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Birth Name: Steven Ronald Bochco
Quote: {{quote|"Steve has always been one to break the rules. He does it more cleverly, even diabolically, than anyone else. He rocks the boat as a hobby." --|Former [[NBC]] chairman '''Grant Tinker''' on Bochco, [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]], May 2, 1988}}▼
 
'''Steven Ronald Bochco''' (born December 16, 1943) is an American television producer and writer. He has developed a number of television series, including ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' and ''[[NYPD Blue]]''. He was also a writer for the detective series ''[[Columbo]]'' in the early 1970s.
Birthdate: December 16, 1943
 
Birthplace: New York, NY
 
Occupations: Director, Writer, Producer
 
▲Quote: "Steve has always been one to break the rules. He does it more cleverly, even diabolically, than anyone else. He rocks the boat as a hobby." --Former NBC chairman '''Grant Tinker''' on Bochco, ''Time'' magazine, May 2, 1988
 
Claim to Fame: Writer for detective series ''[[Columbo]]'' (early '70s); Cocreator, writer and executive producer of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' (1981-87), ''[[LA Law]]'' (1986-94) and ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' (1993-2005)
 
Awards:
 
1980/81: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1980/81: Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, "Hill Street Station" episode of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''; award shared with cowriter Michael Kozoll
 
1981: Golden Globe: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1981/82: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1981/82: Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, "Freedom's Last Stand" episode of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''; award shared with cowriters Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner and Michael Kozoll
 
1982: Golden Globe: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1982/83: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1983/84: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[Hill Street Blues]]''
 
1986/87: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[LA Law]]''
 
1986: Golden Globe: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[LA Law]]''
 
1987: Golden Globe: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[LA Law]]''
 
1988/89: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[LA Law]]''
 
1989/90: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[LA Law]]''
 
1993: Golden Globe: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1994: People's Choice: Favorite Dramatic Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1994: People's Choice: Favorite New Dramatic Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1994: Writers Guild of America Award: Writing in a Dramatic Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''; shared award with David Milch; cited for pilot episode
 
1994/95: Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1995: People's Choice: Favorite Dramatic Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1996: Writers Guild of America: Laurel Award, Career Achievement
 
1997: George Foster Peabody Award: ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
 
1996: BAFTA: Best Foreign Television Program, ''Murder One''
 
1998: People's Choice: Favorite New TV Drama Series, ''Brooklyn South''
 
1997: Golden Satellite: Best TV Drama Series, ''[[NYPD Blue]]''; shared award
 
1998: David Susskind Lifetime Achievement in Television (presented by the Producers Guild of America)
 
1999: Directors Guild of America: Diversity Award
 
Factoids:
 
Inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame (1996)
 
Education:
 
High School of Music and Art, New York, New York (1961)
Carnegie Institute of Technology (later renamed Carnegie-Mellon University), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; majored in playwriting and theater (BFA 1966)
 
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