Stephen Herek
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Stephen R. Herek (born 10 November 1958, San Antonio, Texas) is an American film director.
Herek attended the University of Texas at Austin.
His film director's career took off in 1986 with Critters followed by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he worked with Keanu Reeves in 1989. He directed The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995 and 101 Dalmatians in 1996.
However Herek is possibly most acclaimed for directing the 2001 movie Rockstar a film about a rockstar wannabe and the evolution of a fictional rock group Steel Dragon mimicking that of Judas Priest. The film starred Mark Walberg and Jennifer Aniston, and was produced by George Clooney.
More recently, Herek is directing the film The Census Taker planned by release in 2007.
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