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David Milch Biography (1945-)

Born March 23, 1945, in Buffalo, NY; son of Elmer (a surgeon) and Molly (headof the Board of Education; maiden name, Pies) Milch; married Rita Stern (a documentary filmmaker), October 30, 1982; children: Elizabeth, Olivia, Benjamin. Addresses: Office: MTM Productions, 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City,CA 91604-2182.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, writer, television show creator

Birth Details

March 23, 1945

Buffalo, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Series
• Executive producer, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
• Creator and executive producer, Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1987-1988
• Creator and executive producer, Capital News, 1990
• Creator and executive producer, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-
• Creative consultant, Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (also known as Murder One), ABC, 1995-1997
• Creative consultant, Public Morals, CBS, 1996
• Creator and executive producer, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997-1998
• Creator and executive producer, Total Security, ABC, 1997-1998
• Executive producer, Big Apple, CBS, 2001
• Television Producer
• Pilots
• Capital News, 1990
• Television Work
• Specials
• Executive producer, Home Free, NBC, 1988
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• James Beaumonth, "Cannon of Ethics," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
• Pelton, "Hackett or Pack It," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
• Pelton, "Finish Line," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• Himself, ABC News Nightline, ABC, 1996
• Also appeared as investigator, Civil Wars.
• Specials
• Ratings, Morals & Sex on TV, Showtime, 1998
• Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• TV's Most Censored Moments, USA Network, 2002
• (Uncredited) Inside NYPD Blue: A Decade on the Job, ABC, 2002
• The Perfect Pitch (documentary; also known as Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch), 2002
• WRITINGS
• Television Series
• with Others
• Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
• Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1987-1988
• Capital News, 1990
• L.A. Law, NBC, 1991-1993
• Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-1993
• NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-
• Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997-1998
• Television Episodes
• (With Jeffrey Lewis) "Zircons Are Forever," Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983
• (With others) "Chapter One," Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer(also known as Murder One), ABC, 1995
• Total Security, 1997
• (With Anthony Yerkovich) "Episode One," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
• (With Yerkovich) "Best Laid Plans," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
• (With Yerkovich) "No Good Deed ... ," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
• (With Yerkovich) "A Passport to the Universe," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
• (With Yerkovich) "A Ministering Angel ... ," Big Apple, CBS,2001
• Television Specials
• Home Free, NBC, 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, March 28, 1997, p. 58
• Jet, December 5, 1994, p. 12