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Shawn Piller
Shawn Piller is a scriptwriter and producer who contributed to the writing of TNG: "Journey's End" (material) and VOY: "Death Wish" and "The Q and the Grey" (story).
Shawn is the son of the late writer/producer Michael Piller, who was the executive producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the co-creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager.
In 1999, Shawn partnered with his father to form Piller2, an independent production company headquartered in Hollywood, California. After Michael's death in 2005, the company merged with producer Lloyd Segan's indie company to become The Piller-Segan Company.
Shawn is currently co-executive producer and co-creator of USA Network’s The Dead Zone now in its fifth season, and co-executive producer of ABC Family's Wildfire series now in its third season.
In 2000, he co-wrote and co-produced Day One, a sci fi pilot for The WB Network. He has been involved with the development of numerous pilot scripts under his deals with The WB, Granada Entertainment and Paramount Pictures.
Prior to his television work, Shawn traveled the independent film festival circuit as producer of Too Pure (MaxMedia, Austin Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival, and the inaugural Tribeca Film Festival), Oakland Underground (Chicago Film Festival) as well as the short films No Insurance (L.A. Film Festival 1999) and The Lonely Leave, based on the Dorothy Parker short story of the same name.
Shawn and his mother Sandra Piller are also the principal officers for Piller Records. He is married to actress Lindsay Price and is a graduate of USC Film School.
External link
- The Dead Zone - Shawn Piller Blog