Background
He was born in 1946 in Jackson Heights, Queens.
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Shep Gordon
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University at Buffalo, The State University of New New York
Career
Gordon is featured in a 2014 documentary, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which was directed by Mike Myers. He is known for his pleasant personality and friendliness. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1968 from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) in sociology.
He then moved to Los Angeles, California.
He first gained connections in Hollywood by meeting Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Alice Cooper in 1968. He quickly became Cooper"s agent, and subsequently was able to do work for other celebrities such as Anne Murray, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass, and the late Luther Vandross.
