Frederic Alan Fred Schepisi, AO is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. His credits include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Plenty, Roxanne, Six Degrees of Separation, Mr. Baseball and Last Orders.
Frederic Alan Schepisi was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Loretto Ellen and Frederic Thomas Schepisi, who was a fruit dealer and car salesman. He began his career in advertising and directed both commercials and documentaries before making his first feature film, The Devils Playground, in 1976.
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