Stephen J. CannellAKA:
Stephen Cannell
Stephen Joseph Cannell
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American Birthdate:
02/05/1942 Birthplace:
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biography
Since the mid-1970s, producer-writer Cannell has been one of the most prolific contributors to TV entertainment. By the 80s, he was a genuine TV auteur with an impressive number of hour-long dramatic series on the air. By the mid-90s, Cannell had had series on NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, UPN and USA as well as several in first-run syndication. Over the course of a career in which he has created or co-created more than 35 action-adventure series, Cannell has produced some of the medium's most popular yet critically lambasted shows as well as several "quality" series which have already attained near
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Flunked three times before completing high school due to undiagnosed dyslexia
1964
Worked in father's interior design firm after graduating college; devoted nights to scriptwriting
1966
First entertainment work, sold several story ideas to "Mission Impossible"; deemed too young and inexperienced to write the actual teleplays (date approximate)
1968
Sold a script to the crime drama series "It Takes A Thief"; quit working for his father
1968
Career breakthrough: sold a teleplay for the police drama, "Adam 12"; hired as head writer
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