Stephen Herek

Stephen Herek

Directing·Age 67 — born November 10, 1958·San Antonio, Texas, USA

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.
31Credits4 TV · 27 films
1986–2024Years activefirst to latest
8.8 Highest ratedYoung MacGyver
6.4 Average ratingacross 29 titles

Top TV shows 4best Stephen Herek shows

  1. 1Young MacGyver posterYoung MacGyverDirector · 1 ep · 20038.8
  2. 2Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Director · 2 eps · 20107.7
  3. 3MacGyver posterMacGyverDirector · 11 eps · 20167.3
  4. 4Rush Hour posterRush HourDirector · 1 ep · 20165.2

Top movies 27best Stephen Herek movies

  1. 1The Gifted One posterThe Gifted OneDirector · 19897.0
  2. 2Mr. Holland's Opus posterMr. Holland's OpusDirector · 19957.0
  3. 3Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure posterBill & Ted's Excellent AdventureDirector · 19896.8
  4. 4Rock Star posterRock StarDirector · 20016.7
  5. 5Afterlife of the Party posterAfterlife of the PartyDirector · 20216.7
  6. 6Same Time, Next Christmas posterSame Time, Next ChristmasDirector · 20196.7
  7. 7Jinxed posterJinxedDirector · 20136.6
  8. 8The Great Gilly Hopkins posterThe Great Gilly HopkinsDirector · 20156.6
  9. 9The Mighty Ducks posterThe Mighty DucksDirector · 19926.6
  10. 10The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice posterThe Cutting Edge: Fire & IceDirector · 20106.5
  11. 11Critters posterCrittersDirector · Screenplay · 19866.5
  12. 12Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors posterDolly Parton's Coat of Many ColorsDirector · 20156.4
  13. 13The Three Musketeers posterThe Three MusketeersDirector · 19936.4
  14. 14Dead Like Me: Life After Death posterDead Like Me: Life After DeathDirector · 20096.3
  15. 15Dog Gone posterDog GoneDirector · 20236.2
  16. 16Our Little Secret posterOur Little SecretDirector · 20246.2
  17. 17Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead posterDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadDirector · 19916.2
  18. 18Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love posterDolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of LoveDirector · 20166.0
  19. 19101 Dalmatians poster101 DalmatiansDirector · 19965.9
  20. 20Man of the House posterMan of the HouseDirector · 20055.8
  21. 21Life or Something Like It posterLife or Something Like ItDirector · 20025.7
  22. 22Picture This posterPicture ThisDirector · Executive Producer · 20085.6
  23. 23The Chaperone posterThe ChaperoneDirector · 20115.5
  24. 24Holy Man posterHoly ManDirector · Producer · 19985.2
  25. 25Into the Blue 2: The Reef posterInto the Blue 2: The ReefDirector · 20095.1
  26. 26The Boy at the Back of the ClassDirector
  27. 27WildfireDirector

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