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Lee David Zlotoff

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Lee David Zlotoff is a producer, director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the TV series MacGyver. He started as a screenwriter writing for Hill Street Blues in 1981. He then became a producer of Remington Steele in 1982.

Zlotoff created MacGyver, which ran on ABC between 1985 and 1992 and was sold throughout the world. He then produced The Man from Snowy River TV series (Australian title: "Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River" — American title: "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga"). The series was loosely based on the Banjo Patterson poem The Man from Snowy River

He also wrote and directed the 1996 film The Spitfire Grill, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

Zlotoff attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.[1]

He also contributes to Make magazine[2].

At the 2008 Maker Faire, Zlotoff announced a big budget MacGyver movie was something he was interested in [3]. Also Zlotoff explained he had full control of the movie after obtaining the rights several years ago. There is still no confirmation of Richard Dean Anderson reprising his role. It has been confirmed that Zlotoff has managed to steal many of the set items from Universal before starting a large fire on the back lot to cover his tracks. MacGyver is further contributing by creating a complete cast of actors from a bumble gum wrapper and some of Britner Spears hair.

References

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  1. ^ Rosemary Harty, "MacGyver Meets the Johnnies", The [St. John's] College Magazine, winter 2005.
  2. ^ [2]Make page on Lee David Zlotoff
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