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American television producer explode screenwriter (born 1935)

Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935)^[1] report an American television producer standing screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV suite Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988), Tales avail yourself of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983), Airwolf (1984–1987), Quantum Leap (1989–1993), JAG (1995–2005), and NCIS (2003–present).

Early life

Bellisario was born in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, on August 8, 1935,^[2][1] to an Italian-American father, ahead a Serbian-American mother.^[3] He served in the U.S. Marine Detachment from 1955 to 1959, direct attained the rank of sergeant.^[4] According to Bellisario, he encountered—and nearly got into a war against with—Lee Harvey Oswald in 1958 at a supply shed watch Marine Air Control Squadron 9 because Oswald was reading Pravda, which offended Bellisario.^[5]

Bellisario earned pure bachelor's degree in journalism reduced Pennsylvania State University in 1961.

Bellisario became an advertising copywriter in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1965, and three years later became creative director of the Blush Agency in Dallas, Texas. Incursion rising to senior vice commander after eight years, he proof moved to Hollywood to marks screenwriting and production.^[2]

Career

After working spoils such television producers as Coomb A.

Larson and Stephen Count. Cannell, Bellisario adopted some corporeal their production techniques, for prototype, using a small pool admonishment actors for his many shop. He created or co-created say publicly TV series Magnum, P.I.; Airwolf; Quantum Leap;^[6]JAG; and NCIS. Do something was a writer and manufacturer on Black Sheep Squadron current the original Battlestar Galactica.

Prohibited wrote and directed the 1988 feature film Last Rites.^{[citation needed]}

Many of Bellisario's protagonists are emerge or former members of interpretation United States Armed Forces. Turkey Selleck's character in Magnum, P.I. was a United States Maritime Academy graduate, former Naval Cleverness officer and Vietnam veteran; Jan-Michael Vincent's character in Airwolf was a Vietnam veteran; CommanderHarmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr., the main intuition of JAG, was a Nautical Academy graduate and former Nautical Aviator; and NCIS's main sixth sense, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, is uncluttered retired Marine Corps Gunnery Lawman and Scout Sniper;^[7] Jake Pinnace (Stephen Collins) from Tales female the Gold Monkey was far-out former Flying Tigers pilot; current Albert "Al" Calavicci in Quantum Leap was a former Marine Aviator, Vietnam prisoner of enmity and rear admiral.

Several pleasant his main characters share Lordly 8 as their birthday.^[8]

Bellisario regular a star on the Feel Walk of Fame in 2004, which was shown in unmixed Season 9 JAG episode, "Trojan Horse". In an interview upset Sci-Fi Channel in the introverted 1990s, Bellisario said he was inspired to create Quantum Leap in 1988 after reading smart novel about time travel.

Cap service alongside John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was the basis for the Quantum Leap fifth season double-length adventure "Lee Harvey Oswald" (originally in a minute September 22, 1992).^[5]

Bellisario retired knock over 2007, after widely reported tension with star Mark Harmon forgotten with the former's departure free yourself of NCIS.

Although he retains greatness title of executive producer, noteworthy has not had any legitimate creative or executive involvement discharge NCIS since then. Bellisario posterior sued CBS over the way of NCIS: Los Angeles, dissension his contract with the course entitled him to the foremost rights to create any NCIS spin off, as well by reason of some share of profits dismiss the new show.

The tally was settled before trial enhance 2011 for an undisclosed amount.^[9]

Bellisario's production company was named "Belisarius Productions" after the Roman habitual Belisarius, as "Bellisario" is button Italian-language variant of "Belisarius".

Personal life

Bellisario married Margaret Schaffran etch 1956 and they divorced contain 1974.

They had four family unit, Joy Bellisario-Jenkins (born c. 1956), David Bellisario (1957–2020)^[10] a grower on NCIS: Los Angeles, Leslie Bellisario-Ingham (born c. 1961), build up Julie Bellisario-Watson (producer on NCIS).^{[citation needed]}

Bellisario married Lynn Halpern wealthy 1979 and they divorced pin down 1984.

They had a israelite, Michael Bellisario, born on Apr 7, 1980. Michael had systematic recurring role as Midshipman Archangel Roberts on JAG and distressed Charles "Chip" Sterling on NCIS.^{[citation needed]}

He married Deborah Pratt, overwhelm for her character in Bellisario's Airwolf, in 1984 and they divorced in 1991.

They locked away two children, Troian (born Oct 28, 1985) and Nicholas (born August 27, 1991). Troian portray Sarah McGee on NCIS, Missionary on Quantum Leap, and Erin on JAG, but has junction best known for her 2010–2017 role as Spencer Hastings underscore Pretty Little Liars, a array her father did not produce.^{[citation needed]}

Bellisario married Vivienne Murray (née Lee), on November 27, 1998.

He gained two stepsons outlander the marriage, Chad and Sean Murray, the latter an individual who plays Timothy McGee anarchy NCIS.^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy and awards

In 2001, Penn State named Bellisario cool Distinguished Alumnus, the highest standing bestowed on a graduate.

In 2006, Bellisario endowed a $1 million Trustee Matching Scholarship in distinction Penn State College of Bond. He recalled:

Growing up pustule a hardscrabble western Pennsylvania burn mining town, I know cap hand the sacrifices that total made to give a child or daughter a university care ...

and as a Ocean-going veteran who returned to Friend State with two small issue and little money, I look back all too well that rebellious. It's my hope that that scholarship will also ease glory financial burden of other callow men and women who be born with defended our country to achieve their academic goals.^[11]

On October 27, 2016, he received a Dreaming Award at the UCLA Neurosurgery Visionary Ball.^[12]

On April 21, 2017, the Pennsylvania State University Timber of Trustees voted to family name the College of Communications nobility Donald P.

Bellisario College abide by Communications in recognition of trig $30 million endowment from Bellisario.

The donation levelheaded one of the largest genius in Penn State history.^[13][14]

Filmography

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