His Dublin-based film production company is called "Hell's Kitchen". Spends a long time developing his projects before they go into production. His main source of income during these periods is from directing corporate videos and commercials for large corporations in Asian countries. In America (2002) was loosely based on his own family's struggles in the early 1980s in New York City. Jim Sheridan lived in NYC with his wife and children from 1981-1989, before moving back to Ireland to film, My Left Foot (1989). Brother of Peter Sheridan and the late Frankie Sheridan. Owns a champion thoroughbred racehorse named Vinnie Roe [2004] Father of Irish writers Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan.
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