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Michael Piller (1948–2005)

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Michael went to school in New York before taking a creative writing course. The professor for this course told everyone, "There are enough bad writers out there. There needn't be anymore". Michael recalls that the professor would rip up his writing and he would be so broken-hearted. This professor eventually chased him into journalism... See full bio »

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in Port Chester, New York, USA

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(age 57) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2005-2008 Wildfire (TV series)
– The Ties That Bind: Part 2 (2008) (creator)
– The Ties That Bind: Part I (2008) (creator)
– Being Mrs. Junior (2008) (creator)
– The Comeback (2008) (creator)
– Vows (2008) (creator)
See all 51 episodes »
 
2002-2007 Stephen King's Dead Zone (TV series)
– Denouement (2007) (created for television by)
– Ambush (2007) (created for television by)
– Exile (2007) (created for television by)
– Drift (2007) (created for television by)
– Transgressions (2007) (creator)
See all 81 episodes »
 
2002 The Dead Zone (video) (creator / story / teleplay)
 
1995-2001 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
– Endgame (2001) (creator)
– Renaissance Man (2001) (creator)
– Homestead (2001) (creator)
– Natural Law (2001) (creator)
– Friendship One (2001) (creator)
See all 170 episodes »
 
1993-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
– What You Leave Behind (1999) (creator)
– The Dogs of War (1999) (creator)
– Extreme Measures (1999) (creator)
– Tacking Into the Wind (1999) (creator)
– When It Rains... (1999) (creator)
See all 173 episodes »
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection (screenplay / story)
 
1995 Legend (TV series)
– Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan (1995) (writer)
– Birth of a Legend (1995) (writer)
 
1993 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes (video documentary) (creator)
 
1989-1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– Rascals (1992) (story)
– Time's Arrow: Part 1 (1992) (teleplay)
– The Perfect Mate (1992) (teleplay)
– The Masterpiece Society (1992) (teleplay)
– Unification II (1991) (story / teleplay)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV series)
– The All American (1989) (writer)
– Death Do Us Part (1989) (writer)
– The Way Home (1989) (writer)
 
1987-1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
– A Bullet for Crockett (1988) (excerpts - uncredited)
– Child's Play (1987) (teleplay)
 
1988 Probe (TV series)
 
1987 Sidekicks (TV series)
– The Next Best Thing to Winning (1987) (written by)
 
1982-1986 Simon & Simon (TV series)
– The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree (1986) (writer)
– Act Five (1986) (writer)
– A Significant Obsession (1986) (teleplay)
– Reunion at Alcatraz (1985) (writer)
– Love and/or Marriage (1985) (writer)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1983 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
– Enos's Last Chance (1983) (story)
 
1983 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
– The Grandest Jewel Thief of Them All (1983) (written by)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
2002-2006 Stephen King's Dead Zone (TV series) (executive producer - 68 episodes)
– The Hunting Party (2006) (executive producer)
– Into the Heart of Darkness (2006) (executive producer)
– Revelations (2006) (executive producer)
– Vortex (2006) (executive producer)
– Symmetry (2006) (executive producer)
See all 68 episodes »
 
2005 Wildfire (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Loyalty (2005) (executive producer)
– Impressions (2005) (executive producer)
– Tina Sharp (2005) (executive producer)
– Identity (2005) (executive producer)
– The Party (2005) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2002 The Dead Zone (video) (executive producer)
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection (co-producer)
 
1995-1996 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series) (executive producer - 45 episodes)
– Sacred Ground (1996) (executive producer)
– False Profits (1996) (executive producer)
– Flashback (1996) (executive producer)
– Basics: Part 2 (1996) (executive producer)
– Basics: Part 1 (1996) (executive producer)
See all 45 episodes »
 
1995 Legend (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
– Skeletons in the Closet (1995) (executive producer)
– Clueless in San Francisco (1995) (executive producer)
– Fall of a Legend (1995) (executive producer)
– Revenge of the Herd (1995) (executive producer)
– Bone of Contention (1995) (executive producer)
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1993-1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
– Improbable Cause (1995) (executive producer)
– Through the Looking Glass (1995) (executive producer)
– Distant Voices (1995) (executive producer)
– Visionary (1995) (executive producer)
– Prophet Motive (1995) (executive producer)
See all 65 episodes »
 
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) (executive producer - 103 episodes, 1990-1994) (co-executive producer - 22 episodes, 1989-1990)
– All Good Things... (1994) (executive producer)
– Preemptive Strike (1994) (executive producer)
– Emergence (1994) (executive producer)
– Bloodlines (1994) (executive producer)
– Firstborn (1994) (executive producer)
See all 125 episodes »
 
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV series) (producer)
 
1988 Probe (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Untouched by Human Hands (1988) (producer)
 
1987 Miami Vice (TV series) (co-producer - 5 episodes)
– Missing Hours (1987) (co-producer)
– God's Work (1987) (co-producer)
– Child's Play (1987) (co-producer)
– The Big Thaw (1987) (co-producer)
– Contempt of Court (1987) (co-producer)
 
1985-1986 Simon & Simon (TV series) (producer - 24 episodes)
– The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree (1986) (producer)
– The Last Harangue (1986) (producer)
– Act Five (1986) (producer)
– D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1986) (producer)
– Eye of the Beholder (1986) (producer)
See all 24 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1996-2001 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series) (creative consultant - 125 episodes)
– Endgame (2001) (creative consultant)
– Renaissance Man (2001) (creative consultant)
– Homestead (2001) (creative consultant)
– Natural Law (2001) (creative consultant)
– Friendship One (2001) (creative consultant)
See all 125 episodes »
 
1995-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series) (creative consultant - 108 episodes)
– What You Leave Behind (1999) (creative consultant)
– The Dogs of War (1999) (creative consultant)
– Extreme Measures (1999) (creative consultant)
– Tacking Into the Wind (1999) (creative consultant)
– When It Rains... (1999) (creative consultant)
See all 108 episodes »
 
Simon & Simon (TV series) (executive story consultant - 22 episodes, 1984-1985) (story editor - 22 episodes, 1983-1984)
– Out-of-Town Brown (1985) (executive story consultant)
– Marlowe, Come Home (1985) (executive story consultant)
– Mummy Talks (1985) (executive story consultant)
– The Mickey Mouse Mob (1985) (executive story consultant)
– Slither (1985) (executive story consultant)
See all 44 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1987 Pretty Smart
Mr. Ziegler
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1994 Star Trek: Generations (special thanks)
 
1994 Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2010 Trek Nation (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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