Steven Bochco
December 16, 1943 (81 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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. 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.
Known For
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- 2017 ยทSpielbergas Self
- 2017 ยทThe Ninetiesas Self
- 2007 ยทThe 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Self
- 2006 ยทFuckas Self
- 2004 ยทTV Revolutionas
- 2003 ยทJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
- 1992 ยทColor Adjustmentas Self