Scott Brazil (May 12, 1955 – April 17, 2006) was an Emmy and

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-winning American television producer and director.

Early years

Brazil was born in

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. His childhood home was in Sacramento's South Land Park Hills neighborhood. He was a graduate of the

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where he earned a bachelor of science degree from the Annenberg School of Journalism.

Career

Brazil started his career as an Associate Producer on '' The White Shadow'' from 1979-1981.

''Hill Street Blues''

Brazil began working on ''Hill Street Blues'' as an associate producer from 1981-1982. He worked as a producer from 1982-1983, and was the supervising producer from 1983-1986. He won

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s for Outstanding Drama Series in 1983 and 1984 and a

in 1983 for his work on ''

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''. He was also nominated for Emmys for that series in both 1985 and 1986 and Golden Globes in 1984 and 1985. He worked in various capacities on 116 of 144 episodes of the show.

''The Shield''

He worked on '' The Shield'' from its premiere in 2002. He directed 11 episodes of the series, more than any other individual. As a producer, he shared in the show's 2003

for best drama series. The season premiere of season six was dedicated to his memory.

Other Work

Brazil directed episodes of ''

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'', '' JAG'' (8 episodes), ''

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'' (2 episodes), '' CSI: Miami'', '' LAX'', '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The se ...

''. Brazil partnered with Larry Garrison, president of Silver Creek Entertainment, producing film and television for 18 years. He produced '' TV 101'', '' WIOU'', '' Space Rangers'', ''Like Mother, Like Son'' and '' Live Shot''. He was a co-executive producer of ''

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'', '' Gideon's Crossing'' and '' L.A. Doctors''. Brazil was a member of the

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and the

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Personal life and death

Brazil died in

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on April 17, 2006, aged 50, of respiratory failure from complications of

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(Lou Gehrig's disease) and

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. He was survived by his wife (Marie), daughter (Lindsay) age 15, son (Mark) age 12, his father (David), and brother (Griff).

Posthumous tributes

The last episode of ''

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'' and the first episode of the sixth season of '' The Shield'' were dedicated to Brazil. The Season 5 DVD release of ''The Shield'' contains a 25-minute tribute to him from cast and crew members.

References

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BBC News obituary ("Hill Street Blues producer dies") 20 April 2006

External links

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