Kevin Thomas Shinick ( ; born March 19, 1969) is an American

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, producer, director and

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, as well as a

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. Shinick received an Emmy award for his work on the stop-motion animated series ''

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'', and an Emmy nomination for his work on '' Mad'', the animated series based on the iconic humor magazine, before serving as showrunner and supervising producer for the

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series ''

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''. He also portrayed the ACME Time Net Squadron Leader in the PBS series '' Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?''.

Biography

Early life

Shinick was born in the

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suburb of Merrick, New York. He attended Sanford H. Calhoun High School, and continued onto nearby

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, where he earned a bachelor's degree in both theatre and communication. During this time, he appeared as a contestant on the game show '' Jackpot'' during its first week in September 1989.

Theatre career

A year after graduating college, Shinick was cast in Tony Randall's Broadway production of ''

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'' opposite

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, and Tony Roberts. Subsequent Broadway plays followed, including '' Night Must Fall'' with

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, '' The School For Scandal'' with Randall, ''

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'' with Lainie Kazan, and the Tony-nominated productions of '' Timon of Athens'' and '' Saint Joan''. In 2002, Shinick served as writer and director for '' Spider-Man Live!'', a Broadway-style adaptation of

that played to large venues such as

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. The show embarked on a 40-city U.S. tour and has the distinction of being the first full-length live-action stage show based on the character.

Television and film work

In 1996, Shinick was a host and squadron leader in the PBS television series '' Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'', which led him to appear in merchandise such as trading cards and action figures. In 2004, Shinick wrote, directed, and starred in the romantic comedy film ''It's About Time''. Beginning in 2007, Shinick began working as a writer for the

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stop-motion series ''

''. Over time, he became a director and producer as well. In 2010, Shinick created the animated sketch series '' Mad'' with Mark Marek, additionally serving as a producer and writer. ''Mad'' ran for four seasons and ended in December 2013. From 2017 to 2018, Shinick was a producer and writer for the

series ''

''. Also in 2017, Shinick joined the writing staff of the Netflix comedy series ''

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'', created by

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and David Javerbaum and starring

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as the owner of a pot dispensary. As an actor, Shinick has guest starred on various television shows, including '' Grimm'', '' Masters of Sex'', '' Major Crimes'', '' Trust Me'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Monday Mornings''. Additionally, he voiced Bruce Banner in '' Avengers Assemble'', '' Guardians of the Galaxy'', and ''Spider-Man''. Shinick appeared as a guest on ''

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'' during their ''May the AR Be LI$$ You'' Arli$$ marathon fundraiser. In March 2024, Shinick was announced to portray

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in the biographical musical drama ''

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''.

Comic books

Since 2009, Shinick has written comics for both

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and

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. For DC, he wrote the annual "Batman 80-Page Giant" and "Joker's Asylum II: Clayface". For Marvel, he wrote " Avenging Spider-Man", " Superior Carnage", " Superior Spider-Man Team-Up", and "

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: Hobgoblin".

Novels

In 2019, Shinick wrote the young-adult novel ''Force Collector'' as part of the '' Journey to Star Wars'' series.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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Spider-Man Live! at Live Design
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinick, Kevin 1969 births Living people American game show hosts American male stage actors American male voice actors Annie Award winners Hofstra University alumni People from Merrick, New York Primetime Emmy Award winners Sanford H. Calhoun High School alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Comedians from New York (state) American male comedians The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication alumni