- Born in Falls Church, VA, Paul Shirey attended College of DuPage's film production department, gaining an AAS in Applied Science for Film/TV Production and graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from The Art Institute of Philadelphia. After working as a screenwriter/producer/director for independent films in the Chicago area, Shirey joined The U.S. Army in 2002 and became a Paratrooper. After two combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Shirey returned to the film scene, becoming a staff writer for JoBlo.com, one of the longest-running movie news websites on The Internet. Shortly after joining, Shirey was promoted to Editor-in-Chief and has since gone on to write, produce and edit all manner of content, including creating the site's most popular column, The Best Movie You Never Saw. Shirey has conducted a vast assortment of interviews with Hollywood talent, from set visits, junkets, press events and annual reporting from San Diego Comic Con, CinemaCon, Sundance Film Festival, Star Wars Celebration and more. He also manages content on JoBlo.com's vast YouTube network, which has over 4 million subscribers and 2 billion views. He produces original content, including The Best Movie You Never Saw, WTF Happened To This Movie?, The Good, The Bad & The Badass, as well as set visit and press event coverage.
Shirey is also an accomplished artist, having won numerous awards in the military for his artwork and contributed to the 2011 Graphic Novel "Untold Stories From Iraq & Afghanistan". He lives in Alaska with his son.- IMDb Mini Biography By: JoBlo.com
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