Background
Shapiro was born at a United States Army base in Frankfurt, Germany where his father was stationed.
Shapiro was born at a United States Army base in Frankfurt, Germany where his father was stationed.
In 1990, he attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, with the intention of becoming an Air Force pilot upon graduation.
He created the horror comic book series Chopper published by Asylum Press and wrote the screenplay for the movie version of lieutenant He was raised in Richmond, Virginia. After high school, he served for eight years in the United States. Air Force.
In 1991, Shapiro was recalled to active duty for the Gulf War.
While still deployed in Kuwait, he decided to change gears in life and applied to the University of Central Florida School. While writing professionally in Los Angeles, Shapiro attended the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, and Television, where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting.
Web series A prequel based on characters from the comic book was produced as a web series starring actors Tyler Mane (Halloween, X-Men) and Andrew Bryniarski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Batman Returns).