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{{short description|Canadian television writer (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = David Shore
| image = David Shore by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| imagesize = 
| caption = Shore at the 2016 [[WonderCon]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|07|03}}
| birth_place = [[London, Ontario]], Canada
| education = 
| alma_mater = [[University of Toronto]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Writer
*producer
*director}}
| spouse = Judy
| children = 3
| relatives = [[Raphael Shore]] (brother)<br>
[[Marvin Shore]] (father)
}}

'''David Shore''' (born July 3, 1959) is a Canadian television writer. Shore worked on ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' and ''[[Due South]]'', also producing many episodes of the latter. He created the critically acclaimed series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' and more recently, ''[[Battle Creek (TV series)|Battle Creek]]'' and [[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|''The Good Doctor'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.housemd-guide.com/showinfo/davidshore.php|title=House MD - David Shore, Creator, Executive Producer|website=www.housemd-guide.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shore was born in [[London, Ontario]], Canada to Cecile Shore and [[Marvin Shore]], a politician. His younger twin brothers, Ephraim Shore and [[Raphael Shore]], are [[Aish HaTorah]] [[rabbis]]. David is the only member of his family involved in television, although his younger brother Raphael Shore made three political documentaries about the Middle East conflict.

After graduating from [[A. B. Lucas Secondary School]] with distinction, he subsequently attended the [[University of Western Ontario]] for an undergraduate degree, and the [[University of Toronto]] for his law degree in 1982.<ref name=LFPRESS>{{cite news| url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/television/tv-writer-david-shore-talks-house-the-good-doctor-and-staying-challenged| title=TV writer David Shore talks House, The Good Doctor and staying challenged| author=Eric Volmers| date=June 19, 2018| work=London Free Press}}</ref> Following his education he initially worked as a municipal and corporate lawyer in his native Canada before he moved to Los Angeles to break into television.<ref name=LFPRESS />

On June 20, 2018, Shore received an honorary degree in law from the University of Western Ontario.<ref name=LFPRESS />

==Career==
===Television===
[[File:David Shore.jpg|thumb|David Shore in 2009 (age 50).]]
Shore wrote for the television series ''Due South'' — about another Canadian transplanted in America, albeit a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — before he became a producer on the ABC drama ''[[NYPD Blue]]''. His work on that series was nominated for two [[Emmy Award]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Shore|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/david-shore|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Television Academy|language=en}}</ref>

Shore then moved on to the series ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'', ''[[Hack (American TV series)|Hack]]'', and ''[[Century City (TV series)|Century City]]'', but these were not commercial successes.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

====''House''====
In 2003, producer [[Paul Attanasio]] — who had previously worked with [[NBC]] on such shows as ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and ''[[Gideon's Crossing]]'' — approached Shore to request a [[procedural]], as he knew the network was looking for another one to follow up on the success of ''[[Law & Order]]'' and to imitate CBS's success with ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''. Attanasio's idea was to apply the police procedural genre to a show about medicine. While in most procedurals the characters are secondary to the mystery, Shore decided that a medical procedural should place the mystery secondary to the [[hero]]. He therefore conceived of a hero similar to the iconic detective [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with the Creators and Cast of House| date=20 November 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXtfC9kZAc4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XXtfC9kZAc4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=The Paley Center for Media|access-date=2013-08-23}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

That hero was [[Dr. Gregory House]], the main character of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', played (with an American accent) by the British actor, comedian, and musician [[Hugh Laurie]]. Although NBC took a pass on the series, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] picked it up, and by the end of the first season, it was their biggest new hit of 2004–05. Shore wrote or co-wrote five episodes of that first season, including [[Pilot (House)|its pilot]] and the Season One pre-finale, "[[Three Stories (House)|Three Stories]]", in which he intricately wove the stories of three patients, while also revealing the reason for Dr. House's limp and [[Vicodin]] addiction. The latter of these won the 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Shore made his directorial debut on the series ''House'' directing the Season Two finale "No Reason". Due to the success of ''House'', Shore was granted a generous contract for fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. The sixth season began with a two-hour season premiere titled "[[Broken (House)|Broken]]", which he co-wrote. Shore and his co-writers won the [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for episodic drama at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2009|February 2010 ceremony]] for the premiere.<ref name="WGA TV nominees 2010">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516 |title=2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |access-date=2010-04-30 |publisher=Writers Guild of America |year=2009 |author=Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525035829/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516 |archive-date=2012-05-25 }}</ref><ref name="WGA 2010 Winners">{{Cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=Writers Guild Awards - 2010 Awards Winners |access-date=2010-05-01 |publisher=Writers Guild of America |year=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525050852/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=2012-05-25 }}</ref>

''House'' was renewed for a seventh season, which began airing on September 20, 2010, as well as an eighth and final season.<ref>Seidman, Robert (February 8, 2012). "Current Season to Be The Last for 'House'". ''TV by the Numbers''. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.</ref>

