Chris Gerolmo is a Golden Globe nominated screenwriter, director, and singer-songwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the multi-Academy Award nominated film ''

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'' and the less successful ''

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. He has also written a book about the death of his wife, Joan, from cancer in 2007. This is titled ''Death for Beginners'', published by Patcheny Press in 2011. He lives in

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with his three children and stepson.

Early life and education

He was born to Frank Gero (1929–2014), a former theater actor and stage manager who later became a producer, and Woji Gero who worked alongside her husband in the production business in the mid-1950s. He attended Harvard University in the early 1970s graduating with a BA in Writing & Film-making.

Television work

In 1995 Gerolmo wrote and directed the acclaimed

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'' Citizen X'', about the russian

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. Gerolmo's screenplay for ''Citizen X'' — based on the book ''

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'' by Robert Cullen – earned him an

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nomination, a

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, and an

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. He also co-created with Steven Bochco the

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military

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''. He also wrote and performed the title song. He was a consulting producer on ''The Bridge'', an American police drama on the FX network, based on a 2011 police drama series co-produced in Denmark and Sweden.

Filmography

*'' Above Suspicion'' (2019) (writer) *'' The Bridge'' (2013) (TV Series) (producer: 12 episodes, writer: 1 episode) *''Certain Prey'' (2011) (TV Movie) (teleplay) *''

'' (2005) (TV Series) co-creator, writer: 2 episodes *'' Citizen X'' (1995) (TV Movie) (teleplay) *'' The Witness'' (1992) (TV Short) *''

'' (1988) (writer) *''

'' (1988) (writer)

References

External links

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Death For Beginners Kindle EditionHuffington Post Opinion Piece on Mississippi BurningFrank Gero, Broadway Producer, Dies at 84
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerolmo, Chris American male screenwriters American film directors American male singer-songwriters American singer-songwriters American television producers Place of birth missing (living people) Edgar Award winners German-language film directors Writers Guild of America Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Harvard University alumni