His father is Jerome J. Shestack, a well-known lawyer from Philadelphia and his mother is Marciarose Shestack a trailblazing broadcast journalist, hailed by McCall’s Magazine as the outstanding woman tv broadcaster in the United States, in 1971.
Shestack has stated that his production style involves starting with a pitch for a script.
He has also advocated giving credit to people that play an indirect role in moviemaking.
He was known for being able to attract significant donors and awareness, to the extent that he played a major role in convincing congress to pass the important Combating Autism Act of 2006.
[4] Shestack has stated that Ari Ne'eman, an autistic activist, did not want to understand the challenges of severe autism when he was being nominated to the National Council on Disability.