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Birthday: 1952-01-01 11:48:18

Aliases: Steven De Paul

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Washington Heights - New York - USA

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Movie Involvements: 0

TV Involvements: 28


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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven DePaul is an American television director and producer. He has directed multiple episodes of NCIS-LA, CSI-NY, GRIMM, The Unit, Bones, as well as many episodes of one hour dramatic television (updated list IMDB). He was a longstanding producer and director on NYPD Blue. In his capacity as producer of NYPD Blue he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995 and the Best Television Drama Golden Globe Award in 1993. He was also nominated for this award for his work on NYPD Blue on five other occasions (in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). He won a George F. Peabody for "Raging Bulls" (Season 6, episode 8), an episode he directed for NYPD Blue. Mr. DePaul was born in 1952 in Washington Heights, NY, DePaul's father, Michael DePaola, fought in World War II in North Africa and Italy. He was a union organizer, District 65, and a bartender. His mother, Hermione (Billie), was a school teacher and librarian. Steven enrolled at Clark University, where he majored in English graduating in Dec. 1972. He was involved in booking artists to play concerts on campus and at the Clark Coffeehouse. Upon graduation, Mr. DePaul began working on Rock & Roll tours, first working as a roadie for Poco ('73-74). He spent the next 15 years touring with bands including Souther, Hillman Furay, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead, Dan Fogelberg, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Boston, The Cars and The Faces. This career ended with a long stint as tour accountant with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Mr. DePaul then moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Steven Bochco on shows like Cop Rock, Civil Wars and NYPD Blue. He worked on NYPD Blue for 11 years, during which he directed multiple episodes and won prestigious awards. In 2004, he left NYPD Blue and became a freelance director, the position he currently holds.

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The 100
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The 100

(2014) Director
Bones
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8

Bones

(2005) Director
Grimm
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8

Grimm

(2011) Director
The Good Doctor
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8

The Good Doctor

(2017) Director
CSI: Miami
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8

CSI: Miami

(2002) Director
NCIS: Los Angeles
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8

NCIS: Los Angeles

(2009) Director
CSI: NY
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7

CSI: NY

(2004) Director
The Originals
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The Originals

(2013) Director

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