Kevin Thomas Shinick (/ˈʃɪnɪk/ SHIN-ik; born March 19, 1969) is an
American writer, producer, director, actor and voice artist, as well
as a comic book creator. Shinick received an Emmy award for his work
on the stop motion animated series Robot Chicken, and an Emmy
nomination for his work on Mad, the animated series based on the
iconic humor magazine, before serving as showrunner and supervising
producer for Disney XD's Emmy nominated animated series, Marvel's
Spider-Man. Shinick also played a role as the ACME Time Net Squadron
Leader of the PBS series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.Shinick was
born in the Long Island suburb of Merrick, New York. He attended
Sanford H. Calhoun High School, and continued onto nearby Hofstra
University where he earned a bachelor's degree in both theatre and
communication.A year after graduating college, Shinick received his
first big job when legendary actor Tony Randall cast him in his
Broadway production of The Seagull opposite Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney,
Tyne Daly, Jon Voight and Tony Roberts. Subsequent Broadway plays
followed, including Night Must Fall with Matthew Broderick, The School
For Scandal again with Tony Randall, The Government Inspector with
Lainie Kazan and the Tony nominated productions of Timon of Athens and
Saint Joan.In 2002, Shinick served as writer and director for the
multimillion-dollar production of Spider-Man Live!, a Broadway-style
adaptation of the famed comic book hero that played to large venues
such as Radio City Music Hall. The show embarked on a 40 city U.S.
tour and has the distinction of being the country's first full length
live-action stage show based on the Marvel comic book character.
American writer, producer, director, actor and voice artist, as well
as a comic book creator. Shinick received an Emmy award for his work
on the stop motion animated series Robot Chicken, and an Emmy
nomination for his work on Mad, the animated series based on the
iconic humor magazine, before serving as showrunner and supervising
producer for Disney XD's Emmy nominated animated series, Marvel's
Spider-Man. Shinick also played a role as the ACME Time Net Squadron
Leader of the PBS series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.Shinick was
born in the Long Island suburb of Merrick, New York. He attended
Sanford H. Calhoun High School, and continued onto nearby Hofstra
University where he earned a bachelor's degree in both theatre and
communication.A year after graduating college, Shinick received his
first big job when legendary actor Tony Randall cast him in his
Broadway production of The Seagull opposite Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney,
Tyne Daly, Jon Voight and Tony Roberts. Subsequent Broadway plays
followed, including Night Must Fall with Matthew Broderick, The School
For Scandal again with Tony Randall, The Government Inspector with
Lainie Kazan and the Tony nominated productions of Timon of Athens and
Saint Joan.In 2002, Shinick served as writer and director for the
multimillion-dollar production of Spider-Man Live!, a Broadway-style
adaptation of the famed comic book hero that played to large venues
such as Radio City Music Hall. The show embarked on a 40 city U.S.
tour and has the distinction of being the country's first full length
live-action stage show based on the Marvel comic book character.
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