John Masius (born July 30, 1950) is an American screenwriter. He is a credited for creating the series ''
Touched by an Angel
''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced ...
'' (1994–2003), ''
Providence'' (1999–2002) and ''
Hawthorne'' (2009–2011).
Early life
He graduated from
Scarsdale High School.
He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in ...
and an MBA from the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California S ...
(UCLA).
Awards and nominations
Masius has won two writing
Emmy Awards for the drama ''
St. Elsewhere''. He also received a Writers Guild award and the Humanitas Prize for his writing on ''St. Elsewhere''.
Masius also received The Humanitas Prize for the series ''
Brooklyn Bridge.''
Personal
Masius was married to actress
Ellen Bry, who was a series regular on ''St. Elsewhere''. They divorced in 1999. They have three children: son Max, daughter Hannah and son Sam.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
1950 births
American television writers
American male television writers
Television producers from New York (state)
People from Scarsdale, New York
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Screenwriters from New York (state)
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
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