Bryan Fuller
Encyclopedia
Bryan Fuller is an American
screenwriter
and television producer
.
Fuller graduated from Clarkston High School
in Clarkston, Washington
in 1987. He attended Lewis-Clark State College
in Lewiston, Idaho
before transferring to the USC Film School in Los Angeles.
and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, earning twenty-two episode writing credits for the Star Trek
franchise. He co-executive-produced and wrote for the first season of the NBC series Heroes
. TV Guide named an episode of Heroes
which Fuller wrote ("Company Man") one of the 100 greatest in television history.
Fuller is himself a sci-fi fan
, and in an interview said that his favorite Star Trek series were the 1960s original, followed by Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation and Voyager. DS9 is his favorite spinoff as "there were lots of new and innovative things going on during Deep Space Nine and that's why it's my favorite of the new series'. It was much more character-based". Fuller worked on the DS9 episodes "The Darkness and the Light
" and "Empok Nor".
Fuller has also created several shows. He created the series Dead Like Me
and co-created Wonderfalls
with Todd Holland. He also wrote the teleplay
for the TV adaptation of Stephen King
's Carrie
, and created the pilot for the animated The Amazing Screw-On Head
.
His series Pushing Daisies
, about a pie-maker (Lee Pace
) who can bring dead things back to life temporarily, debuted on ABC
on October 3, 2007. On July 17, 2008 the show was nominated for twelve Emmy awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, including one for Fuller for Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series. It ultimately won seven Emmy awards: for Best Supporting Actress (Kristin Chenoweth), Best Art Direction, Best Costume, Best Music, Best Make-Up, Best Editing, and Best Direction of a Comedy Series (Barry Sonnenfeld). The second season of Pushing Daisies began October 1, 2008 on ABC. In mid-November, ABC announced that it would not order new episodes for season two after the 13th. The series's final episode aired on June 13, 2009.
With the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, Fuller signed a seven-figure, two-year deal with Universal Media Studios. He rejoined the writing staff of Heroes for the 20th episode of the third season, and became a consulting producer, playing a "key role" on the writing staff. However, after working on some of the story arc
s for the next season of Heroes, Fuller announced he was moving on to other projects.
On September 10, 2009, it was announced that NBC was partnering with Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer
to adapt Augusten Burroughs
's Sellevision into a series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hour-long dramedy series, to be written by Fuller and directed by Singer, would focus on the inner workings of a fictional home shopping network. Fuller also has a second script in the works for NBC — a comedy set in an animal shelter titled No Kill.
Fuller owns The Living Dead Guy Productions. His work in the
sci-fi and fantasy TV
genre has earned him recognition as one of the innovators in the TV industry.
Announced on September 16, 2010, Fuller will make his cinematic debut, scripting a live-action adaptation of Carlo Collodi
's classic The Adventures of Pinocchio, for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Fuller is also a partner in Fuller + Roberts Co. LLC, a Los Angeles-based shop featuring vintage and custom home furnishings. Profiled in the Los Angeles Times and chosen by Elle Decor (Feb/March issue) as one of the "What's Hot! Shops" of 2011, Fuller opened the West Hollywood showroom with his partner- interior decorator Scott Roberts.
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
.
Fuller graduated from Clarkston High School
Clarkston High School (Washington)
Charles Francis Adams High School, locally referred to as Clarkston High School or CHS, is a four-year public high school located near downtown Clarkston, Washington...
in Clarkston, Washington
Clarkston, Washington
Clarkston is a city in Asotin County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Lewiston ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,229 in 2010....
in 1987. He attended Lewis-Clark State College
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewis–Clark State College is a public undergraduate college located in Lewiston, Idaho. It was founded in 1893, and has an annual enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. The college offers over 83 degrees and is well-known for its Criminal Justice, Education, Nursing, and Technical programs.-...
in Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
before transferring to the USC Film School in Los Angeles.
Career
As a contributing writer, Fuller's work has been featured on several shows, including Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, earning twenty-two episode writing credits for the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
franchise. He co-executive-produced and wrote for the first season of the NBC series Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
. TV Guide named an episode of Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
which Fuller wrote ("Company Man") one of the 100 greatest in television history.
