Shapeero started his career as a show runner on
Channel 4's
Norbert Smith: A Life and then worked on
Whose Line Is It Anyway? He has been nominated for a
BAFTA eight times:
Gimme Gimme Gimme and
Brass Eye Special (two nominations) in 2002,
Bremner, Bird and Fortune in 2003,
Green Wing in 2005 and 2007,
Peep Show in 2006, and
Pulling in 2007. Shapeero relocated to
Los Angeles in 2009 to direct American television. He has also directed episodes of
Veep,
Brooklyn Nine-Nine,
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,
I Feel Bad,
Trophy Wife,
The Grinder,
Benched, and
Pivoting. Shapeero's first feature film as director, ''
A Merry Friggin' Christmas'' starring
Robin Williams, was released in 2014 to negative reviews. == Personal life ==