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- Born in Canton, Ohio on February 4, 1968, and raised in nearby Malvern, Shane is the third son of George and Linda Schoeppner. He discovered his love of film at the age of five, after watching 1933's "King Kong" on television. He performed in various stage productions in high school, including Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon and Neil Simon's Plaza Suite. He attempted to make a horror film, A Walk in the Woods, in 1985, in collaboration with his friend David Crowl. A story was developed, locations were scouted, and some roles were cast, but the project was never completed. After graduation, Shane joined the Army and settled in Monterey, California in 1990. In 2004 he began to study filmmaking there, and continued his education in Los Angeles, where he moved in 2007. His career began as production assistant on the award-winning Rockchild music video Winded (2008) and he has since branched out into various production departments, included camera and electrical, sound, and script supervision. His crew credits include Disney/Pixar's John Carter, Jeremy London's The Devil's Dozen, and the hit web-series Beverly Hills Salon, as well as other feature films, television series, music videos, short films, and commercials. In front of the camera, Shane first worked as an extra in Paul Nihipali, Jr.'s Beach Kings, and made his acting debut in 2010 in the Roger Corman production Dinocroc vs Supergator, directed by Jim Wynorski. His other film appearances include Life with Miriam, Of God and Kings, and Don Carscarelli's John Dies at the End. He has also made featured appearances on episodic television, including episodes of Bones, Common Law, Desperate Housewives, Harry's Law, and Grey's Anatomy.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Third Eye Opening Productions
- Has worked for such directors as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Michael Apted, Jeannot Szwarc, Dyan Cannon, and Penny Marshall.
- Has collaborated with Chrys Stone on four films: Being of Light: Transformation (2005), Lily Walker (2007), The Burger Ad (2010), and Call Me Alice (2015). She turned down the role of Maila Nurmi in The House That Ed Built (2019) that went to Sabra Jardine.
- [Regarding his short film "Lily Walker"] It is a raw expression of my fears about moving to Los Angeles. About the possibility of failure, shame, and danger. It's about my turning forty, and the fears that come with that, and it is obviously about my wanting to make movies. It's a cautionary tale, both about this city and about trust between people, and how tenuous that can be. Sal isn't to be trusted; but then, neither is Lily. I was also leaving Olivia in order to move to LA, and maybe some of that pain and guilt is in the movie too.
- [on his Hollywood acting debut Dinocroc vs Supergator] At first I was disappointed in that film; not because it was an exploitation film - I'm a big fan of exploitation films - but because I just hated my performance. I had acted in student films before, and on the stage, but I hadn't studied acting, and when I looked at Dinocroc it was clear to me that I knew nothing about motivation. But it was also a tremendous lesson for me too, because I've worked in front of the camera a lot since then, and I have never been without motivation again - either the director's or my own. And I know that people will be either laughing or groaning at my [Dinocroc] performance, and my death scene, for years to come, and that gives me great pleasure.
- You can only become really good at something if you are extremely self-critical.
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