stevearino
04-01-2018, 09:37 PM
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-bochco-dead-hill-street-blues-la-law-nypd-blue-creator-741199
Steven Bochco, best-known for creating such hit Dramas of the '80s & '90s such as "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue" and "Doogie Howser," has died at age 74.
Per Wikipedia, Bochco died of Cancer in his native New York City, New York, where he was born on December 16, 1943, the son of Serbian immigrants (including a child-prodigy Violinist father).
Steven Ronald Bochco had been diagnosed with Cancer--specifically, Leukemia--in 2014 and had a Bone-Marrow Transplant in 2016, 2 years after the diagnosis.
Steven began his career as a staff writer for MTM Enterprises, Inc. (as of December 2017 owned by The Walt Disney Company via Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox Television, which MTM Enterprises folded itself into in 1998); among his best-known shows for MTM included, besides the '80s Cop Show classic "Hill Street Blues," the short-lived Baseball Drama "Bay City Blues" and his first TV series creation, 1979's "Paris," a crime drama starring James Earl Jones.
After being fired by MTM in 1985, Steven Bochco started his own production company, Steven Bochco Productions, with 20th Century Fox Television (now owned by The Walt Disney Company) serving as distributor for his shows.
His first 20th Century Fox Television series was "L.A. Law," the hit '80s Courtroom Drama which aired on the NBC Television Network for 8 seasons, from September 15, 1986 - May 19, 1994; shortly afterwards, he signed a 10-series development deal with the ABC Television Network, starting with the short-lived '80s Cop Show sitcom "Hooperman," starring John Ritter.
Perhaps, in my personal opinion, the best series Steven Bochco ever created was the hit '80s Hospital Drama "Doogie Howser, M.D.," which Bochco based on a real teenager--a teenager who became the youngest person to ever earn his Medical Degree; unlike his TV counterpart played by Neil Patrick Harris, the real-life "Doogie Howser" never actually used his M.D. to practice medicine, but rather to attend post-graduate school for Cancer Research.
"Doogie Howser" aired for 4 years on ABC from September 19, 1989 - March 24, 1993; after its abrupt cancellation due to poor ratings, a series finale was telecast in which at age 19, Dr. Douglas Howser resigned from Medicine and Eastman Medical Center to start a new life as a writer--in Italy.
He followed "Doogie's" success with "NYPD Blue," which featured, among other scenes, bare buttocks from the likes of Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder and Amy Brenneman among many others; the series would last a whopping 12 years, with Franz being the lone actor to appear on every episode, until 2005.
Afterwards, Bochco followed "NYPD Blue" with the short-lived Political Drama "Commander in Chief," taking over for original creator Rod Lurie, as part of a development deal with The Walt Disney Company (by this time owning ABC) via its Walt Disney Television (now ABC Studios) banner.
Besides his successes, there were some misfires--among them the famous Musical Cop Show dud "Cop Rock" and the prime-time cartoon "Capitol Critters," both of which lasted a single full season of 13 episodes on ABC.
He is survived by his 3rd wife, Dayna; a son, Jesse, and daughter-in-law, Kate Danson (actor Ted's daughter); and a sister and brother-in-law, actors Joanna Frank and Alan Rachins (who appeared together on "L.A. Law").
Steven Bochco, best-known for creating such hit Dramas of the '80s & '90s such as "Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue" and "Doogie Howser," has died at age 74.
Per Wikipedia, Bochco died of Cancer in his native New York City, New York, where he was born on December 16, 1943, the son of Serbian immigrants (including a child-prodigy Violinist father).
Steven Ronald Bochco had been diagnosed with Cancer--specifically, Leukemia--in 2014 and had a Bone-Marrow Transplant in 2016, 2 years after the diagnosis.
Steven began his career as a staff writer for MTM Enterprises, Inc. (as of December 2017 owned by The Walt Disney Company via Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox Television, which MTM Enterprises folded itself into in 1998); among his best-known shows for MTM included, besides the '80s Cop Show classic "Hill Street Blues," the short-lived Baseball Drama "Bay City Blues" and his first TV series creation, 1979's "Paris," a crime drama starring James Earl Jones.
After being fired by MTM in 1985, Steven Bochco started his own production company, Steven Bochco Productions, with 20th Century Fox Television (now owned by The Walt Disney Company) serving as distributor for his shows.
His first 20th Century Fox Television series was "L.A. Law," the hit '80s Courtroom Drama which aired on the NBC Television Network for 8 seasons, from September 15, 1986 - May 19, 1994; shortly afterwards, he signed a 10-series development deal with the ABC Television Network, starting with the short-lived '80s Cop Show sitcom "Hooperman," starring John Ritter.
Perhaps, in my personal opinion, the best series Steven Bochco ever created was the hit '80s Hospital Drama "Doogie Howser, M.D.," which Bochco based on a real teenager--a teenager who became the youngest person to ever earn his Medical Degree; unlike his TV counterpart played by Neil Patrick Harris, the real-life "Doogie Howser" never actually used his M.D. to practice medicine, but rather to attend post-graduate school for Cancer Research.
"Doogie Howser" aired for 4 years on ABC from September 19, 1989 - March 24, 1993; after its abrupt cancellation due to poor ratings, a series finale was telecast in which at age 19, Dr. Douglas Howser resigned from Medicine and Eastman Medical Center to start a new life as a writer--in Italy.
He followed "Doogie's" success with "NYPD Blue," which featured, among other scenes, bare buttocks from the likes of Dennis Franz, Ricky Schroder and Amy Brenneman among many others; the series would last a whopping 12 years, with Franz being the lone actor to appear on every episode, until 2005.
Afterwards, Bochco followed "NYPD Blue" with the short-lived Political Drama "Commander in Chief," taking over for original creator Rod Lurie, as part of a development deal with The Walt Disney Company (by this time owning ABC) via its Walt Disney Television (now ABC Studios) banner.
Besides his successes, there were some misfires--among them the famous Musical Cop Show dud "Cop Rock" and the prime-time cartoon "Capitol Critters," both of which lasted a single full season of 13 episodes on ABC.
He is survived by his 3rd wife, Dayna; a son, Jesse, and daughter-in-law, Kate Danson (actor Ted's daughter); and a sister and brother-in-law, actors Joanna Frank and Alan Rachins (who appeared together on "L.A. Law").