Trivia

Suffers from aixelsyd.

Often collaborates with longtime friends Bret Michaels and Joshua Baerwald.

Uncle, Neil Portnow, is the former President of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (Grammys).

Son of writer/director Lee Stanley and Carol Stanley. Half-brother of Quinn Kaufman. Stepson of Linda Stanley and stepbrothers are Christopher Tremaine & Brett Tremaine.

Testified in the Bret Michaels and Pamela Anderson sex tape trial in 1999 against IEG. Alan L. Isaacman of The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Ed Masry of Erin Brockovich (2000) fame were two of the attorneys in the trial.

Went to the same high school as Jonathan Lipnicki of Jerry Maguire (1996) as well as Adrianna Costa, Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson of 'Linkin Park'.

Was next door neighbor of both Tom Poston and Jonathan Goldsmith in mid 1970s.

Attended Agoura High School with Heather Graham, her sister Aimee Graham, photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, producer James Robb and model, Beverly Peele.

Drummer in a rock band in the early 90s which opened for such acts as Stone Temple Pilots, Lenny Kravitz and The Black Crowes. Band mates were Tommy Fields Blair Pickar and Chris Woods. Shane often uses Tommy's music in his projects, who has a successful solo career.

His aunt Marilyn, attended high school and was good friends with Tami Shad, mother of Judd Apatow.

The youngest recipient of an Emmy Award, (as a non-actor). He won his first at sixteen and his second at nineteen. He was nominated twice additionally between his two wins, totaling four nominations.

Was honored with the "Enriching Lives" Award by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the positive impact his work has had on the community (2006).

Great Grandfather, Myer Rosenberg was a math teacher and a left handed pitcher in the early 1900''s for the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league team.

Two music videos Shane directed ("Go That Far" and "Fallen") were on VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown simultaneously and remained together on the charts for three weeks.

Several of the music videos he directed topped VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown most notably Bret Michaels "Go That Far" which debuted at #1 and remained on the countdown for twelve weeks, bowing out at #7 despite virtually no radio airplay for the song. The video ended up on the network's list of top 100 videos.

Authored "What You Don't Learn in Film School: A Complete Guide to (Independent) Filmmaking" published in 2018. A culmination of his 30-plus years of producing in studio, network and independent platforms. The book's foreword was written by Paul Williams and the introduction by Adam Kane. It's first edition endorsements included Jane Seymour, Neal H. Moritz, Jeff Sagansky, Amy Johnston and Barry Van Dyke.

He and his wife, Val Barri were married in Big Sur, California by the same minister who performed the ceremony for Jack Black and Tanya Haden.

Grandfather, Samuel Morse was fraternity brothers with Jack Warner Jr. (co-founder of Warner Bros.).

Grandfather, Frederic Stanley was a famous painter from the 1920s through 1950s whose work included numerous covers of The Saturday Evening Post and various Coca-Cola print ads. His most famous, "The Village Blacksmith." Shane often uses his grandfather's work in his films.

Frank Sinatra was Godfather to his half-sister, Quinn Kaufman Shane did not meet his half-sister until he was 21 and she was 25.

Was an avid motocross racer. His dad got him his first motorcycle (an Indian) when he was only three. Shane raced locally as a semi-pro until 2001, when he was seriously injured training for The Glen Helen Grand Prix. During his 30 years on motorcycles, he won two Grand Prix championships and broke more than twenty bones.

Was asked to edit Turning It Over (2010) which was executive-produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck but declined due to a scheduling conflict with his own film, A Sight for Sore Eyes (2004)

Cousin by marriage to Fergie and Dana Ferguson.

Often brought in to re-edit films for their release and/or sale but doesn't take a credit. Most have been horror films, thrillers and murder mysteries.

Has a 35lb Maine Coon cat named "Brody" and two raccoons who live on the property. One is blind and named "Racoon-Ray" in honor of the late, Ray Charles which was suggested by Rachel Solow.

His film, Double Threat, debuted on Netflix's world-wide charts, ranking #1 in 16/17 countries (#2 in Mexico) and remained on the platform's Top-10 most watched film for several weeks. (Aug 2024).