John Behring (born in

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, South Dakota) is an American television director,

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. He has directed numerous episodic television dramas including ''Law and Order'', '' Blue Bloods'', '' Gotham'', '' Lethal Weapon'', '' Law and Order SVU'', ''

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'', '' Dawson’s Creek'', '' Life'', '' Crash'', '' Surface'', '' Dark Blue'', '' Hellcats'', '' The Vampire Diaries'', and '' Trauma'', among others. He also directed eleven episodes of the series '' NUMB3RS'' for which he also served as Supervising Producer for three seasons from 2006–2008. Behring received his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of South Dakota before working for television station WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He then began shooting local and national television commercials before moving to Los Angeles. Working in commercials for many years, Behring began shooting main titles and opening sequences for television shows in the early 1990s.From Dakota Kid to 'Reel' Deal
By Ben Carstens, ''The South Dakotan'', Fall 2009 Behring’s directorial debut was the '' CBS Schoolbreak Special'' "My Indian Summer" in 1995. His first episodic drama as a director was the series ''

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'' starring Robert Urich in 1996. Since then, he has directed more than 130 episodes of various television series'. Behring was married in 1974 to his wife Shari, and has three children: Marisa, Chuck, and fellow director Andi.

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* * http://www.johnbehring.tv {{DEFAULTSORT:Behring, John American cinematographers American television directors American television producers Living people People from Canton, South Dakota University of South Dakota alumni Year of birth missing (living people)