====After ''House''====
In 2009, Shore finished production of the short-lived police TV show ''Winters'' starring [[Famke Janssen]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In February 2013, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported that Shore would write for an upcoming [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television show titled ''Doubt'', about "a 'charming low-rent' lawyer battling his demons"<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Hibberd |first= James |title= Hollywood Insider: What's Going on Behind the Scenes: TV's Pilot Season Goes (Very) High-Concept |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date= February 22, 2013 |location= New York |page= 26}}</ref> starring [[Steve Coogan]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In August, 2015, [[Amazon Video]] released a pilot episode for ''[[Sneaky Pete]]'', a show Shore and [[Bryan Cranston]] created. The first season of ''Sneaky Pete'' was exclusively released in its entirety on Amazon Video on January 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-15|title=Amazon Original Series Sneaky Pete Debuts on January 13 on Prime Video|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161215005679/en/Amazon-Original-Series-Sneaky-Pete-Debuts-on-January-13-on-Prime-Video|access-date=2022-01-18|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019, as WGA Co-chair, Shore joined other WGA members in firing their agents as part of the [[Writers Guild of America|WGA's]] stand against the [[Association of Talent Agents|ATA]] and the practice of [[Movie packaging|packaging]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WGA: More Than 7,000 Writers Have Fired Their Agents|date=22 April 2019 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/writers-guild-agents-fired-total-hollywood-fight-packaging-1202599639/ |publisher=Deadline}}</ref> In May 2021, he and his Shore Z Productions company renewed his first look deal with Sony.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2021-05-05|title=David Shore Inks Big New 4-Year Overall Deal With Sony Pictures Television|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/david-shore-re-ups-sony-pictures-television-four-year-overall-deal-1234750404/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He lived in [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino Hills]], [[California]], with his wife Judy and their three children until 2010, when the family moved to a larger home in nearby [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Filmography==
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Television programs that have not yet aired}}
|Denotes television programs that have not yet aired.
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year
! colspan="4" scope="col"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Network
! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
!Creator
!Director
!Writer
!Executive<br>producer
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Untouchables (1993 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''
|1994
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Due South]]''
|1994–98
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{yes}} (7)
|{{no}}
|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
|Program consultant {{small|(season 1: 8 episodes)}}<br>Story editor {{small|(season 1: 14 episodes)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Hardy Boys (1995 TV series)|The Hardy Boys]]''
|1995
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|Syndication
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]]''
|1996
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (5)
|{{no}}
|[[Global Television Network]]
|Supervising producer {{small|(season 1)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Practice]]''
|1997
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (2)
|{{no}}
|rowspan="2"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|Story editor {{small|(season 1)}}<br>Executive story editor {{small|(season 1: 5 episodes, season 2)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|1997
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Law & Order]]''
|1997–99
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (7)
|{{no}}
|[[NBC]]
|Producer {{small|(season 8)}}<br>Supervising producer {{small|(season 9)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]''
|1997
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|[[Syfy (British and Irish TV channel)|Sci Fi Channel]]<br>[[The Movie Network]]
|[[Anthology series]]
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
|1997
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|Anthology series
|-
!scope=row|''[[Beggars and Choosers (TV series)|Beggars and Choosers]]''
|1999–2000
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (4)
|{{no}}
|Showtime
|Consulting producer {{small|(season 1)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]''
|1999–2002
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (21)
|{{yes}}
|rowspan="3"|[[CBS]]
|Executive producer {{small|(Pilot, seasons 2–3)}}<br>Co-executive producer {{small|(season 1)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[Hack (TV series)|Hack]]''
|2002–04
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Century City (TV series)|Century City]]''
|2004
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (1)
|{{no}}
|Consulting producer {{small|(8 episodes)}}
|-
!scope=row|''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
|2004–12
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}} (2)
|{{yes}} (19)
|{{yes}}
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Rockford Files#Remakes|The Rockford Files]]''
|2010
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|NBC
|[[Unsold pilot]]
|-
!scope=row|''Doubt''
|2013
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|ABC
|Unsold pilot
|-
!scope=row|''[[Battle Creek (TV series)|Battle Creek]]''
|2015
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}} (4)
|{{yes}}
|CBS
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Sneaky Pete]]''
|2015
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|Left the project after the initial Pilot.
|-
!scope=row|''[[Houdini & Doyle]]''
|2016
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Fox<br>[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]<br>Global
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[The Good Doctor (American TV series)|The Good Doctor]]''
|2017–2024
|{{yes|Developer}}
|{{yes}} (3)
|{{yes}} (15)
|{{yes}}
|ABC
|
|-
!scope=row|''[[Accused (2023 TV series)#American adaptation|Accused]]'' 
|2023–present
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Fox
|Anthology series
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:99%;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! <!--Recipient(s) and -->Nominee(s)
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2005
|[[Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]]
|
| David Shore (For ''House'', S01E21 – "[[Three Stories (House)|Three Stories]]")
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2005/Outstanding%20Writing%20for%20a%20Drama%20Series |title=Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2005 – Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| [[Humanitas Prize]]
| 60-Minute Category
| David Shore (For ''The Good Doctor'', S01E01 – "[[List of The Good Doctor episodes#Season 1 (2017–18)|Burnt Food]]")
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/humanitas-prize-finalists-announced-2018-1073693|title=Humanitas Prize Finalists Announced for 2018|last=Sandberg|first=Bryn Elise|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mediapundit.net/2009/04/house-creator-david-shore-and-katie-jacobs-intervi.html "House creator David Shore and Katie Jacobs interview", ''media pundit'', Paul William Tenny]
* [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2008/08/more_with_house_creator_david.html "More with 'House' creator David Shore", ''The Star-Ledger'', Alan Sepinwall, August 05, 2008]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100812150428/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1179805/David-Shore "David Shore", ''The New York Times'']
*[http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/cover-story/david-shore-house-creator-television-producers/ "The House That Dave Built ", profile of Shore in ''U of T Magazine'']
* {{IMDb name|0794914}}
* {{EmmyTVLegends name|david-shore|David Shore}}

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