J. David Shapiro Explained

J. David Shapiro
Birth Name:	Jake David Shapiro
Birth Date:	18 March 1969
Othername:	JD Shapiro, J.D. Shapiro

Jake David Shapiro (born March 18, 1969) is an American filmmaker and stand-up comedian. Shapiro is best known as the original screenwriter of the film ^[1] and for writing the screenplay adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's novel Battlefield Earth.

Battlefield won more Golden Raspberry Awards than any other film up to that point, and Shapiro accepted the dubious award in person.^[2] Shapiro was fired from the film due to creative disagreements during pre-production and wanted to be credited with a pseudonym, and also said little or nothing of his script remained in the final film after extensive re-writes.^[3] Shapiro later apologized for involvement in the widely panned film.

Filmography

!Year!Name!Role!Notes

1990	Duet	Screenwriter (episode ''I Never Played for My Father: Part 1'')	TV series
1990	Who's the Boss?	Screenwriter
	Charles in Charge	Screenwriter (episode "Buddy Flips a Disc")
1993		Screenwriter	Theatrical film
2000	We Married Margo	Director, screenwriter, actor (as ''Jake'')
	Battlefield Earth	Screenwriter
2006	Pucked	Actor (as ''Alan'')
2007	The Strand	Actor	Direct-to-video
2008	X-Treme Biography: Santa	Screenwriter, actor (as ''AA Attendee / Death'')|TV short|-|2011|Juan Hombre|Co-director, screenwriter|Short|-|2012|unCONventional|Creative consultant (12 episodes)|TV series|-|2015|A Date|Special thanks| rowspan="2" |Short|-|2016|Actors |Actor (as ''Walk of fame actor'')
2017	Extraordinary: Stan Lee	Himself	Direct-to-video documentary
	Best Thanksgiving Ever	Director	Theatrical film
2018	Hard Day's Nights	Co-director, screenwriter, executive producer	Short
	597 Días Desaparecido	Actor (as ''Tom Springfield'')|} Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result 2000 The Comedy Festival We Married Margo Audience Award Won^[4] Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated^[5] 2001 Golden Raspberry Award Battlefield Earth Worst Screenplay Won^[6] ^[7] See also List of people who accepted Golden Raspberry Awards External links ]

Notes and References

1. https://scriptmag.com/interviews-features/beyond-the-page-funny-changes-everything Beyond the Page: Funny Changes Everything - Script Magazine
2. Web site: Staff. 'Battlefield Earth' Scribe Personally Accepts Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay During a Live Talk Radio Show on Comedy World. Business Wire. March 26, 2001. August 15, 2014. August 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819103118/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60%60Battlefield+Earth+Scribe+Personally+Accepts+Razzie+Award+for...-a072286078. dead.
3. https://nypost.com/2020/05/14/battlefield-earth-writer-says-cats-is-the-new-worst-movie-ever/?ICID=ref_fark ‘Battlefield Earth’ writer says ‘Cats’ is the new worst movie ever - The New York Post
4. News: Weiskind . Ron . Film with local ties wins at festival . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. D-2 . March 2, 2000 .
5. News: Vice . Jeff . Slamdance taking on international flavor . The Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company . E11 . December 19, 1999.
6. News: Shapiro, J.D.. 'I penned the suckiest movie ever - sorry!'. New York Post. March 29, 2010.
7. News: Staff. 'Battlefield Earth' Scribe Personally Accepts Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay During a Live Talk Radio Show on Comedy World. Business Wire. March 26, 2001. 2009-12-30.