(May 2, 1941- )
Produced, Created and/or Wrote for many TV series, including 'The Rockford Files,' 'Baretta,' 'Baa Baa Black Sheep,' 'The Greatest American Hero,' 'The A-Team,' 'Riptide,' 'Hardcastle and McCormick,' 'Hunter,' '21 Jump Street,' 'Wiseguy,' 'The Commish,' 'Silk Stalkings,' 'Renegade'
Played Dutch Dixon on 'Renegade'
Writes novels, including 'King Con,' 'The Plan' and 'Final Victim'
Known for his production logo

He is dyslexic.
His production logo had him type violently on a typewriter with suspenseful music playing.
He smoked a pipe in one version of his logo.
He has to have a secretary decipher pages and pages of raw 'text' into a readable script.
He was a very poor student in high school.
He was born wealthy.
He would have a hard time using computers as he couldn't throw the paper up as easily as he does in his logo.
He looks like Robert Goulet.
He tends to be photographed with his Emmy nearby.

He has nice hair.
His shows are fun to watch late at night.
He has been married for almost 40 years.
His production logo is one of the most memorable and popular of all-time.
He made his logo so he could be known as a writer, and not a mogul.
He updated his logo often to show off a new outfit.
His logo has been spoofed on 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy.'
He loves to help out aspiring writers and would put their name on top if he co-wrote a show with someone.
He is an inspiration for those with learning disabilities.

Credit: Eric Hartman

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• I am an Angelino [Residents of Los Angeles]
• I Attended University of Oregon
• I Have Dyslexia
• I Joined The Caribou Club [Aspen, CO]
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Male Pipe Smokers
• McFly's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 5751-6000 (Ranked: 5789)
• Satirized on Family Guy
• Satirized on the Simpsons