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Born | Canton,South Dakota, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Television director, cinematographer, and producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | Shari (1974-present) |
Children | 3 |
Website | johnbehring |
John Behring (born inCanton,South Dakota) is an Americantelevision director,cinematographer, andproducer.
He has directed numerous episodic television dramas includingLaw and Order,Blue Bloods,Gotham,Lethal Weapon,Law and Order SVU,Arrow,The Flash,Grimm,Legends,Ghost Whisperer,CSI: NY,The 100,One Tree Hill,The Client List,V,Charmed,Dawson's Creek,Life,Crash,Surface,Dark Blue,Hellcats,The Vampire Diaries, andTrauma, among others. He also directed eleven episodes of the seriesNUMB3RS for which he also served as Supervising Producer for three seasons from 2006 to 2008.
Behring received his bachelor's and master's degree from theUniversity of South Dakota before working for television stationWISN-TV inMilwaukee, Wisconsin. He then began shooting local and national television commercials before moving to Los Angeles. Working in commercials for many years, Behring began shooting main titles and opening sequences for television shows in the early 1990s.[1]
Behring's directorial debut was theCBS Schoolbreak Special "My Indian Summer" in 1995. His first episodic drama as a director was the seriesThe Lazarus Man starringRobert Urich in 1996. Since then, he has directed more than 130 episodes of various television series'.[1]
Behring was married in 1974 to his wife Shari, and has three children: Marisa, Chuck, and fellow director Andi.[citation needed]