Del

Texas native, Del Shores, is the writer/director/producer of the films Sordid Lives, Blues for Willadean, Southern Baptist Sissies and A Very Sordid Wedding. He wrote and executive produced the MGM feature Daddy’s Dyin’…Who’s Got The Will? His plays Cheatin’, Daddy’s Dyin’ (Who’s Got The Will?), Daughters of the Lone Star State, Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies, The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, Yellow, This Side of Crazy and A Very Sordid Wedding are all published by Concord/Samuel French.

In television, Del Shores wrote, directed, executive produced and created the LOGO series, Sordid Lives: The Series. He also wrote and executive produced Showtime’s groundbreaking Queer As Folk for the last three seasons, wrote and produced for Dharma & Greg and Ned & Stacey. He has directed Academy Award winners Octavia Spencer and Whoopi Goldberg, Grammy Award winner Olivia Newton-John; Emmy winners/nominees Beau Bridges, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Bonnie Bedelia, Bobbie Eakes, Patrika Darbo and Rue McClanahan; Spirit Award winner Dale Dickey; Screen Actor’s Guild Award-winner Beth Grant; as well as Caroline Rhea, Debby Holiday and David Steen.

As a performer, Shores has performed in hundreds of standup gigs and in 2018 completed a national tour of his critically acclaimed award-winning one-man play Six Characters In Search Of A Play directed by Emerson Collins. The play was filmed and is now streaming worldwide. Mr. Shores resides in Los Angeles and can be found at DelShores.com, facebook.com/delshoresofficial and you can also follow Del on Instagram @delshores and on Twitter @delshores

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What He Loves Most About Being Southern
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What He Loves Most About Being Southern

I love the connection to my Southern roots. My relatives! The stories! The food that to this day inspires my cooking. I was taught manners, I was taught to never let the truth get in the way of a good story (thank you Mark Twain) and I was taught to have pride in my heritage.

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What He Loves Most About The South
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What He Loves Most About The South

The language. The sayings. The stories.

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What's His Favorite Southernisms
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What's His Favorite Southernisms

Lord, honey, she’s so ugly she could back a dog offa meat truck.
Get off the cross, we need the wood.
Bless her heart.
What in the cat hair is that?
You have done peed in your chile!
Her hair looked like somethin’ the cat’s been chewing on.

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What's His Favorite Southern Food
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What's His Favorite Southern Food

Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes and white gravy. Add a biscuit and I could die right now.

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What's His Favorite Southern City
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What's His Favorite Southern City

I’m a Texan, so I’d have to say Dallas...but Atlanta is a close 2nd!

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