Steve Blackman is a Canadian television writer, and executive producer. He is the

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. In 2016, Blackman won a

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for the second season of ''Fargo'' along with his fellow writers. In 2017, he was nominated for an

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for his work on ''Fargo'' along with other producers.

Early life and education

Blackman grew up in

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, Canada. As a law student at the

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in 1996, he founded ''Law Show,'' an annual stage production written and performed by law students. As of 2018, it has raised over $300,000 for local charities. He also attended high school in Edmonton, Canada, at Ross Sheppard High School.

Career

Blackman passed the

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in 1998 and worked briefly as a divorce lawyer. Unhappy as an attorney, he teamed with Greg Ball, another newly-practicing lawyer, and together they created ''The Associates'', a drama series based on their experiences as recent law school graduates. Ball and Blackman pitched and sold the series to

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at the Banff Television Festival in 1999. When it aired, ''The Associates'' was the most expensive television series ever made in Canada. He produced 30 episodes of ''The Associates'', which aired in 2001 and 2002. In addition to his credits as a writer and producer on television shows, including '' Bones'' and ''Fargo'', Blackman served as an executive producer and co-showrunner on '' Private Practice'', ''Legion'', and co-showrunner on ''Altered Carbon''. On November 9, 2017, Blackman was announced as an executive producer and show-runner of the

series ''

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackman, Steve Canadian television writers Canadian television producers Showrunners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Canadian lawyers University of Alberta Faculty of Law alumni 21st-century Canadian screenwriters