Lee Shapiro (writer)
Lee Shapiro (February 12, 1970) is an American screenwriter and computer animator born in Dallas, Texas. As a film student at the University of Central Florida, he specialized in animation, which paved the way for him to be an animation intern on the Steven Spielberg series, SeaQuest DSV, and the art director at Star Mountain, a computer animation company.
He wrote an episode of The Tick, and wrote/directed his thesis film, "Parental Advisory", which won a Crystal Reel Award. He has contributed to a number of motion pictures, from the independent thriller Jack-O (1995) to Born on the Fourth of July (1989) to RoboCop (1987). His other work includes production design on A Twist in the Tale, assistant direction on the Walt Disney World Resort for Epcot.
Shapiro provided the screenplay adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, as well as his original screenplays From the Ashes (2004), Sinkhole, and Batman: Darknight, all written in cooperation with Stephen Wise. Both Sinkhole and From the Ashes won several screenwriting competitions, including the BlueCat National Screenwriting Competition and the Writer's Digest National Writing Competition. His other writing credits include some Orlando Predators commercials; the pilot episode of an animated children's series entitled Remnant; and a couple of episodes of the syndicated series SciFi Wasabi.
He is a middle child, having both an older and younger brother.