Director

David Sheehan

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 196004

IMDb ID: nm0790580

Known for: Directing

Born: March 31, 1938

Died: December 2, 2020

Age: 82

Place of birth: Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1978 - 2015

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 5.8

Wikidata: Q5239703

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Biography

In 1970, David Sheehan was the first entertainment reporter and critic on a news broadcast in the history of television. Sheehan wrote, produced and hosted the most successful o-t-o (one time only) syndicated special in the history of television: Academy Awards Movie Magic, airing in 96.544% of the United States on 259 stations in 198 markets, many during Oscar weekend.