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John Masius

  • Birthplace: Scarsdale, New York, USA
  • Birthday: July 30, 1950

Known for his work on such critically acclaimed fare as "St. Elsewhere" (NBC) and "Brooklyn Bridge" (CBS), and the more recent popular success like "Touched By an Angel" (CBS) writer-producer-series creator John Masius has had a career peppered with misfires (remember CBS' "Dolphin Cove" and NBC's "Nick and Hilary"?), making the surprise success of his 1999 midseason replacement "Providence" (NBC) all the sweeter. While working as a waiter in Los Angeles in 1978, Masius was inv…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1999 to 0000

    Scored a hit with the popular NBC drama "Providence"

  • 1997

    Executive producer and wrote episodes of the short-lived sci-fi series "The Visitor" (Fox)

  • 1994

    Created the series "Touched By an Angel" (CBS) but was quickly dismissed as writer due to the spiritual skepticism present in his scripts

  • 1990

    Developed, created, produced and wrote the pilot for "Ferris Bueller" (NBC), the TV adaptation of the hit teen comedy feature "Ferris Bueller's Day Off",

  • 1989

    Co-created (with Paltrow) the even shorter-lived spin-off series "Nick & Hilary" (also NBC), a comedic take on the characters and themes of "Tattinger's"

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Awards

  • 1992

    Humanitas Prize:

  • 1986

    Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

  • 1985

    Humanitas Prize:

  • 1984

    Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

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