Bruce Helford is an American television writer and producer.

Helford was the co-creator of The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....

. He served as executive producer

Executive producer

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 of the series for its entire run, from 1995 to 2004. Helford also served as executive producer and writer

Writer

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 for Roseanne

Roseanne (TV series)

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during season five of that series (1992–1993). He also created or co-created the series The Norm Show

The Norm Show

The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network.-Synopsis:...

, Wanda at Large

Wanda at Large

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, Freddie, George Lopez

George Lopez (TV series)

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, Nikki

Nikki (TV series)

Nikki is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 2000 to 2002. Nikki was a starring vehicle for Nikki Cox, who had previously starred in another WB sitcom, Unhappily Ever After, which ran for five seasons...

, and Bless This House

Bless This House (US TV series)

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.

For a period during the 1980s, Helford was the "Bits and Pieces" editor at Hustler

Hustler

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magazine.

Beginning in 1995, Helford launched a vanity company, Mohawk Productions

Mohawk Productions

Mohawk Productions is a television production company affiliated with television producer Bruce Helford. Its productions include The Drew Carey Show, The Norm Show, George Lopez, and The Oblongs....

, to produce shows created or executive produced by him. Mohawk is affiliated with Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television

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