Kevin Shinick facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kevin Shinick
Shinick at San Diego Comic Con in 2015
Born	Kevin Thomas Shinick (1969-03-19) March 19, 1969 (age 56) Merrick, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer producer director actor comic book creator
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Eileen Myers

Kevin Thomas Shinick (/ˈʃɪnɪk/ SHIN-ik; born March 19, 1969) is an American writer, producer, director and actor, 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 the Disney XD series Spider-Man. He also portrayed the ACME Time Net Squadron Leader in the PBS series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.

Biography

Early life

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. During his time at Hofstra he appeared as a contestant on the game show Jackpot!, where he shared a $14,500 jackpot during its first week in September 1989.

Theatre career

A year after graduating college, Shinick was cast in Tony Randall's 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 with 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 Spider-Man Live!, a Broadway-style adaptation of Spider-Man 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 first full-length live-action stage show based on the character.

Television and film work

In 1996, Shinick was a host and squadron leader in the PBS television series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, which led him to appear in merchandise such as trading cards and action figures.

In 2004, Shinick wrote, directed, and starred in the romantic comedy film It's About Time.

Beginning in 2007, Shinick began working as a writer for the Adult Swim stop-motion series Robot Chicken. Over time, he became a director and producer as well.

In 2010, Shinick created the animated sketch series Mad with Mark Marek, additionally serving as a producer and writer. Mad ran for four seasons and ended in December 2013.

From 2017 to 2018, Shinick was a producer and writer for the Disney XD series Spider-Man. Also in 2017, Shinick joined the writing staff of the Netflix comedy series Disjointed, created by Chuck Lorre and David Javerbaum and starring Kathy Bates as the owner of a pot dispensary.

As an actor, Shinick has guest starred on various television shows, including Grimm, Masters of .., Major Crimes, Trust Me, Rizzoli & Isles, Without a Trace, and Monday Mornings. Additionally, he voiced Bruce Banner in Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Spider-Man.

Shinick appeared as a guest on The George Lucas Talk Show during their May the AR Be LI$$ You Arli$$ marathon fundraiser.

In March 2024, Shinick was announced to portray Dick Clark in the biographical musical drama Michael.

Comic books

Since 2009, Shinick has written comics for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. For DC, he wrote the annual "Batman 80-Page Giant" and "Joker's Asylum II: Clayface". For Marvel, he wrote "Avenging Spider-Man", "Superior Carnage", "Superior Spider-Man Team-Up", and "AXIS: Hobgoblin".

Novels

In 2019, Shinick wrote the young-adult novel Force Collector as part of the Journey to Star Wars series.

Filmography

Television

Film