Art Sheppard
- Actor
Art Sheppard is a life-long educator, writer and dynamic motivational
speaker who resides in San Jacinto, California. He is the author of the
book, "Talking Penny." Art Sheppard, a credentialed educator has been
writing short stories, poetry and Spoken Word pieces for decades. He
has published articles in The Press Enterprise Newspaper (Riverside,
CA) and been featured in, The Valley Chronicle Newspaper. He is a past
recipient of the Newspapers in Education Teacher of the Year Award. He
conducts dynamic presentations in various schools. He says that a
chance meeting and conversation with Dr. Martin L. King Jr., as a
teenager changed his life and is chronicled in his book, "Talking
Penny." He also participates and has been selected as a featured poet
in Spoken Word events in Oceanside California. He is a life-long
educator who has dedicated his life to educating young people in
America. His passion for writing and, "Spoken Word" make his book,
"Talking Penny," particularly relevant and compelling. He has acted in
the films, The Re-Bourne Identity," and,"American Genius." His current
work (movie) in progress (2014) is "The Mormon Dog," in which he plays
an arrogant and bumbling special agent for a governmental agency.