Bruce Elliot Kalish (born May 22, 1952) is a television writer and producer. He is the son of veteran TV producers

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Career biography

He began his career working on shows such as ''

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'', and served as executive producer on ''

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''. His more recent work on ''

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'' won numerous awards, including the Gemini award for best show in 2002 and led him to be tapped by Disney as Executive Producer and writer for ''

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'', starting with 2005's '' Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' and ending with 2008's '' Power Rangers: Jungle Fury''. Several of Kalish's former writing partners, such as David Garber joined him when he took the position. Prior to taking over as executive producer, he had previously written an episode of '' Power Rangers: Dino Thunder'' titled "Isn't It Lava-ly". Kalish's other television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Too Close for Comfort ''Too Close for Comfort'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from November 11, 1980, to May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984, to February 7, 1987. Its name was changed to ''The Ted Knight Show'' w ...

'', '' Strange Days at Blake Holsey High'' and ''

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''. , his last credit was screenwriter for the 2015

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''The 'Thing.

Personal life

Kalish married actress Leah Ayres in 1990. They have one child together, son Mackenzie (b. 1993).

Screenwriting credits

Television

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Big John, Little John ''Big John, Little John'' is an American Saturday-morning situation comedy, produced by Sherwood Schwartz, which starred Herbert Edelman as "Big John" and Robert "Robbie" Rist as "Little John." The show first aired on September 11, 1976, on NBC, ...

'' (1976) *''

'' (1977-1978) *''

C.P.O. Sharkey ''C.P.O. Sharkey'' is an American sitcom television series, created by Aaron Ruben, that aired on NBC from December 1, 1976, to April 28, 1978. The series starred Don Rickles in the title role, with Peter Isacksen, Elizabeth Allen, Harrison Pa ...

'' (1978) *''

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'' (1978) *''

'' (1978) *'' Carter Country'' (1978-1979) *'' Struck by Lightning'' (1979) *'' What’s Happening!!'' (1979) *''

'' (1979-1980) *''

'' (1981) *''

'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

'' (1984-1986) *''

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'' (1987) *'' The Highwayman'' (1988) *'' Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' (1988) *''

'' (1988, 1990) *''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for ''Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with th ...

'' (1990) *'' P.S.I. Luv U'' (1991) *'' Viper'' (1994) *''

Thunder in Paradise ''Thunder in Paradise'' is an American action-adventure TV series from the creators of ''Baywatch,'' which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a direct-to-video feature film ...

'' (1994) *''

One West Waikiki ''One West Waikiki'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from August 4, 1994 until September 8, 1994, and then in first-run syndication for its second season from October 15, 1995 until May 25, 1996. The series was set ...

'' (1994) *''

Sweet Valley High ''Sweet Valley High'' is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefi ...

'' (1994) *'' Aaahh!! Real Monsters'' (1994) *'' The Sentinel'' (1996) *''

Bruno the Kid ''Bruno the Kid'' is a syndicated cartoon series created by Bruce Willis and produced by Film Roman In association with Flying Heart Films, Taurus Film GmbH and Co. and Nickelodeon UK. The series consists of 36 half-hour episodes, and ran from Sep ...

'' (1996) *''

Night Man ''Night Man'' is a superhero television series, developed by Glen A. Larson, that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on the character from ''The Night Man'' comic book published, through the ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1997) *''

'' (1999-2001) *'' Strange Days at Blake Holsey High'' (2002-2003) *''

Power Rangers Dino Thunder ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' is the twelfth season of the television series, ''Power Rangers''. This in ...

'' (2004) as series head writer: *''

Power Rangers S.P.D. ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' is the thirteenth season of the television series, ''Power Rangers'', and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. The season shares its title with the Korean dub of ''Dekaranger'' in South ...

'' (2005) *''

Power Rangers Mystic Force ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the fourteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'', based on the Japanese 29th ''Super Sentai'' tokusatsu series. The season premiered on February 20, 2006 as part of the Jetix block on Toon Disney. ...

'' (2006) *'' Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' (2007) *''

Power Rangers Jungle Fury ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' is the sixteenth season of the American television series '' Power Rangers'', and is an adaptation of '' Juken Sentai Gekiranger'', the thirty-first Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series. The season premiered on Februar ...

'' (2008) *''

'' (2009-2010)

Film

*'' Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter'' (1987) *'' Jett Jackson: The Movie'' (2001)

References

External links

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Bruce Kalish on TV.com
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