Shane Salerno (born November 27, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and New York Times bestselling author.[3][4] At the age of 24 he co-wrote the worldwide blockbuster Armageddon directed by Michael Bay, which became the highest-grossing film of 1998. He most recently co-wrote and executive produced Savages directed by Oliver Stone.[5] On August 1, 2013 he was announced as co-screenwriter of the sequel Avatar 4 with James Cameron.[6]
In television, he served as a writer-producer of the Golden Globe-nominated Hawaii Five-0 for CBS, (2010–present), co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of UC: Undercover for NBC (2000–2002) and writer for Fox's New York Undercover (1995–1998), the first police drama on American television to feature two people of color in the starring roles.[7] He began his career straight out of high school as a writer-director apprentice to nine-time Emmy winning director-producer Gregory Hoblit, on NYPD Blue.[8]
He is the producer and director of the forthcoming documentary Salinger about reclusive author J. D. Salinger[9] which will be released theatrically by The Weinstein Company on September 6, 2013[10] and then premiere as the 200th episode of American Masters in January, 2014.[11]
His first book, Salinger, (with David Shields), was released by Simon & Schuster on September 3, 2013 and debuted at #6 on the New York Times bestseller list.[12][13]
Detour Magazine voted him one of "Hollywood's true shapers of popular culture", and Fade In Magazine selected Salerno as one of the "100 people you need to know in Hollywood".[14]
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Salerno