He is probably best known as Emmy-nominated head writer on Fox TV's breakthrough sketch comedy series, In Living Color, having written such favorites as "Homey Claus", "Homeboy Shopping Network", "This Old Box" and "Men on Books".
[1] Roundhouse was shot in real-time before a live audience and was described by one critic as "like seeing all the high points of a smash Broadway show in half an hour.
"[2] Sheffield created the show with his former wife, Rita Hester, with whom he had founded a children's theatre company when they were students at The University of Southern Mississippi.
premiered at the NY Musical Festival winning several awards including the "Best of Fest" Audience Prize for best-received show.
The lawsuit claims that Disney executives showed great interest, requested more material, passed on the project and then misappropriated it.