Bryce H. Zabel (born May 17, 1954) is an American television producer, director, writer, and occasional actor. He is known as the chairman/CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who was forced to twice postpone the Emmy Awards following the September 11 attacks. He has received the "created by" or "developed by" credit of five network and syndicated television series.
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Long Form - Television
Nominations
Edgar Award for Best Television Episode Teleplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama
Movies
Blackbeard, The Poseidon Adventure, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Official Denial
TV Shows
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Dark Skies, E.N.G., Kay O'Brien
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Many millions of viewers from more than 90 different nations are watching tonight. They see us exercising our freedom to assemble, and proclaiming the fundamental ideal that inspires all artists, freedom of expression. So let history record that the 53rd Annual Emmy Awards stood up to fear, stood up to hate, and celebrated the American spirit.
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We searched high and low to find the funniest people in California who weren't running for governor. It wasn't easy, but we've found a dozen of them and, the best thing is, none of them are going to ask you for a campaign contribution.
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Fact
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Producer Aaron Spelling and Universal optioned the first script written by Bryce and Jackie Zabel as a husband/wife writing team, "Labor of Love." The script, about a pregnancy, was written while they were pregnant with their first child.
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Twice invited to the White House to consult on television issues during his tenure as chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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Sold classic editions of Marvel Comics, like Spiderman #1 and X-Men #1, to finance a college trip to Europe that he never took.
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Introduced Jon Stewart at a special Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event celebrating "The Daily Show" held in New York City.
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In Germany, taught a "Writers Room" for MediaXchange at Action Concept in Cologne where aspiring German television writers worked to apply the lessons of United States TV to their own market.
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On "Lois & Clark," wrote the episode where Clark first returned to Smallville and had his first brush with Kryptonite. "The Green, Green Glow of Home" was voted a fan favorite from the first season.
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Optioned material which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism a full nine-months before it won the award. The material became "Fall From Grace," a script for USA Network.
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Won multiple awards for Investigative Journalism for his work at the Los Angeles PBS station, KCET, for a report about an eye doctor who performed unnecessary cataract surgeries on the elderly.
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Created "Movie Smackdown!" -- an Internet film review concept which compares movies in the theaters against similar films out on DVD and declares a winner -- writing his own reviews and editing those of a dozen other critics.
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While researching his first TV series about a New York surgeon, scrubbed in and observed a real nine-hour surgery for a gunshot victim at New York's Bellevue Hospital.
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His son, Jonathan, played "Young Jay Leno" on "The Tonight Show" over a period of several years.
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He and Rod Serling are the only writers ever to be elected to lead the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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Worked on multiple projects with Stan Lee after first collaborating on an NBC television pilot, "Missing Link.".
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Father was a World War II veteran and history teacher of "American Problems." The Harvey J. Zabel scholarship was created in his memory and is awarded to this day.
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Kicked-off a $600-million fund-raising campaign for his alma mater the University of Oregon when he produced a three-hour music-comedy-variety show on an indoor football field which was converted into a Hollywood awards ceremony.
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In 1991, Zabel was hired to write the pilot script "No Limits" for Michael Filerman Productions and FBC. After "Melrose Place" aired in 1992, producer Filerman filed a claim which was ultimately settled. During and after, Zabel continued to work on other projects for FBC.
$20 Million
