HOBLIT, Gregory 1944–

PERSONAL

Full name, Gregory King Hoblot; born November 27, 1944, in Abilene, TX; son of Harold Foster (an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) and Elizabeth Hubbard King; married Deborah Farentino (an actress); children: Molly, Sophie. Education: Studied political science at University of California, Berkeley; studied history and political science at University of California, Los Angeles; did graduate work in film and television at University of California, Los Angeles.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Contact— Abilene Pictures, 335 N. Maple Dr., Ste. 135, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Producer and director. Creative Film Management, New York City, director of television commercials, beginning in 1994; Abilene Pictures, producer. Worked as a production assistant for The Joey Bishop Show, 1970s; producer of talk shows for a television station in Chicago, IL; also worked as a television scriptwriter.

Member: Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Awards (with others), best drama series, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, Emmy Award nominations (with others), best drama series, 1985, 1986, and Peabody Award, all for Hill Street Blues; Emmy Award nomination (with others), best drama series, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic specials, 1987, Emmy Award, outstanding directing in a drama series, 1988, and Peabody Award, all for L.A. Law; Emmy Award, outstanding directing in a comedy series, 1988, for Hooperman; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding drama/comedy special, 1989, for Roe vs. Wade; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing in a drama series, 1991, for Cop Rock; Directors Guild of America Award, outstanding directorial achievement in nighttime dramatic shows, 1993, Television Producer of the Year Award (with others), PGA Golden Laurel Awards, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing in a drama series, Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding drama series, Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic shows—night, 1994, Emmy Award (with others), outstanding drama series, Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in dramatic series—night, 1995, all for NYPD Blue; other awards include Peabody Award and Annual Cable Excellence (ACE) Award, both for The Los Altos Story, Humanitas Award, Human Family Institute, Golden Globe Award, and People's Choice Award.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Supervising producer, Paris, CBS, 1979.

Executive producer, producer, and supervising producer, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981–1987.

Executive producer, Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983.

Co–executive producer and producer, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986–1994.

Producer, Hooperman, ABC, 1987–1989.

Co–executive producer, Cop Rock, ABC, 1990.

Producer, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991–1993.

Executive producer, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993—.

Television Work; Pilots:

Director and associate producer, Dr. Strange, CBS, 1978.

Director, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Supervising producer, Every Stray Dog and Kid, NBC, 1981.

Director, Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983.

Director and producer, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986.

Director, Hooperman, ABC, 1987.

Director, Cop Rock, ABC, 1990.

Director, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991.

Director, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993.

Producer, The Hall, CBS, 1999.

Director, NYPD Blue 2069, Fox, 2003.

Director and executive producer, The E Team, ABC, 2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer, Vampire, 1979.

Producer and director, Roe vs. Wade, NBC, 1989.

Director, Class of '61, ABC, 1993.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Associate producer, Loose Change (also known as Those Restless Years ), NBC, 1978.

Television Work; Specials:

Worked on the documentary The Los Altos Story, 1990.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Fecund Hand Rose," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

"Rittes of Spring: Parts 1 & 2," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

"Hearts and Minds," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

"Blood and Money," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

"Freedom's Last Stand," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

"Invasion of the Third World Body Snatchers," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

"Trial by Fury," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

"A Hair of the Dog," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

"Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

"Eva's Brawn," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

"Rookie Nookie," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

"Fowl Play," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

"Queen for a Day," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985.

"Grin and Bear It," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985.

"Those Lips, That Eye," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986.

"The Wizard of Odds," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987.

"The Answer My Friend, Is Passing in the Wind," Hooperman, ABC, 1987.

"Goodbye, Judge Green," Equal Justice, 1990.

NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993–1994.

Also directed "Ill–Gotten Gains," Cop Rock.

Film Work:

Director, Dawn Horse (documentary), 1972.

Director, Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996.

Director, Fallen, Warner Bros., 1998.

Director and producer, Frequency, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Producer and director, Hart's War, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Himself, The Science & Technology Behind "Frequency, " 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Shoot, April 1, 1994, p. 7; March 29, 1996, p. S104.