Bruce Lewis Helford (born January 28, 1952) is an American television writer and producer.[1]
Bruce Helford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bruce Lewis Helford January 28, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, television producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Career
editHelford was the co-creator of The Drew Carey Show. He served as executive producer of the series for its entire run, from 1995 to 2004. Helford also served as executive producer and writer for Roseanne during season five of the series (1992–1993). He also created or co-created the series The Norm Show, Wanda at Large, Freddie, George Lopez,[2] Nikki, and Bless This House.[3]
In 1991, Helford launched Mohawk Productions to produce shows created or executive produced by him. Mohawk is famous for its logo, consisting of an Ultrasound baby, who happens to be Bruce Helford's son, Aven Helford. Mohawk is affiliated with Warner Bros. Television. Anger Management starring Charlie Sheen premiered in 2012 on cable channel FX.[4] In 2016, Helford co-created the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait and served as the series' showrunner for the first thirteen episodes before leaving the show that November due to creative differences.[5] Most recently, he was showrunner and one of several executive producers of the revived tenth season of Roseanne and co-creator and executive producer of the spin-off series The Conners.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1989 | Family Ties | Writer | Writer of 5 episodes |
| 1987–1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Writer/Producer | |
| 1991 | Anything But Love | Writer | |
| 1992–1993 2018 | Roseanne | Writer/Producer | Executive Producer of 34 episodes Writer of 1 episode |
| 1994 | Someone Like Me | Creator | |
| 1995–1996 | Bless This House | Creator | Creator/Executive Producer of 16 episodes Writer of 2 episodes |
| 1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Writer/Creator/Producer | Creator/Executive Producer of 233 episodes Writer of 6 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Norm | Writer/Creator | |
| 2000–2002 | Nikki | Writer/Creator/Producer | Creator/Executive Producer of 41 episodes Writer of 1 episode |
| 2001–2002 | The Oblongs | Producer | Executive Producer of 13 episodes |
| 2002–2007 | George Lopez | Writer/Creator/Producer | Creator/Executive Producer of 120 episodes Writer of 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large | Creator/Producer | |
| 2005–2006 | Freddie | Writer/Creator/Producer | |
| 2012–2014 | Anger Management | Writer/Creator/Producer | Creator/Executive Producer of 100 episodes Writer of 4 episodes Story/Teleplay of 1 episode |
| 2016 | Kevin Can Wait | Writer/Creator/Producer | Creator Executive Producer of 13 episodes |
| 2018–present | The Conners | Writer/Developer/Producer | Developer/Executive Producer |
| 2022–present | Lopez vs Lopez | Writer/Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer | Executive Producer |
References
edit- ^ New York Times
- ^ James, Caryn (27 March 2002). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Among New Sitcoms, A Funny Latino Father (Published 2002)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27.
- ^ Gates, Anita (24 March 1999). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Plot of New Sitcom: Adventures in Social Work (Published 1999)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Bruce Helford". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (November 2, 2016). "Kevin Can Wait Shake-Up: Co-Creator Departs Amid Creative Differences". TVLine. Retrieved December 2, 2017.