Edwin Sherin
| Edwin Sherin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1930 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Theatre actor, director and producer; television director, television producer |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Alexander (1975–present); 4 children |
Edwin Sherin (born January 15, 1930) is an American theatre and television director and producer. Sherin's wife is actress Jane Alexander and his stepson is the similarly dubbed Jace Alexander, with whom he has collaborated on the television legal drama/police procedural Law & Order on thirty-two (32) separate occasions. He has directed many episodes of the television drama Law & Order, as well as directing for the stage, mainly on Broadway, including The Great White Hope, which starred Alexander in both the theater and film versions. Additional members of his family include the actress Maddie Corman, his stepson Jace's current wife.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, He began his theatrical career as an actor, playing small roles on Broadway in A Desert Incident, Face of a Hero, and .
He met Alexander while serving as the resident director at Washington, DC's Arena Stage, where he cast her and James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope. In 1968, he directed the play and its two stars on Broadway, and the production marked the start not only of his Broadway directorial career, but a long professional and personal relationship with Alexander as well.
He directed Alexander in The First Monday in October on Broadway in 1978,Hedda Gabler at the Hartman Theatre (Connecticut) in 1981 in the American Playhouse television movie A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, in 1991. and in the Broadway revival of The Visit.
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