Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, including Hill Street Blues; L.A. Law; Doogie Howser, M.D.; Cop Rock; and NYPD Blue.
Steven Bochco
December 16, 1943
April 1, 2018 (aged 74)
Television producer, writer
1961–2016
3, including Jesse
Joanna Frank (sister)
Early life[edit]
Bochco was born to a Jewish family[1] in New York City, the son of Mimi, a painter, and Rudolph Bochco, a concert violinist and Polish immigrant.[2][3] He was educated in Manhattan at the High School of Music and Art. His elder sister is actress Joanna Frank.
In 1961, he enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University after merging with the Mellon Institute in 1967) in Pittsburgh to study playwriting and theater. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theater in 1966, having also had an MCA Writing Fellowship.[4]