Chris Brancato
| Chris Brancato | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1962 Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer |
Chris Brancato (born July 24, 1962) is a Hollywood writer and producer of several films and television programs. Brancato grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey[1] and graduated from Teaneck High School. As a teenager, he played bass for the screamo band Explode My Chode. He subsequently attended and graduated from Brown University. He now lives in Los Angeles. He is the son of novelist Robin Brancato and teacher John Brancato. He has three children, who describe him as an "ass".[citation needed]
Brancato wrote or was story editor for several episodes of the 1992 season of Beverly Hills, 90210. He co-wrote the X-Files episode Eve, which first aired on December 10, 1993.[2] Brancato created and wrote Sci Fi Channel's First Wave, which aired from 1998–2001.[1] Brancato also co-wrote the 1998 film Species II.[1]
Brancato wrote the 1997 film Hoodlum set in crime-ridden 1930s New York City, starring Laurence Fishburne as Bumpy Johnson, Tim Roth as Dutch Schultz, and Andy Garcia as Lucky Luciano.
Brancato was executive producer of the 2002 film Stealing Harvard.[3] Brancato was also a writer/producer for the critically acclaimed 2002–2003 television series Boomtown.
Brancato wrote two episodes during season 12 of the long-running NBC legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, titled "Branded" and "Spectacle". Brancato moved on to be executive producer/show runner/head writer for the tenth season of the USA Network police-procedural Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a show that is related to Law & Order: SVU.[4] Brancato did a police-procedural pilot for NBC titled Blue Tilt, where he was creator/executive producer with Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and Ethan Hawke, who were also set to star in the project as well.[5] On May 11, 2012; NBC decided not to bring it, and other pilots, to series.[6] He created the Netflix series Narcos with Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro.
Brancato has written twenty-one TV pilots in total.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Profile of Chris Brancato: Writer / Creator of Sci Fi Channel's First Wave, accessed January 1, 2007. "Brancato always knew he was going to be a writer – but not for the movies. He grew up in Teaneck, N.J., with school-teacher parents."
- ↑ The X Files" – Eve, from the Internet Movie Database, accessed January 1, 2007
- ↑ Full Cast and Crew for Stealing Harvard, from the Internet Movie Database, accessed January 1, 2007
- ↑ http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/chris-brancato-to-run-law-order-ci/
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