–91) * ''The Last Act is a Solo'' (TV play A&E) - Director (1991) * ''Unpublished Letters'' (TV play A&E) - Director (1990) * ''Trial by Jury'' - Director (1987) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Shaughnessy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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