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James Shanta

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  • Director
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James Shanta
James is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, BFA Drama / Music Theater. He began his professional career on Broadway in Neil Simon's Award Winning play Biloxi Blues. Regional Theater productions include Hurlyburly, Speed-The-Plow, Orphans, West Side Story, A Life Of Crime, The Misanthrope, and Burn This. He is also a screenwriter and playwright.
BornFebruary 16, 1962
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    • Known for

    Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur in Gridlock'd (1997)
    Gridlock'd
    6.9
    • Patrolman #1
    • 1997
    Susanna Hoffs in The Allnighter (1987)
    The Allnighter
    4.3
    • Killer(as James Anthony Shanta)
    • 1987
    Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, and Lindsay Wagner in Bionic Ever After? (1994)
    Bionic Ever After?
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Rock
    • 1994
    Avery Brooks and Robert Urich in Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mike Walsh

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    Actor

    • Craig Sheffer, Regina King, and Blair Underwood in Turnaround (2002)
      Turnaround
      4.4
      • Officer Bell
      • 2002
    • Invasion America (1998)
      Invasion America
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 1998
    • Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur in Gridlock'd (1997)
      Gridlock'd
      6.9
      • Patrolman #1
      • 1997
    • A Weekend in the Country (1996)
      A Weekend in the Country
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Fan at airport (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Sweet Justice (1994)
      Sweet Justice
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Ken
      • 1995
    • Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, and Lindsay Wagner in Bionic Ever After? (1994)
      Bionic Ever After?
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Rock
      • 1994
    • Prehysteria! (1993)
      Prehysteria!
      4.6
      • Reporter #1
      • 1993
    • Dyan Cannon and John Heard in The End of Innocence (1990)
      The End of Innocence
      5.3
      • Guy in the Park
      • 1990
    • So Proudly We Hail (1990)
      So Proudly We Hail
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Jimmy (as James Anthony Shanta)
      • 1990
    • Avery Brooks and Robert Urich in Spenser: For Hire (1985)
      Spenser: For Hire
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mike Walsh
      • 1988
    • Susanna Hoffs in The Allnighter (1987)
      The Allnighter
      4.3
      • Killer (as James Anthony Shanta)
      • 1987

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    • Alternative name
      • James Anthony Shanta
    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • February 16, 1962
    • Spouses
        Leigh ShantaJune 8, 1991 - present
    • Other works
      directed David Rabe's play "Hurlyburly" at UCLA

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