Peter Blake (writer)
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Peter Blake is an award-winning American
television
writer
and producer
. He is currently an Executive Producer on the Fox TV series House
.
and attended The Collegiate School
. He attended Harvard University
where he majored in History
and Literature
and later returned to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School
.
to work in the Entertainment Industry. After spending several years working as a feature film development executive, Blake started writing for TV.
Blake was nominated for two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America
for his work on The Practice
and won in 2004 for his teleplay"Goodbye".
and is now a Executive Producer.
Blake has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys for producing House. In the show's sixth season, he won the PEN/USA
award for best teleplay for the episode "The Tyrant"
and was nominated for the Writers' Guild
Award for best teleplay for the episode "Help Me"
.
United States
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television
Television
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writer
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 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...
. He is currently an Executive Producer on the Fox TV series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
.
Early Life and Education
Blake was raised in New York CityNew York City
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and attended The Collegiate School
The Collegiate School
Collegiate School is an independent school for boys in New York City and is one of the oldest schools in the United States. It is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and is a member of both the New York Interschool and the Ivy Preparatory School League.-History:Collegiate was founded in the...
. He attended Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
where he majored in History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and later returned to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
.
Early Career
After graduating from Harvard Law in 1995, Blake worked briefly as a lawyer and then as a management consultant before moving to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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to work in the Entertainment Industry. After spending several years working as a feature film development executive, Blake started writing for TV.
Blake was nominated for two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....
for his work on The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
and won in 2004 for his teleplay"Goodbye".
House
Since 2004 Blake has worked as a staff writer and producer on the hit Fox TV series HouseHouse (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and is now a Executive Producer.
Blake has been nominated for three Primetime Emmys for producing House. In the show's sixth season, he won the PEN/USA
PEN American Center
PEN American Center , founded in 1922 and based in New York City, works to advance literature, to defend free expression, and to foster international literary fellowship. The Center has a membership of 3,300 writers, editors, and translators...
award for best teleplay for the episode "The Tyrant"
The Tyrant (House)
"The Tyrant" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of House. It first aired October 5, 2009.- Plot :The team treats a brutal African dictator named Dibala who has fallen ill;...
and was nominated for the Writers' Guild
WGA
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Award for best teleplay for the episode "Help Me"
Help Me (House)
"Help Me" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the sixth season of the American medical drama House. It first aired on May 17, 2010. The episode covers a crane collapse in which House tries to save one of the victims, Hanna, who is trapped in rubble...
.