Erik Bork is a

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, producer, script consultant and blogger best known for his work on the

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miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' and '' From the Earth to the Moon'', for which he wrote multiple episodes, and won two

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and two

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as part of the producing team.

Background

Bork got his start in Hollywood as an assistant to

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, who gave him the opportunity to help write and produce '' From the Earth to the Moon'', after reading some sitcom spec scripts he had written.

Career

Bork has sold series pitches (and written pilots) at NBC and

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, worked on the writing staff for two primetime dramas, and written feature screenplays on assignment for companies including

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, TNT, and Playtone. Bork also teaches screenwriting for

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, National University and The Writers Store, and offers one-on-one consulting to writers. Hi
blog
was named one of the top 10 most influential screenwriting blogs in 2013.

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