Writer
Steven Bochco
Born December 16, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA
Died April 1, 201812 films
Attended Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon University) as a playwriting major. Barbara Bosson (his second wife), Michael Tucker, Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid were classmates; he and Tucker drove cross-country to Hollywood for full-time jobs at Universal, where Bochco would remain for 12 years.
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In 1978, he moved to MTM Enterprises, who after several attempts gave him carte Blanche to create a show similar to Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) (Hill Street Blues (1981)). In 1985, MTM fired him, in part for his inability to keep HSB on budget. After creating L.A. Law (1986) and Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) for NBC, he struck a $15M deal with ABC in 1987 to create 10 series pilots over 10 years.
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First watchSilent Running19726.4After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions.View filmFilmography
12 films- 2004NYPD 2069Writer
- 2002L.A. Law: The MovieOriginal Series Creator
- 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial KillerWriter
- 1982The Magic StatueWriter
- 1979VampireWriter
- 1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 HoursWriter
- 1976Riding with DeathWriter
- 1975The Invisible ManWriter
- 1973Double IndemnityTeleplay
- 1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeWriter
- 1972Silent RunningWriter
- 1968The Counterfeit KillerWriter