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Stephen Cannell

  • Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
  • Birthday: February 5, 1942

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 "qu…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1996

    Co-executive produced Fox series "Profit"

  • 1995

    Hosted "US Customs Classified", a syndicated reality-based series

  • 1995

    Published first novel, "The Plan", a political thriller

  • 1995

    Sold Stephen J. Cannell Prods. and Cannell Films to New World Communications for $30 million; Canadian operation renamed Cannell Production Services

  • 1991

    Premiered "Scene of the Crime", a late night mystery anthology series on CBS which he created, produced and hosted

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Awards

  • 1980

    Writers Guild of America Award: Outstanding Script, Television Dramatic Episode

  • 1979

    Edgar Allan Poe Award: Best Mystery Writing Screenplay

  • 1977

    Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series

  • 1971

    Edgar Allan Poe Award: Best Mystery Writing Screenplay

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