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Bruce Ferber is an American novelist and television writer/producer.


Career

Ferber's first novel, ''Elevating Overman'' was published to much acclaim in May, 2012.
/ref> His second novel, ''Cascade Falls'', was published in April 2015, and received equally stellar reviews.forewordreviews.com
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/ref> It won the 2015 Indie Awards Gold Prize for Humor, adult fiction, and the Bronze prize for General, adult fiction. In July 2019, the non-fiction anthology, ''The Way We Work: On the Job in Hollywood'' was published, with Ferber serving as editor, and also contributing an essay to this overview of the entertainment business. Among the list of fellow contributors—JJ Abrams, Robert Towne, Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, John McNaughton, David Kukoff, Nancy Nigrosh, Seth Freeman, Billy Van Zandt, and Rocky Lang. The positive response to the compilation was reflected in Midwest Book Review's assertion that "No media studies collection should be without this revealing guide, which is at once entertaining and educational."
/ref> Ferber is a television comedy veteran, having written for and produced shows such as ''
Bosom Buddies ''Bosom Buddies'' is an American television sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari created by Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller and Chris Thompson ( Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions). It aired on Thursday nights for two seasons on ABC fr ...
'', ''
Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the ...
'', '' Duet'', '' Coach'', ''
Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...
'' and ''
Sabrina the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appear ...
''. He served as showrunner and Executive Producer of ''Sabrina'' and ''Home Improvement'', for which he received Emmy and Gold Globe nominations, People's Choice, Kids' Choice, and Environmental Media Awards. In 2004, he produced and directed the documentary film, ''Pray For Tucson'', a weekend in the life of the Howard Dean presidential campaign. In April 2014 Ferber was selected as a Keynote speaker for the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop.Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
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