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Paul Haggis Biography (1953-)

Full name, Paul Edward Haggis; born March 10, 1953, in London, Ontario, Canada; came to the United States, 1979; son of Edward H. and Mary Yvonne (maidenname, Metcalf) Haggis; some sources cite a marriage to Deborah Rennard; married Diane Christine Gettas, April 9, 1977; children: Alissa Sullivan, Lauren Kilvington, Katy Elizabeth. Addresses: Agent: Larry Becsey, Becsey/Wisdom/Kalajian, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 820, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer, producer, director

Birth Details

March 10, 1953

London, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Series
• Story editor, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1981-1984
• Executive story editor, The Facts of Life, NBC, 1984-1986
• Producer, The Facts of Life, NBC, 1985-1986
• Executive producer, The Facts of Life, NBC, 1986
• Supervising producer, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-1988
• Cocreator and producer, Desperate Women, CBS, 1989
• Creator and executive producer, You Take the Kids, CBS, 1990
• Creator and executive producer, City, CBS, 1990
• Cocreator, Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993
• Creator and executive producer, Due South (also known as Direction: Sud and Tandem de choc), CBS, beginning 1994
• Executive producer, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
• Executive producer, Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997
• Creator, executive producer, and director of multiple episodes, FamilyLaw, CBS, 1999-2001
• Pilots
• Director, You Take the Kids, CBS, 1990
• Executive producer, Due South, CBS, 1994
• Director, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
• Executive producer and director, Ghost of a Chance, CBS, 1998
• Director, Family Law, CBS, 1999
• Episodic
• Director, "A Terrible Beauty," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997
• Also directed episodes of thirtysomething, ABC.
• Movies
• Cocreator, Walker, Texas Ranger: Sons of Thunder, 1997
• Film Work
• Director, Red Hot, 1993
• Creator, Deadly Reunion, 1995
• WRITINGS
• Television Series
• The Facts of Life, NBC, multiple episodes, 1984-1986
• Due South (also known as Direction: Sud and Tandem de choc), CBS, multiple episodes, 1994-1995
• Family Law, CBS, multiple episodes, 1999-2001
• Television Episodes
• (With others) "The Lady from Laramie/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride," TheLove Boat, ABC, 1981
• Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, between 1982 and 1983
• One Day at a Time, CBS, between 1982 and 1984
• Nothing Is Easy, CBS, 1987
• "Nice Work If You Can Get It," thirtysomething, ABC, 1987
• "South by Southeast," thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
• "Business As Usual," thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
• City, CBS, 1990
• (With Stephen Nathan) "Merry Christmas to All and a Pointy Hat to You," You Take the Kids, CBS, 1990
• (With Nathan) "Fishes Are Like Sisters ... You Can't Flush Them without Feeling Guilty," You Take the Kids, CBS, 1991
• (With others) "Silence Is Golden," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• (With William M. Finkelstein and Julie Martin) "How Am I Driving," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• (With Anne Kenney, Paul Manning, and Martin) "Whistle Stop," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• (With Martin and Peter Schneider) "Finish Line," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• (With Robert Moresco) "A Terrible Beauty," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997
• Also wrote episodes of FM, NBC; Hangin' In, syndicated; Mr. Merlin, CBS; Three's Company, ABC; and Who's the Boss?
• Television Pilots
• Charmed Lives, ABC, 1986
• (With Stephen Nathan) You Take the Kids, CBS, 1990
• Due South, CBS, 1994
• EZ Streets, CBS, 1996
• Ghost of a Chance, CBS, 1998
• (With Anne Kenney) Family Law, CBS, 1999
• Television Movies
• Return of the Shaggy Dog, ABC, 1987
• Screenplays
• Personal Column, New Horizon Pictures, 1988
• Red Hot, 1993

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The television series L.A. Law, broadcast by NBC, was based on a story by Haggis.