Jim Sharman was born 12 March 1945 in Sydney, Australia, as James David Sharman. He worked as a director and writer for film and stage and is probably best known for his work on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and its sequel Shock Treatment (1981) is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films, based on the British musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with the screenplay written by Richard OBrien and Jim Sharman. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shock Treatment is a follow-up to the classic cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- Not a prequel, not a sequel, but an equal according to making of featurette on the new DVD release. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

Biography

He spent much of his young life at the circus, where his father and grandfather ran a travelling boxing sideshow. Taking an interest in theatre, he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1966. Sharman became interested in directing experimental theatre and he soon made a name for himself in Sydney with his groundbreaking productions at the Old Tote Theatre Company. Jimmy Sharman snr refereeing a boxing match between Prest and Lewis in the 1910s James (Jimmy) Sharman senior (20 June 1887 – 18 November 1965) and junior (1912 – 24 April 2006) were father and son Australian boxing troupe impresarios. ... NIDA logo The NIDA complex The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. ... The Old Tote Theatre Company (1963-1978) began as the standing acting and theatre company of Australias National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and was the precursor to the Sydney Theatre Company. ...

While directing the original Sydney production of Hair in 1970, he met a young architectural student named Brian Thomson, who would become his longtime set designer. Sharman and Thomson both worked on to the acclaimed original Sydney production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972, which brought Sharman to the attention of lyricist Tim Rice, who brought him and Thomson to London in 1972 to stage the production, which included Richard O'Brien. During this period, Sharman directed his first feature film, the low-budget sci-fi musical Shirley Thomson Versus The Aliens. This article is about the musical. ... Brian Thomson is an Australian theatre, opera and film designer. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award winning lyricist, author, radio presenter and television gameshow panelist. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ...

Through his meeting with O'Brien, Sharman played a major role in developing the award-winning London production of "The Rocky Horror Show", and he also directed the film version The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and its sequel Shock Treatment (1981). Sharman went on to become one of Australia's most respected theatre directors. The Rocky Horror Show is a long running stage musical (opening in London initially, on June 19, 1973) that inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films, based on the British musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with the screenplay written by Richard OBrien and Jim Sharman. ... Shock Treatment is a follow-up to the classic cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- Not a prequel, not a sequel, but an equal according to making of featurette on the new DVD release. ...

External links

• Jim Sharman at the Internet Movie Database
• Jim Sharman's Agent