Michael Piller
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1948 — Present
Television producer, writer
Personal Info
- Born
- May 30, 1948
- Age
- 77
- Birth Place
- Port Chester, New York, US
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born May 30, 1948
Port Chester, New York, US
Died November 1, 2005 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupations Television producer, writer
Spouse Sandra Piller
(m. 1981)
Children 3
Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Piller was born to a Jewish family in Port Chester, New York. His parents were both involved in writing; Gene Piller, his father, was a Hollywood screenwriter and his mother, Ruth Roberts, was a songwriter and composer. He planned to be a scriptwriter from an early age, but a college lecturer discouraged him, and Piller started out in television working as an Emmy Award-winning journalist for CBS News in New York, WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, and WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. However, he then moved to Los Angeles, California and the entertainment side of television in the late 1970s, working as a censor and then a programming executive for CBS. While at the network, he became director of dramas based on fact and program practices. He began writing scripts for television, and after selling a script to Cagney & Lacey and another to Simon & Simon, he was offered a staff writing position on Simon & Simon, where he stayed for three years, becoming a producer.
Piller attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He married Sandra in 1981; they had three children.
Port Chester, New York, US
Died November 1, 2005 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupations Television producer, writer
Spouse Sandra Piller
(m. 1981)
Children 3
Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Piller was born to a Jewish family in Port Chester, New York. His parents were both involved in writing; Gene Piller, his father, was a Hollywood screenwriter and his mother, Ruth Roberts, was a songwriter and composer. He planned to be a scriptwriter from an early age, but a college lecturer discouraged him, and Piller started out in television working as an Emmy Award-winning journalist for CBS News in New York, WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, and WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. However, he then moved to Los Angeles, California and the entertainment side of television in the late 1970s, working as a censor and then a programming executive for CBS. While at the network, he became director of dramas based on fact and program practices. He began writing scripts for television, and after selling a script to Cagney & Lacey and another to Simon & Simon, he was offered a staff writing position on Simon & Simon, where he stayed for three years, becoming a producer.
Piller attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He married Sandra in 1981; they had three children.
Life & Career Details
Born May 30, 1948
Port Chester, New York, US
Died November 1, 2005 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupations Television producer, writer
Spouse Sandra Piller
(m. 1981)
Children 3
Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Piller was born to a Jewish family in Port Chester, New York. His parents were both involved in writing; Gene Piller, his father, was a Hollywood screenwriter and his mother, Ruth Roberts, was a songwriter and composer. He planned to be a scriptwriter from an early age, but a college lecturer discouraged him, and Piller started out in television working as an Emmy Award-winning journalist for CBS News in New York, WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, and WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. However, he then moved to Los Angeles, California and the entertainment side of television in the late 1970s, working as a censor and then a programming executive for CBS. While at the network, he became director of dramas based on fact and program practices. He began writing scripts for television, and after selling a script to Cagney & Lacey and another to Simon & Simon, he was offered a staff writing position on Simon & Simon, where he stayed for three years, becoming a producer.
Piller attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He married Sandra in 1981; they had three children.
Port Chester, New York, US
Died November 1, 2005 (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Occupations Television producer, writer
Spouse Sandra Piller
(m. 1981)
Children 3
Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Piller was born to a Jewish family in Port Chester, New York. His parents were both involved in writing; Gene Piller, his father, was a Hollywood screenwriter and his mother, Ruth Roberts, was a songwriter and composer. He planned to be a scriptwriter from an early age, but a college lecturer discouraged him, and Piller started out in television working as an Emmy Award-winning journalist for CBS News in New York, WBTV in Charlotte, North Carolina, and WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. However, he then moved to Los Angeles, California and the entertainment side of television in the late 1970s, working as a censor and then a programming executive for CBS. While at the network, he became director of dramas based on fact and program practices. He began writing scripts for television, and after selling a script to Cagney & Lacey and another to Simon & Simon, he was offered a staff writing position on Simon & Simon, where he stayed for three years, becoming a producer.
Piller attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He married Sandra in 1981; they had three children.
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