Shannon Wynne

On his paternal grandmother’s side, he is the great grandson of Dr. Jesse Bedford Shelmire, a distinguished and pioneer dermatologist who was the first in the Southwest to be honored with membership in the American Dermatological Association, and served as the chair of dermatology at Baylor University College of Medicine, which he held until his retirement in 1927.

As of 2015, Robert Wynne (no relation) was the first and only person to earn a plate at every Flying Saucer location.

In 2013, Wynne designed and opened LARK on the Park overlooking Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, TX.

In May 2012 the Fort Worth 8.0 on Sundance Square was closed to make way for The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium and Bird Cafe.

In 2010, Wynne designed and opened Meddlesome Moth, a gastro pub with a tap room and a chef driven menu. The restaurant, the first to be located in the Dallas Design District, offers an extensive beer selection with a rare cask tapped weekly. The Moth features art works by James Surls, Frank Tolbert, Dmitri Vail and many others.

Wynne is married to Kimberly Claire Daulton (dating 1999, wed August 14, 2010) and has two step daughters; Raynor Elizabeth B. (born 1989) and Wynonah "Wynn" Claire B. (born 1991).

In 2002, Wynne designed and opened the first Flying Fish, a casual seafood restaurant, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Flying Fish serves catfish, shrimp, oysters, crawfish and other seafood. Wynne expanded the restaurant throughout North Texas with locations in Addison, Dallas: Irving Blvd., Dallas: Preston Center, Garland, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland: Firewheel, and Houston. There is also a location in Memphis, Tennessee.

From his marriage to Brycie Sue Hoecker, Shannon is the father of triplets, Isabella "Bella" Mae McCarty Wynne, Bowie Hoecker Wynne and Angus Augustus Wynne (born 1996).

In 1995, Wynne designed and opened the first Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in Sundance Square with Keith Schlabs. The restaurant included an extensive beer selection, with hundreds of options in bottles and over 80 quality hand-crafted beers on tap. The Flying Saucer now has three location in the DFW metroplex as well as other units including Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Lake Ray Hubbard and Sugarland; Kansas City, Missouri; LIttle Rock, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Cordova, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee, Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbia, South Carolina; and Raleigh, North Carolina.

In 1994, Wynne designed and opened 8.0 Bar in Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas.

From his first marriage to Patti Jo née Oldham, Wynne has a son, Shannon Shelmire “Sam” Wynne Jr. (born 1984). Patti was the daughter of Philadelphia reporter Jim O'Brien and is the sister of actress Peri Gilpin, well known for her role as Roz Doyle in Frasier.

By 1982, the "O" restaurants and venues were what was happening in Dallas. Wynne's Nostromo was a popular, yet signless, restaurant. It spawned The Rio Room, located in the back of Nostromo.

Wynne began his career as a restaurateur in 1980. After his favorite bar in Dallas, the Stoneleigh P, burned down, Wynne and a group of friends and investors brought together their resources and opened 8.0 Bar ("Eight-Oh"). 8.0 lit up the Dallas nightclub scene and, over the next three years, Wynne opened a string of O-clubs and restaurants across Dallas including Nostromo, The Rio Room, Rocco Oyster Bar, Mexico, and Tango(where Count Basie played opening night).

Shannon Shelmire Wynne (born December 2, 1951) is an American restaurateur living in Dallas, TX. Wynne currently co-owns and operates restaurants in six states and 14 cities, including The Flying Saucers in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri; The Flying Fish in Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas; Rodeo Goat in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; and Mudhen Meat and Greens, The Meddlesome Moth and LARK on the Park in Dallas.

The Wynne family is deeply rooted in Dallas, Wills Point, and Austin, Texas. Wynne was born in 1951 in Dallas, Texas.