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Stephen Herek
Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director.
Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin. His career as film director took off in 1986 with Critters followed by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he worked with Keanu Reeves in 1989. He directed Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead in 1991, followed by The Mighty Ducks in 1992, The Three Musketeers in 1993, Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995 and 101 Dalmatians in 1996.
Herek also directed the 2001 movie Rock Star, 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 Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, and was produced by George Clooney.
As director
Our Little Secret
Dog Gone
Afterlife of the Party
Same Time, Next Christmas
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Jinxed
The Chaperone
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Into the Blue 2: The Reef
Picture This
Man of the House
Life or Something Like It
Rock Star
Holy Man
101 Dalmatians
Mr. Holland's Opus
The Three Musketeers
The Mighty Ducks
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The Gifted One
Critters
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Wildfire