Bryce Zabel Biography ((?)-)

Born in Oregon; son of Harvey (a teacher) and Lucile Zabel; married; wife's name, Jackie (a writer and producer), 1984; children: Jonathan (an actor), Lauren, Jared. Addresses: Agent: Marc Pariser, Agency for the PerformingArts, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Paradigm, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Manager: Johnnie Planco, Parseghian/Planco Management, 23 East 22nd St., Suite 3, New York, NY 10010; Geoff Silverman, Flutie Entertainment, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 333, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, producer, executive

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Creator
Series
Kay O'Brien, CBS, 1986
E.N.G., Lifetime, 1989
M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994-1995
Dark Skies, NBC, 1996-1997
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, syndicated, 1998-1999
Television Executive Producer
Series
(With others) M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994-1995
Dark Skies, NBC, 1996-1997
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, syndicated, 1998-1999
Television Work
Other; Series
(With others) Producer, Kay O'Brien, CBS, 1986
Executive story editor, Studio 5-B, ABC, 1988-1989
Executive story consultant, E.N.G., Lifetime, 1989
Executive story consultant, Life Goes On, ABC, 1989-1993
Supervising producer, The Fifth Corner, NBC, 1991-1992
Consulting producer, The Round Table, NBC, 1992
Supervising producer, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993-1994
Director of Eye on L.A.
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
Halls of Power, Fox, 1992
Total Blue, NBC, 1992
Broken Mirror, Fox, 1997
Crime Channel, HBO, 1998
Eternity Smith, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Missing Link, NBC, 1998
The Power, Fox, 1999
Futuresport, Showtime, 2000
The Calling, 2002
Black River Falls, CBS, 2003
Television Appearances

Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
Presenter, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Presenter, The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2002
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003
Episodic
Appeared in Leeza, syndicated; Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central and ABC; and Today (also known as The Today Show), NBC.
Film Work
Coproducer, Official Denial, 1994
Radio Appearances
Guest on radio programs, including programs hosted by Art Bell.
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, multiple episodes, 1994-1995
Dark Skies (including "The Awakening"), NBC, multiple episodes, 1996-1997
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, syndicated, multiple episodes, 1998-1999
Movies
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story, NBC, 1993
Episodic
"Don't Bother, Kayo, It's Chinatown," Kay O'Brien, CBS, 1986
"A Foreign Concept," Kay O'Brien, CBS, 1986
(With Peter Lefcourt, Karren Harris, and Norma Vela) "Life's Too Short,"Studio 5-B, ABC, 1989
"Watts a Matter?," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
(With David E. Kelley) "Justice Swerved," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
(With Jackie Zabel) "Unchain My Heart," Dallas, CBS, 1990
"Do No Harm," Equal Justice, ABC, 1991
"Do the Wrong Thing," Equal Justice, ABC, 1991
"Hello, Goodbye," Life Goes On, ABC, 1991
"All Shook Up," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
"The Green, Green Glow of Home," Lois & Clark: The New Adventuresof Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
"Strange Visitor (from Another Planet)," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The NewAdventures of Superman), ABC, 1993
Also wrote episodes of other series, including "Do Me!," an unaired episode of The Round Table, NBC; "Surro-gate," an unaired episode of Studio 5-B, ABC; and "Wreck the Halls," an unaired episode of Kay O'Brien, CBS.
Pilots
"Kayo on Call," Kay O'Brien, CBS, 1986
"Friend in Need," E.N.G., Lifetime, 1989
No Limits, 1991
Halls of Power, Fox, 1992
Total Blue, NBC, 1992
(With Brent V. Friedman) "The Awakening," Dark Skies, NBC, 1996
Broken Mirror, Fox, 1997
Crime Channel, HBO, 1998
Eternity Smith, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Missing Link, NBC, 1998
The Power, Fox, 1999
Futuresport, Showtime, 2000
The Calling, 2002
Black River Falls, CBS, 2003
Screenplays
Official Denial, 1994
(With Brent V. Friedman) Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (also known as Mortal Kombat 2), New Line Cinema, 1997
(Story) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (animated), Buena Vista, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2001, p. 1
Hollywood Scriptwriter, October, 1992, pp. 1-10
Starlog, November, 1996

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