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Director Born: November 10, 1958 in San Antonio, TX Biography:Stephen Herek is a director who excels at comedy, and the key to much of his success lies in his penchant for interesting, three-dimensional characters who transcend comic stereotypes and sincerely draw the sympathy of viewers. Whether his characters are as exceedingly dumb as the protagonists of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure or as painfully sincere as the singer from Rock Star, Herek has a way of making audiences care about them that renders the humor in his films so effective; in the hands of a lesser director, the same characters could easily fail to make such emotional connections with viewers.
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, the San Antonio native eventually landed a position as a production assistant for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Herek gradually gained experience with film editing during his time at New World, and with the release of the 1982 film... Full Biography
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