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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.

"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