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Trivia:
Attended UC Berkeley two years; graduated UCLA Film School, 1976. moreAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Shohreh Aghdashloo: The Hollywood Interview (From The Hollywood Interview. 26 June 2009, 12:43 AM, PDT)
"24" - See the trailer for "4:00am - 5:00am" airing 5/4!
(From Movie Jungle. 30 April 2009)
Filmography
In Development: 
- Untitled Joel Surnow/Michael Loceff Project (details only on IMDbPro)
- That Face (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
- Night and Day (2010) (TV) (completed) (executive producer)
- "The Call" (executive producer) (1 episode, 2010)
- Pilot (2010) TV episode (executive producer) - Company Man (2010) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Madness of Jane (2010) (TV) (executive producer)
- "24" (executive producer) (155 episodes, 2001-2009)
- Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Day 7: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
(150 more) - "The ½ Hour News Hour" (executive producer) (15 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #1.17 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.16 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.15 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Town Hall: Identity Politics (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.12 (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
(10 more) - "Red Eye" (2007) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka "Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld" (International: English title) - "Nowhere Man" (co-executive producer) (25 episodes, 1995-1996)
- Gemini (1996) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Marathon (1996) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Zero Minus Ten (1996) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Calaway (1996) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Dark Side of the Moon (1996) TV episode (co-executive producer)
(20 more) - Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (executive producer)
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Der Ring der Musketiere (Germany) - "Covington Cross" (1992) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka "Charring Cross" - "The Commish" (1991) TV series (supervising producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Falcon Crest" (co-executive producer) (22 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Home Again (1990) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Danny's Song (1990) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- The Return (1990) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Crimes of the Past (1990) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Dark Streets (1990) TV episode (co-executive producer)
(17 more) - "The Equalizer" (supervising producer) (8 episodes, 1985) (co-executive producer) (3 episodes, 1985)
- Reign of Terror (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Desperately (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Bump and Run (1985) TV episode (co-executive producer)
- Mama's Boy (1985) TV episode (supervising producer)
- The Distant Fire (1985) TV episode (supervising producer)
(6 more)
Writer:
- Night and Day (2010) (TV) (completed) (writer)
- "24" (172 episodes, 2001-2010)
- Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (creator)
- Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Day 7: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (creator)
- Day 7: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (creator)
(167 more) - "The Call" (1 episode, 2010)
- Pilot (2010) TV episode (writer) - 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) (creator)
- "The ½ Hour News Hour" (4 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #1.15 (2007) TV episode (developer)
- Episode #1.5 (2007) TV episode (developer)
- May 1, 2009 (2007) TV episode (developer)
- January 21, 2009 (2007) TV episode (developer) - "Special Unit 2" (3 episodes, 2001)
... aka "SU2" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Depths (2001) TV episode (writer)
- The Waste (2001) TV episode (writer)
- The Wraps (2001) TV episode (writer) - Wiseguy (1996) (TV) (written by)
- "Nowhere Man" (5 episodes, 1995-1996)
- Calaway (1996) TV episode (writer)
- Forever Jung (1996) TV episode (writer)
- A Rough Whimper of Insanity (1995) TV episode (writer)
- The Spider Webb (1995) TV episode (writer)
- The Incredible Derek (1995) TV episode (writer) - "Pointman" (1995) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV) (written by)
... aka Der Ring der Musketiere (Germany) - "Covington Cross" (2 episodes, 1992)
... aka "Charring Cross"
- The Hero (1992) TV episode (written by)
- Armus Returns (1992) TV episode (written by) - "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures" (1992) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Commish" (1991) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Falcon Crest" (7 episodes, 1989-1990)
- Danny's Song (1990) TV episode (writer)
- The Return (1990) TV episode (writer)
- Finding Lauren (1990) TV episode (writer)
- Four Women (1990) TV episode (written by)
- Merry Christmas, Charley (1989) TV episode (written by)
(2 more) - "Miami Vice" (9 episodes, 1984-1986)
- Sons and Lovers (1986) TV episode (excerpts) (uncredited)
- Out Where the Buses Don't Run (1985) TV episode (story)
- Lombard (1985) TV episode (story)
- Made for Each Other (1985) TV episode (story)
- Little Prince (1984) TV episode (story)
(4 more) - "The Equalizer" (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Torn (1986) TV episode (written by)
- Dead Drop (1986) TV episode (written by)
- Back Home (1985) TV episode (written by)
- Bump and Run (1985) TV episode (written by)
- The Distant Fire (1985) TV episode (teleplay)
(4 more) - "St. Elsewhere" (2 episodes, 1982-1984)
- Breathless (1984) TV episode (teleplay)
- Legionnaires: Part 2 (1982) TV episode (written by) - "Legmen" (1 episode, 1984)
- I Shall Be Re-Released (1984) TV episode (written by) - "Bay City Blues" (1 episode, 1983)
- I Never Swung with My Father (1983) TV episode (writer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "24" (executive consultant) (17 episodes, 2009-2010)
- Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2010) TV episode (executive consultant)
- Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (executive consultant)
- Day 7: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (executive consultant)
- Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (executive consultant)
- Day 7: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2009) TV episode (executive consultant)
(12 more) - 24: Redemption (2008) (TV) (executive consultant)
- 24: The Game (2006) (VG) (creator: "24")
- 24: Access All Areas (2003) (TV) (creator: "24") (uncredited)
- 24: The Postmortem (2002) (TV) (creator: "24") (uncredited)
- 24 Heaven (2002) (TV) (creator: "24") (uncredited)
- "Special Unit 2" (2001) TV series (creative consultant) (unknown episodes)
... aka "SU2" (USA: promotional abbreviation) - "La Femme Nikita" (executive consultant) (94 episodes, 1997-2001)
... aka "Nikita" (Canada: English title)
- A Time for Every Purpose (2001) TV episode (executive consultant)
- Let No Man Put Asunder (2001) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The Evil That Men Do (2001) TV episode (executive consultant)
- The Man Behind the Curtain (2001) TV episode (executive consultant)
- All the World's a Stage (2001) TV episode (executive consultant)
(89 more) - "Miami Vice" (executive story editor) (16 episodes, 1984-1985) (executive story consultant) (6 episodes, 1985)
- The Dutch Oven (1985) TV episode (executive story consultant)
- Lombard (1985) TV episode (executive story consultant)
- Evan (1985) TV episode (executive story consultant)
- Nobody Lives Forever (1985) TV episode (executive story consultant)
- The Home Invaders (1985) TV episode (executive story consultant)
(17 more)
Director:
- "La Femme Nikita" (3 episodes, 1999-2001)
... aka "Nikita" (Canada: English title)
- All the World's a Stage (2001) TV episode
- Line in the Sand (2000) TV episode
- Before I Sleep (1999) TV episode
Self:
- "24Inside" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Day 6: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.2 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The 50 Greatest TV Dramas (UK: informal short title) - "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "Charlie Rose" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Journeys Below the Line: 24 - The Editing Process (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "Pure 24" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.23 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - 24: Access All Areas (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 24 Heaven (2002) (TV) .... Himself
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