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Arnold Shapiro

Arnold Shapiro

American television producer and writer (born 1941)

For the mathematician, see Arnold S. Shapiro.

Arnold Joel Shapiro[1] (born February 1, 1941) is an American television producer and writer.

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His best known work is the 1978 Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary, Scared Straight![2][3] His other productions include the CBS reality series, Rescue 911, hosted by William Shatner (1989–1996) and the CBS reality series, Big Brother (2001–2006); the ABC documentary series, Brat Camp (2005); the documentary, Scared Silent: Exposing & Ending Child Abuse, hosted by Oprah Winfrey (1992) which aired as a simulcast on CBS, NBC, PBS, followed by ABC; Break The Silence: Kids Against Child Abuse, hosted by Jane Seymour; Kids Killing Kids, hosted by Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an Emmy-winning docu-drama which aired simultaneously and commercial-free on CBS and Fox; and Emmy-winning series of seven specials,[4] The Teen Files, hosted by Leeza Gibbons. In 1987, Arnold Shapiro had produced an original how-to direct-to video project for Paramount Home Video, called How to Stop the One You Loved from Drinking and Using Drugs.[5]

Among his 100+ awards are 16 Emmys, an Academy Award,[6] the George Foster Peabody Award, the People's Choice Award, three humanities Prizes, the Television Academy's Governor's Award, and the Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association.[7]

Shapiro's most recent documentary series have been Homeland Security USA for ABC; If You Really Knew Me for MTV; and Beyond Scared Straight for A&E (2011-2015). Shapiro's final production was the PBS documentary Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades which premiered on Veteran's Day, 2015. Arnold Shapiro Productions has produced programs for all the broadcast networks and 14 cable channels. Shapiro is a native of Los Angeles and a graduate of UCLA. After a 52-year career, Shapiro retired in 2016.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Arnold Joel Shapiro, Born 02/01/1941 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. [2]
    Kidder, Kristen. "Getting Results: An Interview with Arnold Shapiro". PopMatters. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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    "Arnold Shapiro". Los Angeles Times. 2001-07-13. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. [4]
    Awards for The Teen Files at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    Gelman, Morrie (1987-07-08). "Arnold Shapiro: 'Scared Straight' To Primetime Spex, How-To Videos". Variety. pp. 56, 95.
  6. [6]
    Awards for Arnold Shapiro at IMDb. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. [7]
    "IDA Career Achievement Award 2012: Arnold Shapiro". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Arnold Shapiro Productions". arnoldshapiroproductions.com. Retrieved 2010-01-04.


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