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Stephen J. Cannell

1941 - 2010

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Stephen Joseph Cannell (; February 5, 1941 – September 30, 2010) was an American television producer, writer, novelist, occasional actor, and founder of Cannell Entertainment (formerly Stephen J. Cannell Productions) and The Cannell Studios. After starting his career as a television screenwriter, Cannell created or co-created several dozen successful TV series from the 1970s to the 1990s, often with his creative partner Frank Lupo. Cannell's creations include The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Renegade, The Greatest American Hero, 21 Jump Street, and The Commish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen J. Cannell has received more than 1,735,981 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen J. Cannell is the 29th most popular producer, the 3,839th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,047th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Stephen J. Cannell ranks 29 out of 89Before him are Raymond Chow, John de Mol Jr., Dick Wolf, Fred Quimby, Aurelio De Laurentiis, and Don Simpson. After him are Michael G. Wilson, Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, Andrew G. Vajna, Erich Pommer, and Shonda Rhimes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Stephen J. Cannell ranks 228Before him are George Pell, Josep Maria Fusté, Walid Muallem, John Henry Schwarz, Amir Pnueli, and Richie Havens. After him are Salvador Sadurní, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Daniel Schmid, Miriam Margolyes, and Yevhen Marchuk. Among people deceased in 2010, Stephen J. Cannell ranks 148Before him are Caterina Boratto, Ernst von Glasersfeld, Rudolf Barshai, Nasr Abu Zayd, Norman Wisdom, and Palle Huld. After him are Tom Bosley, Iskandar of Johor, Sinan Hasani, Werner Schroeter, David Warren, and Florencio Campomanes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen J. Cannell ranks 3,839 out of 18,182Before him are Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), Ray Wise (1947), William Calley (1943), and Wanda Jackson (1937). After him are Bill Cobbs (1934), James Turrell (1943), Brenda Vaccaro (1939), Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898), Willie Dixon (1915), and James Mark Baldwin (1861).

Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Stephen J. Cannell ranks 16Before him are Aaron Spelling (1923), Irving Thalberg (1899), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Dick Wolf (1946), Fred Quimby (1886), and Don Simpson (1943). After him are Michael G. Wilson (1942), Kevin Feige (1973), Kathleen Kennedy (1953), Shonda Rhimes (1970), Saul Zaentz (1921), and Robert Evans (1930).