Nationality American Spouse(s) Esther Shapiro | Name Richard Esther | |
Full Name Richard Allen Shapiro Born June 27, 1934 Los Angeles, California, USA Occupation Television writer, screenwriter, producer |
Richard and Esther Shapiro Productions/Aaron Spelling Productions/20th Century Fox TV (1987/1989)
Richard Alan Shapiro (born June 27, 1934) and Esther Shapiro (née Mayesh; born June 6, 1928) are an American married couple who work as television screenwriters and producers. They are best known as the creators of the long-running 1980s primetime serial Dynasty, its spin-off series The Colbys, and the 1991 miniseries Dynasty: The Reunion.
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- Richard and Esther Shapiro ProductionsAaron Spelling Productions20th Century Fox TV 19871989
- Richard and Esther ShapiroAaron Spelling ProductionsCBS Television Distribution 19822008
- Dynasty legacy
- References
In 1984, Doubleday/Dolphin published the companion book Dynasty: The Authorized Biography of the Carringtons, which included an introduction by Esther Shapiro.
Richard and Esther Shapiro/Aaron Spelling Productions/CBS Television Distribution (1982/2008)
Dynasty legacy
In January 2004, Esther Shapiro participated in a marathon of the show's episodes on SOAPnet, Serial Bowl: Alexis vs. Krystle, giving behind-the-scenes tidbits and factoids.
In 2005 Ritchie Singer and Pamela Reed portrayed the Shapiros in Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalized ABC television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of Dynasty.
The first season of Dynasty was released on Region 1 DVD an April 19, 2005 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. This edition includes audio commentary by Esther Shapiro.
The Shapiros announced on January 12, 2011 that they had written a Dynasty prequel feature film script set in the 1960s, and were shopping it to studios for a possible film franchise. In a September 2011 interview, Dynasty actress Joan Collins chatted about a Dynasty television revival: "I've been in constant contact with Esther Shapiro, who wrote it, and apparently they've written a script."