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'''Douglas Schwartz''' is an American television screenwriter and series creator who, along with [[Michael Berk]], worked as a writer on the television series ''[[Manimal]]'', and multiple made for television movies. He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing ''[[The Wizard (TV series)|The Wizard]]'', as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of ''[[Baywatch]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-15-year-old-leonardo-905761|title=How a 15-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Ended Up on 'Baywatch,' and 6 Other Show Secrets|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.culvercityobserver.com/story/2015/03/05/news/baywatch-is-coming-back/4613.html|title=Baywatch Is Coming Back|last=Observer|first=Culver City|website=Culver City Observer|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed ''[[Sheena (TV series)|Sheena]]'', based on the [[comic book]] of the same name.
'''Douglas Schwartz''' is an American television screenwriter and series creator who, along with [[Michael Berk]], worked as a writer on the television series ''[[Manimal]]'', and multiple made for television movies. He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing ''[[The Wizard (TV series)|The Wizard]]'', as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of ''[[Baywatch]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-15-year-old-leonardo-905761|title=How a 15-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Ended Up on 'Baywatch,' and 6 Other Show Secrets|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.culvercityobserver.com/story/2015/03/05/news/baywatch-is-coming-back/4613.html|title=Baywatch Is Coming Back|last=Observer|first=Culver City|website=Culver City Observer|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed ''[[Sheena (TV series)|Sheena]]'', based on the [[comic book]] of the same name.


Douglas Schwartz is a nephew of [[Sherwood Schwartz]], who created the TV show ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/sherwood-schwartz-obituary?pid=152513523 |title=Sherwood Schwartz Obituary |date=2011-07-12 |access-date=2022-08-07 |publisher=The Times-Picayune}}</ref>
Douglas Schwartz is a nephew of [[Sherwood Schwartz]], who created the TV show ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/sherwood-schwartz-obituary?pid=152513523 |title=Sherwood Schwartz Obituary |date=2011-07-12 |access-date=2022-08-07 |publisher=The Times-Picayune}}</ref>
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*''Crime of Innocence'' (1985)
*''Crime of Innocence'' (1985)
*''[[List of Baywatch episodes#Pilot movie (1989)|Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier]]'' (1989)
*''[[List of Baywatch episodes#Pilot movie (1989)|Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier]]'' (1989)
*''Assault on Devil’s Island'' (1997)
*''[[Assault on Devil's Island]]'' (1997)
*''[[Steel Chariots]]'' (1997)
*''[[Steel Chariots]]'' (1997)
*''Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant'' (1999)
*''[[Assault on Death Mountain]]'' (1999)
*''[[Cabin Pressure (film)|Cabin Pressure]]'' (2002)
*''[[Cabin Pressure (film)|Cabin Pressure]]'' (2002)
*''[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]]'' (2003)
*''[[Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding]]'' (2003)

Latest revision as of 13:59, 30 June 2023

Douglas Schwartz is an American television screenwriter and series creator who, along with Michael Berk, worked as a writer on the television series Manimal, and multiple made for television movies. He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing The Wizard, as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of Baywatch,[1][2] a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed Sheena, based on the comic book of the same name.

Douglas Schwartz is a nephew of Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV show Gilligan's Island.[3]

Screenwriting credits[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

Co-creator[edit]

  • The Wizard (1986-1987)
  • Baywatch (1989-2001)
  • Thunder in Paradise (1994)
  • Baywatch Nights (1995-1997)
  • Sheena (2000-2002)

Producer[edit]

Television[edit]

  • Manimal (1983)
  • The Wizard (1986-1987)
  • Baywatch (1989-1999)
  • Thunder in Paradise (1994)
  • Baywatch Nights (1995)
  • Higher Ground (2000)
  • Sheena (2000-2001)

Film[edit]

  • The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
  • The Wild and the Free (1980)
  • The Haunting Passion (1983)
  • Crime of Innocence (1985)
  • Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
  • Steel Chariots (1997)
  • Assault on Devil’s Island (1997)
  • Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (1999)
  • Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
  • Soul Surfer (2011)
  • Baywatch (2017)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "How a 15-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Ended Up on 'Baywatch,' and 6 Other Show Secrets". The Hollywood Reporter. July 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. ^ Observer, Culver City. "Baywatch Is Coming Back". Culver City Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ "Sherwood Schwartz Obituary". The Times-Picayune. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

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