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.jpg) Bryan Fuller, 2008 |
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| Born | July 27, 1969 |
| Occupation | Screenwriter/Television producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
| Writing period | 1997–present |
| Genres | Drama/Science Fiction/Comedy/Fantasy |
| Notable work(s) | Heroes Pushing Daisies Wonderfalls Dead Like Me |
Bryan Fuller (born July 27, 1969) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Fuller graduated from Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Washington in 1987. He attended Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho before transferring to the USC Film School in Los Angeles.
Career
Fuller has had a meteoric career in television, and has worked non-stop since first pitching ideas to Paramount studios in 1993.
As a contributing writer, Fuller's work has been featured on several shows, including Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, earning 22 episode writing credits for the Star Trek franchise. He co-executive produced and wrote for the first season of the NBC series Heroes. Fuller garnered special praise for a Heroes episode he penned titled "Company Man".
Fuller is himself a sci-fi fan, and in an interview said that his favorite Star Trek series were the 1960s original, followed by Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation and Voyager. DS9 is his favorite spinoff as "there were lots of new and innovative things going on during Deep Space Nine and that's why it's my favorite of the new series'. It was much more character-based".[1] Fuller worked on the DS9 episodes "The Darkness and the Light" and "Empok Nor".
Fuller has also created several shows. He created the series Dead Like Me and co-created Wonderfalls with Todd Holland. He also wrote the teleplay for the TV adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, and created the pilot for the animated The Amazing Screw-On Head.[2]
His series, Pushing Daisies, about a pie-maker (Lee Pace) who can bring dead things back to life with one touch, debuted on ABC on October 3, 2007. On July 17, 2008 the show was nominated for twelve Emmy awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, including one for Fuller for "Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series". Pushing Daisies ultimately won three Emmy awards: for Best Music, Best Editing, and Best Direction of a Comedy Series. The second season of Pushing Daisies began October 1, 2008 on ABC. In mid-November, ABC stated it will not request new episodes for season 2 after the 13th.[3] The series final episode aired on June 13, 2009.[4]
With the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, Fuller has signed a seven-figure, two-year deal with Universal Media Studios; he rejoined the writing staff of Heroes for the 20th episode of the third season, he is a consulting producer and plays a "key role" on the writing staff.[5] However, after working on some of the story arcs for the forthcoming season of Heroes, Fuller has announced he is moving on to other projects.[6]
On September 10, 2009, it was announced NBC has partnered with Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer to adapt Augusten Burroughs's Sellevision into a series. The one-hour dramedy, to be written by Fuller and directed by Singer, will focus on the inner workings of a fictional home shopping network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fuller also has a second script in the works for NBC — a comedy set in an animal shelter titled No Kill.[7]
Fuller owns The Living Dead Guy Productions.[8] His work in the sci-fi and fantasy TV genre has earned him recognition as one of the innovators currently working in the industry.[9]
References
- ^ Taylor, Robert (2006-10-26). "Reflections: Talking with Bryan Fuller". Comic Book Resources.com. http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=8738. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ The Amazing Screw-On Head at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/11/21/abc-cancels-pushing-daisies-eli-stone/
- ^ http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/pushing-daisies/
- ^ Hollywood Reporter: UMS Deal
- ^ http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41490
- ^ Joyce Eng (10 September 2009). "Bryan Fuller, Bryan Singer Team Up with NBC for Sellevision". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Bryan-Fuller-Bryan-1009559.aspxx. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7381 "ABC Adds 10 Newcomers"
- ^ Master of Fantasy: Bryan Fuller
External links
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- Bryan Fuller at the Internet Movie Database
- Bryan Fuller at TV.com
- Bryan Fuller at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Fuller Interview with AfterEllen.com
- Fuller Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein at SuicideGirls
- Fox Deal
- Rocket Man Interview with Bryan Fuller for August 2006 Out magazine cover story on Battlestar Galactica star Jamie Bamber
- PopGurls Interview: Bryan Fuller
- Televisionary Interview: Bryan Fuller
- IfMagazine Interview
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