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Advisory Board-Steven L. Sears

Steven L. Sears (Steve) was born December 23, 1957 as the younger of two sons. His parents, Richard and Marian Sears, traveled frequently as Richard was a career soldier in the U.S. Army. Consequently, he and his brother Bruce had visited forty-eight states and fourteen countries before their middle teens. Steve was born in Fort Gordon, GA and has lived in Worms, West Germany; Tacoma, Washington; St. Augustine, Florida; and Fort Knox, Kentucky, before his father returned to St. Augustine to retire from the service and enter the private sector.

Steve went to high school at St. Augustine High where he began his training in Theatre. At the age of thirteen, he tried out for, and got, a part in CROSS AND SWORD, the state play of Florida. This led to a series of plays in the local little theatres. At the same time, he began a long list of strange “Day” jobs. His work history includes such mundane jobs as Trailer Park Attendant; Radio DJ; Historical Marcher; Trolley Bus Tour Guide; Convenience Store Clerk; Gift Shop Sales Clerk; Driver for a Morgue (yes, it’s what you think); Deputy Trainee; Porpoise Sow Announcer and Trainer; Waiter (of course); Answering Service Operator; Fundraiser Candy Salesman; Shopping Cart Ad Installer; and more obscure ways of making a living.

He entered the University of Florida in the fall of 1975 and received his Associate of Arts. Making a definite commitment to Theatre as a Major, he entered Florida State University where he graduated with a B.A. cum laude in Theatre in the spring of 1980. Being an alumnus of those two particular schools allowed him the ability to hate himself at least once a year. Still, after his schooling was finished, and after a couple of months of work (with the porpoises this time), he packed his bags, withdrew his savings of six hundred dollars, and headed for Los Angeles in June of 1980.

Acting was the primary direction of his career. He joined several Acting Studios and enjoyed small successes here and there but, certainly, he was not making a living at it. On advice from a casting director, he decided to write a script. One and a half years later, after a life of never considering writing as a viable career option, he was on the writing staff of RIPTIDE, a television series for NBC.

Since that entry into the world of Television Writing in 1984, he has gone on to Staff Write, Story Edit and Produce such shows as STINGRAY, THE A-TEAM, JJ STARBUCK, THE HIGHWAYMAN, FATHER DOWLING MYSTERIES, SWAMP THING, and RAVEN. In addition, he has written for shows such as HARDCASTLE & McCORMICK, SUPERBOY, THE HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, JESSE HAWKES, HARDBALL, GRANDSLAM, WALKER-TEXAS RANGER, as well as Television Pilots, Features, Interactive and animation. He was the Executive Producer on the feature “The Last Perfect Wave”. Presently, Steven has series pilot deals with Columbia/TriStar and Rhysher Entertainment and is the Co-Executive Producer of the hit syndicated series XENA - WARRIOR PRINCESS and Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the new Columbia/TriStar series SHEENA, THE JUNGLE QUEEN.

He now acknowledges that he doesn’t have time for acting anymore.