Richard Shepardis an Americandirector, producerandscreenwriter. He began his career as a director in 1990 with Cool Blue movie and he directed more than 20 movies and series. Some of his famous directions are The Matador, The Hunting Partyand Dom Hemingway. In 2007 he won Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series namely Ugly Betty and he also won Jury Award for Best Director for The Matador in 2005. He has also produced and written for more than 10 television series and movies.