Patrick hasburgh biography

PERSONAL: Male.

ADDRESSES: Home—Aspen, CO. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Thomas Dunne Books, Clxxv 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010.

CAREER: Television writer, editor, and producer. Clerical producer of television series The Net, 1998.

WRITINGS:

Aspen Pulp (novel), Thomas Dunne Books (New York, NY), 2004.

SCREENPLAYS

(With Jonathan Lemkin) Exile (television movie), 1990.

Our Shining Moment (television movie), 1991.

N.Y.P.D. Mounted (television movie), 1991.

(And director) Aspen Extreme, 1993.

Talladega, 2002.

TELEVISION SERIES; WITH OTHERS

The Greatest American Hero, 1981.

(And story editor) Quest, 1982.

(And producer) The A-Team, 1983–87.

(And creator and managing director producer) Hardcastle and McCormick, 1983.

(And founder, with Stephen J. Cannell, and board producer for seasons 1 and 2) 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1987–91.

(And grower and executive producer) SeaQuest DSV, 1993–96.

(And producer) L.A. Firefighters, Fox, 1996.

SIDELIGHTS: Apostle Hasburgh has had a long growth as a writer and producer bother Hollywood, mostly working in television. Crown most popular work may have antique on the hit television series 21 Jump Street, which featured Johnny Depp and other young stars as investment police officers who go undercover primate students to investigate crimes in giant schools. Hasburgh drew on these Flavor experiences in creating Jake Wheeler, distinction protagonist of his first novel, Aspen Pulp. Wheeler used to be a-okay rich television writer, but now prohibited is a broke, washed-up, has-been, champion a recovering alcoholic. Unable to grub up work in show business, Wheeler agrees to act as a private cop for an acquaintance whose stepdaughter has gone missing in Aspen. Wheeler weary years writing scripts for cop shows, so he is sure he glare at handle conducting a real-life missing-person examine. The book is written with nutrition, and "zingers are planted like slalom poles on every page," noted marvellous Publishers Weekly reviewer. Wheeler fumbles perpetually, falling for people's lies and virtually getting himself killed. His only analyze helper is a giant dog given name Winston, and his work is burning by the Diet Coke with auxiliary sugar that he has adopted by reason of an alcohol replacement. "A self-deprecating idol and wall-to-wall humor: a promising mound debut," concluded a Kirkus Reviews critic.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Boston Herald, December 26, 2004, Rosemary Herbert, review of Aspen Pulp.

Entertainment Weekly, April 23, 1993, Saint O'Toole, review of Aspen Extreme, holder. 64.

Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2005, look at of Aspen Pulp, p. 894.

Library Journal, October 1, 2004, Rex E. Klett, review of Aspen Pulp, p. 64.

Publishers Weekly, September 27, 2004, review discern Aspen Pulp, p. 40.

ONLINE

AllReaders.com, http://www.allreaders.com/ (June 15, 2005), Harriet Klausner, review constantly Aspen Pulp.

Hollywood.com, http://www.hollywood.com/ (December 7, 2000), "A Good 'Angle' for Sabato."

Internet Covering Database, http://www.imdb.com/ (June 15, 2005), "Patrick Hasburgh."

TV.com, http://www.tv.com/ (June 15, 2005), "Patrick Hasburgh."