History: Born in 1978, Shawn hails from a family of police officers. His parents separated in 1992, and later divorced, although the reason for this has not yet been explained. His father, Henry Spencer, fully expected him to carry the torch, and schooled Shawn in detective work from as early as age 9, aiding the development of his extraordinary powers of observation and deduction. This is drawn loosely from the childhood of series creator Steve Franks, who was also born into a family of police officers and whose father "was training [Franks] in his own way to follow his footsteps." Franks' father would ask him how many people were wearing hats in a restaurant, a tactic employed in the show's pilot episode by Shawn's father.[3]
Despite his obvious talent, Shawn has no interest in entering the police force, and after graduating from Leland Bosseigh High School in Santa Barbara, California, in 1994, takes up a string of random jobs selected strictly for his own enjoyment. In his spare time, he entertains himself by calling in tips to the police hotline based on observations he has made on crime scenes shown in television news footage. After one such tip, the Santa Barbara police become suspicious of Shawn, whose information is so good that they believe it could only have come from an inside source. Desperate to avoid jail time, Shawn lies, explaining that he obtained the information in a psychic vision. Although skeptical, the department is impressed, and hires Shawn as a consultant. Enlisting the assistance of his reluctant best friend, Burton Guster, Shawn opens his own psychic detective agency, "Psych".
Although he and Gus often have disagreements, they have been friends since early childhood and actor James Roday describes the pair's bond as "unbreakable. It's one of those friendships that make people who don't have one ask, 'Why does Gus put up with Shawn?' It's not about putting up with one another. It's about knowing each other so well that things that might annoy someone from the outside don't annoy you anymore."[2] Shawn knows exactly how to manipulate Gus, and often frustrates his friend with his antics, but has come to rely on him more in their case work as the series has progressed. Roday believes that Shawn has "evolved a lot" as a partner, moving away from "dragging Gus around by the collar against his will from case to case to case" towards a more equal partnership.[4] He states that under Gus's influence, Shawn has "wisened up a little bit" and is learning to display a little more discretion at times.[5]
Shawn's seemingly random stream of consciousness often betrays the far-reaching logical connections that his observational skills allow him to make. He explains the multiple-personality-afflicted Robert Dunn's condition to Gus by referencing the Flying Nun, which starred Sally Field, who played the similarly-affected title character in Sybil. He also hybridizes movie quotes voiced by James Earl Jones in two separate films (The Lion King and the Empire Strikes Back) when addressing a mountain lion: "Simba, I am your father." At the age of 15, he achieved a perfect score of 100 on the detective's exam.[6] Running jokes on the show center around Shawn's love of pineapples (even though he has an "aversion" of pointy objects), which he will often bring as gifts to people he is meeting for the first time; his inablitity to turn his phone on silent, even when spying or infilitrating the homes of suspects; and comments on people’s hair.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Birthstone: Quartz Starstone: Diamond Ruling Planet: Mars Color of Choice: Red or White Metal: Iron Flower: Wild Rose/Thistle
Adventurous and energetic Pioneering and courageous Enthusiastic and confident Dynamic and quick-witted
On the dark side...
Selfish and quick-tempered Impulsive and impatient Foolhardy and daredevil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Element: Fire
Nature: Creative Aries, a cardinal sign, loves to be the leader and can organise fantastic and impressive ventures. Unfortunately, despite your desire to be the front-runner in all you do, sometimes you do get bored with the whole affair and can just wander off, or sit back and allow the lesser folk to have their way. This can see the whole house of cards collapsing, but happily your enthusiam is easily roused and when you set your mind to it you can inspire others to stick to those essential jobs that sometimes seem no more than the merest details to the noble Ram. You see, painful as this may seem, you really need the team as much as the team needs you!
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