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Donald Bellisario

Birth name

Donald P. Bellisario

Born

(1935-08-08) August 8, 1935 (age 89)

Birthplace

Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Occupation

TV series/film producer, director and screenwriter

Job

Series executive producer/creator

Years active

1977-present

Known for

Producing the TV shows Magnum P.I., Airwolf, JAG, First Monday, & NCIS

Spouse

Deborah Pratt, 1984-1991 (divorced)
Vivienne Bellisario, 1998-present

Donald P. Bellisario(born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and oftentimes, also wrote episodes for Quantum Leapas well as the TV series Magnum, P.I., Airwolf, JAG, and NCIS. He has often included military veterans as characters.

Early life[]

Bellisario was born in Charleroi or Cokeburg, Pennsylvania to an Italian father Albert and a Serbian mother Dana (née Lapčević) Bellisario^[1] who was born in Gamberale, Abruzzo, Italy. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

Bellisario earned a bachelor's degree i

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Donald Paul Bellisario was born on August 8, 1935, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Albert Jethro and Dana Lapcevic Bellisario. His father was of Italian descent and owned a local tavern where veterans came to share World War II stories that Bellisario actively listened to. As soon as Bellisario was old enough, he entered the armed forces and served in the Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959. He was discharged as a Sergeant and awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. After his service, Bellisario attended Pennsylvania State University and, in 1961, earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. His first career was in advertising, which he pursued for fifteen years before moving to Hollywood at the age of 41.

He was hired to write a screenplay for "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and eventually promoted to a producer within this television series. "Baa Baa Black Sheep," also known as "Black Sheep Squadron," aired on The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from 1976-1978. The story of the show was the life and struggles of US Marine Corps aviator, Greg "Pappy" Boyington, and his World War II Squadr

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Donald P. Bellisario Biography

Date of Birth:
Aug 8, 1935Birth Place:
Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

One of the most interesting creators of contemporary TV genre shows, this producer-writer-director is best known for the immensely successful "Magnum, P.I." which propelled Tom Selleck to international stardom. Bellisario started his TV career after working 14 years as the creative director of an advertising agency. Breaking in as a director of TV commercials, he soon parlayed his extensive business background into an executive post at Universal TV. However more creative opportunities beckoned. By the mid-1970s, Bellisario was writing for crime dramas such as the acclaimed "Kojak," the short-lived "Delvecchio" starring Judd Hirsch, and beginning his fruitful association with the prolific writer-producer-director Glen A. Larson.