Fuller is himself a sci-fi fan
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
, and in an interview said that his favorite Star Trek series were the 1960s original, followed by Deep Space Nine, The Next Generation and Voyager. DS9 is his favorite spinoff as "there were lots of new and innovative things going on during Deep Space Nine and that's why it's my favorite of the new series'. It was much more character-based". Fuller worked on the DS9 episodes "The Darkness and the Light
The Darkness and the Light (DS9 episode)
"The Darkness and the Light" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the eleventh episode of the fifth season. It premiered on January 6, 1997.-Plot:...
" and "Empok Nor".
Fuller has also created several shows. He created the series Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...
and co-created Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop...
with Todd Holland. He also wrote the teleplay
Teleplay
A teleplay is a television play, a comedy or drama written or adapted for television. The term surfaced during the 1950s with wide usage to distinguish a television plays from stage plays for the theater and screenplays written for films...
for the TV adaptation of Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
's Carrie
Carrie (novel)
Carrie is American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the eponymous Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her...
, and created the pilot for the animated The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Amazing Screw-On Head is the title of a one-shot comic book written and drawn by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics in 2002, starring the character of the same name....
.
His series Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007 to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations...
, about a pie-maker (Lee Pace
Lee Pace
Lee Grinner Pace is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. He is known best for his starring role as Ned in the ABC series Pushing Daisies for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2008.-...
) who can bring dead things back to life temporarily, debuted on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on October 3, 2007. On July 17, 2008 the show was nominated for twelve Emmy awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, including one for Fuller for Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series. It ultimately won seven Emmy awards: for Best Supporting Actress (Kristin Chenoweth), Best Art Direction, Best Costume, Best Music, Best Make-Up, Best Editing, and Best Direction of a Comedy Series (Barry Sonnenfeld). The second season of Pushing Daisies began October 1, 2008 on ABC. In mid-November, ABC announced that it would not order new episodes for season two after the 13th. The series's final episode aired on June 13, 2009.
With the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, Fuller signed a seven-figure, two-year deal with Universal Media Studios. He rejoined the writing staff of Heroes for the 20th episode of the third season, and became a consulting producer, playing a "key role" on the writing staff. However, after working on some of the story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
s for the next season of Heroes, Fuller announced he was moving on to other projects.
On September 10, 2009, it was announced that NBC was partnering with Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer
Bryan Singer is an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially well-known among fans of the science fiction and superhero genres for his work on the X-Men films and Superman Returns.-Early life:Singer was born in New...
to adapt Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Xon Burroughs is an American writer known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors .- Life :...
's Sellevision into a series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hour-long dramedy series, to be written by Fuller and directed by Singer, would focus on the inner workings of a fictional home shopping network. Fuller also has a second script in the works for NBC — a comedy set in an animal shelter titled No Kill.
Fuller owns The Living Dead Guy Productions. His work in the
sci-fi and fantasy TV
Fantasy television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other media...
genre has earned him recognition as one of the innovators in the TV industry.
Announced on September 16, 2010, Fuller will make his cinematic debut, scripting a live-action adaptation of Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi
Carlo Lorenzini , better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi, was an Italian children's writer known for the world-renowned fairy tale novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio.-Biography:...
's classic The Adventures of Pinocchio, for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Fuller is also a partner in Fuller + Roberts Co. LLC, a Los Angeles-based shop featuring vintage and custom home furnishings. Profiled in the Los Angeles Times and chosen by Elle Decor (Feb/March issue) as one of the "What's Hot! Shops" of 2011, Fuller opened the West Hollywood showroom with his partner- interior decorator Scott Roberts.
External links
- Fuller Interview with AfterEllen.com
- Fuller Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein at SuicideGirls
- Fox Deal
- Rocket Man Interview with Bryan Fuller for August 2006 OutOut (magazine)Out is a popular gay and lesbian fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly publication in the United States. It carries itself in a similar editorial manner to Details, Esquire, and GQ. Out was published by PlanetOut Inc...
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- Televisionary Interview: Bryan Fuller
- IfMagazine Interview
- True Masters Of Science Fiction of the Decade