Steven DePaul is an American television director, producer and mystery author. His books, "The Left Coast Irregulars", "Frequently Asked Questions" and "Riot House" are the "power trio" of the Rock and Roll Confidential Mystery series, available on Amazon. He has directed multiple episodes of "The Good Doctor", "The Gifted", Shades of Blue, NCIS-LA, CSI-NY, GRIMM, The Unit, Bones, as well as many episodes of one-hour dramatic television (updated list IMDB). He was a longstanding producer and director on NYPD Blue. In his capacity as producer of NYPD Blue he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995. He was also nominated for NYPD Blue on five other occasions (in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999). Also wonGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama in 1993, and a George F. Peabody for "Raging Bulls" (Season 6, episode 8), an episode he directed for NYPD Blue.
DePaul was born in Washington Heights, NY. He is the son of Michael DePaola, (SSGT World War II in North Africa and Italy. Purple heart, BSM) who was a union organizer (District 65) and a bartender. His mother, Hermione (Billie), was a school teacher and librarian. Brother of David DePaul (1948-1969). Steven enrolled at Clark University, where he majored in English graduating in Dec. 1972. He was involved in booking artists to play concerts on campus and at the Clark Coffeehouse. Upon graduation, DePaul began working on Rock & Roll tours, first working as a roadie for Poco ('73-74). He spent the next 15 years touring with bands including Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead, Dan Fogelberg, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Boston, The Cars and The Faces. This career ended with a long stint, ('84-'92) with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including the "Born in the USA" tour and the worldwide Amnesty International "Human Rights Now!" tour. DePaul then moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Steven Bochco on shows including Cop Rock, Civil Wars and NYPD Blue. He worked on NYPD Blue for 11 years, during which he directed multiple episodes. In 2004, he left NYPD Blue and became a freelance director, the position he currently holds. He has travelled extensively on six continents.
Filmography Producer Year Show Role2004NYPD BlueSupervising producer200320022001Producer20001999Co-producer199819971996199519941993
Director Year Show Role Notes2022The Good Doctor"The Lea Show"Season 5, episode 17The Cleaning Lady"Coming Home Again"Season 1, episode 92020The Good Doctor"Heartbreak"Season 3, episode 18"Sex and Death"Season 3, episode 132019The Village"Laid Bare"Season 1, episode 5"Heart on Fire"Season 1, episode 42018The Good Doctor"Tough Titmouse"Season 2, episode 4The Gifted"unMoored"Season 2, episode 22017"threat of eXtinction"Season 1, episode 9The Good Doctor"Pipes"Season 1, episode 4Shades of Blue"Behind the Mask"Season 2, episode 12"Broken Dolls"Season 2, episode 132016"For I Have Sinned"Season 1, episode 12"The Breach"Season 1, episode 112015The Originals"Beautiful Mistake"Season 3, episode 62014The 100"Fog of War"Season 2, episode 6Crisis"Homecoming"Season 1, episode 7Grimm"Once We Were Gods"Season 3, episode 152013Grimm"One Night Stand"Season 3, episode 4NCIS: Los Angeles"Big Brother"Season 5, episode 6Zero Hour"Chain"Season 1, episode 4Hawaii Five-O"Kapu"Season 3, episode 12NCIS: Los Angeles"Drive"Season 4, episode 112012Last Resort"Voluntold"Season 1, episode 4Grimm"The Good Shepherd"Season 2, episode 5"Plumed Serpent"Season 1, episode 142011NCIS: Los Angeles"The Debt"Season 3, episode 10Person Of Interest"Mission Creep"Season 1, episode 3Fairly Legal"Coming Home"Season 1, episode 7NCIS: Los Angeles"Enemy Within"Season 2, episode 192010"Absolution"Season 2, episode 9"Little Angels"Season 2, episode 5"Hunted"Season 1, episode 22CSI: NY"Redemptio"Season 6, episode 19Past Life"Soul Music"Season 1, episode 32009NCIS: Los Angeles"Random On Purpose"Season 1, episode 9Bones"The Cinderella in the Cardboard"Season 4, episode 19"The Salt in the Wounds"Season 4, episode 16"The Princess and the Pear"Season 4, episode 142008The Unit"Mislead and Misguided"Season 4, episode 10"Sudden Flight"Season 4, episode 2Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"Complication"Season 2, episode 9Bones"The Passenger in the Oven"Season 4, episode 9"The Crank in the Shaft"Season 4, episode 5"The Man in the OuthouseSeason 4, episode 22007"The Secret in the Soil"Season 3, episode 4Journeyman"The Hanged Man"Season 1, episode 5K-Ville"Critical Mass"Season 1, episode 5Jericho"Cassus Belli"Season 1, episode 19CSI: NY"The Ride In"Season 3, episode 17Las Vegas"The Chicken Is Making My Back Hurt"Season 4, episode 12The Unit"Binary Explosion"Season 3, episode 9"Pandemonium: Part 2"Season 3, episode 2"Sub-conscious"Season 2, episode 132006"Change of Station"Season 2, episode 1"SERE"Season 1, episode 8Shark"In the Grasp"Season 1, episode 5Conviction"The Wall"Season 1, episode 9Bones"The Truth in the Lye"Season 2, episode 5Las Vegas"And Here's Mike with the Weather"Season 3, episode 14In Justice"Confessions"Season 1, episode 4CSI: NY"Super Men"Season 2, episode 19"Necrophilia Americana"Season 2, episode 172005"YoungBlood"Season 2, episode 6Close to Home"Suburban Prostitution"Season 1, episode 32004CSI: Miami"Addiction"Season 3, episode 11NYPD Blue"Colonel Knowledge"Season 11, episode 142002"Half-Ashed"Season 10, episode 9"A Little Dad'll Do Ya"Season 9, episode 162001"Mom's Away"Season 9, episode 7"Nariz A Nariz"Season 8, episode 14"Writing Wrongs"Season 8, episode 6"Waking Up Is Hard To Do"Season 8, episode 22000"Bats Off Larry"Season 7, episode 21"Jackass"Season 7, episode 9"A Hole in Juan"Season 7, episode 21999"Don't Meth With Me"Season 6, episode 191998"Raging Bulls"Season 6, episode 8 "The One That Got Away"Season 5, episode 161997"Lost Israel: Part 1"Season 5, episode 81993"Emission Accomplished"Season 1, episode 5
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https://web.archive.org/web/20100610161232/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/winners_book.php
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-21-ca-26201-story.html
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