Bruce Lewis Helford (born January 28, 1952) is an American television writer and producer.

Career

Helford was the co-creator of ''

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''. He served as

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of the series for its entire run, from 1995 to 2004. Helford also served as executive producer and

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for '' Roseanne'' during season five of the series (1992–1993). He also created or co-created the series '' The Norm Show'', ''

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'', '' Freddie'', ''

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'', '' Nikki'', and '' Bless This House''. In 1991, Helford launched Mohawk Productions to produce shows created or executive produced by him. Mohawk is famous for its logo, consisting of an

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baby, who happens to be Bruce Helford's son, Aven Helford. Mohawk is affiliated with Warner Bros. Television. ''

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'' starring

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premiered in 2012 on cable channel FX. In 2016, Helford co-created the CBS sitcom '' Kevin Can Wait'' and served as the series' showrunner for the first thirteen episodes before leaving the show that November due to creative differences. Most recently, he was

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and one of several executive producers of the revived tenth season of '' Roseanne'' and co-creator and executive producer of the spin-off series '' The Conners''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Helford, Bruce American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people 1952 births Showrunners