Ron Shelton was born on September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California, USA as Ronald Wayne Shelton. He is a writer and director, known for Bad Boys II (2003), White Men Can't Jump (1992) and Bull Durham (1988). He is married to Lolita Davidovich. They have one child.
Santa Barbara High School, Westmont College, University of Arizona
Nationality
American
Spouse
Lolita Davidovich (m. 1997)
Children
Valentina Shelton
Awards
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay
Movies
Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, Tin Cup, Hollywood Homicide, Play It to the Bone, Dark Blue, Bad Boys II, Under Fire, Blaze, Blue Chips, The Best of Times, Cobb, The Great White Hype, Jordan Rides the Bus, Villa Capri, Welcome to Hollywood
Likes to feature scenes where several things are happening simultaneously
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Writes and directs movies about sports
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Quote
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[referring to The Great White Hype (1996)]: "I tried to get my name taken off it because the film they made was not the script I wrote. I find it a horrible movie."
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Fact
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Told the AFI in "Private Screenings" that Disney's "Treasure Island" and "A Man Called Peter" are his favorite films.
Often casts actor and longtime friend Eloy Casados in supporting roles (Under Fire, The Best of Times, Blaze, White Men Can't Jump, Cobb, Play It to the Bone, Hollywood Homicide).
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He will direct the feature adaptation of Michael Patrick MacDonald's memoir "All Souls: A Family Story from Southie" for Crossroad Films.
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Mentor to Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of "All Souls."
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Played five seasons of minor-league baseball in the Baltimore Orioles farm system; highest level reached was with the Rochester Red Wings in the Triple-A International League.
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(1967-1971) Second baseman for Baltimore Orioles farm team.
$1 Million
