Brad Silberling, son of successful television producer and production executive Robert Silberling, started working in the entertainment industry while attending UCLA Film School. He was a production assistant on the CBS Schoolbreak Special "Little Miss Perfect" in 1986, then got his degree in 1987. A film he wrote, directed, and edited, "Repairs", won notice at Universal and earned the novice director a development contract with the studio. Little came of the effort, but famed television producer Steven Bochco hired the young man to direct television shows, including "L.A. Law," "Cop Rock,"
