Gary Glasberg (July 15, 1966 – September 28, 2016) was an American television writer and producer. He was born in New York City. He was the

showrunner A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...

on '' NCIS'' and creator of '' NCIS: New Orleans''. Glasberg's production company is called When Pigs Fly Incorporated.

Career

Glasberg started out writing for animated shows such as ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' is an American animated television series developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on three young monsters—Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm—who attend a school for monsters under a city dump and learn to ...

'' and ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 19 ...

''. Glasberg's credits include ''

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'', ''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Kring, that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001, to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in ...

'', '' The Evidence'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...

'' and '' NCIS''. From 2011 until his death he was showrunner, and the producer in charge of day-to-day operations, on ''NCIS''.

Screenwriting

* ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1994) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Swift Justice'' (1996) * '' L.A. Firefighters'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * '' Recess'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997-1998) * ''

L.A. Doctors ''L.A. Doctors'' is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles primary care practice. It ran on CBS from September 21, 1998 to May 10, 1999. It replaced ''Brooklyn South'' after its cancellation in May 1998. Premise Four L ...

'' (1998) * ''

Mercy Point Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, rel ...

'' (1998) * '' Good vs. Evil'' (1999) * '' Cover Me'' (2000) * ''

'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001-2004) * '' The Evidence'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006-2007) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2008-2009) * '' NCIS'' (2009-2016) * '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2014)

Producer

* ''

'' (2001-2004) * '' The Evidence'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006-2007) * ''

'' (2007-2008) * ''

'' (2008-2009) * '' NCIS'' (2009-2017) * '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2014-2018)

Personal life

Glasberg was married to writer

Mimi Schmir Mimi Schmir is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', for which she has served as producer, supervising producer and writer for over thirty episodes, and the legal ...

and had two sons. Glasberg died in his sleep of unknown causes on September 28, 2016, in

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at the age of 50.

References

External links

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