The Resume

(December 16, 1943-April 1, 2018)
Wrote/Produced for ‘Commander In Chief,’ ‘Over There,’ ‘Blind Justice,’ ‘NYPD Blue,’ ‘City of Angels,’ ‘Murder One,’ ‘The Byrds of Paradise,’ ‘Cop Rock,’ ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.,’ ‘Hooperman,’ ‘L.A. Law,’ ‘Hillstreet Blues,’ ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘Columbo’
Author of ‘Death By Hollywood’

Why he might be annoying:

Two words: ‘Cop Rock.’
He often exceeded his budget for ‘Hill Street Blues’ and was released from his MTM studio contract.
He is responsible for subjecting the viewing public to a nude Dennis Franz on ‘NYPD Blue.’
The gritty storylines and foul language in ‘NYPD Blue’ made it a prime target for advertising boycotts.
He sued 20th Century Fox, claiming he lost millions of dollars when they syndicated ‘NYPD Blue’ on one of their own networks (F/X).
He divorced actress Barbara Bosson, who he gave jobs to when they were married.

Why he might not be annoying:

He pushed the rigid content boundaries of network television.
Television critics refer to his shows as ‘compelling’ and ‘groundbreaking.’
He graduated Carnegie-Mellon with a degree in theater.
He won six Emmy Awards for ‘Hill Street Blues,’ three for ‘L.A. Law’ and one for ‘NYPD Blue.’
He was frequently named to ‘Entertainment Weekly’s 101 Most Influential People’ list.
He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame (1996).

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Coolest Jews in Hollywood
• D's Profiles [Series 02]
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Entertainers of All Time [1997] (Ranked: 87)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1990] (Ranked: 68)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1993] (Ranked: 77)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1994] (Ranked: 74)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1995] (Ranked: 55)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1996] (Ranked: 70)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1997] (Ranked: 48)
• Hill Street Blues
• I Attended Carnegie-Mellon
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Batman’ [1989]
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 74)
• I Died on April Fool's Day - No Foolin' [April 1st] (Ranked: 2018)
• L.A. Law
• Members of the Television Hall of Fame (Ranked: 12)
• Police Officers
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16369)
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20180401)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 60 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 39.58% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 49.58% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 207 Votes: 58.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 61.40% Annoying