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Douglas Schwartz

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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, 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

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Television

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Film

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Co-creator

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

Producer

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Television

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

Film

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  • 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

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  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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