Jeffrey Lewis (writer)

Jeffrey Lewis (born 1944), also known as Jeff Lewis, is an American novelist and screenwriter. He has published eight novels, most notably the four novels of The Meritocracy Quartet.[1] In television, as a writer-producer of Hill Street Blues, he earned 12 Emmy Award nominations, eight for writing and four as a producer, winning Emmys twice. Additionally, he received eight Writers Guild of America Award nominations and won once in 1984.[2] He was a showrunner of Hill Street Blues during its sixth season and co-showrunner with his Yale University roommate David Milch, whom he recruited to join Hill Street Blues, during its seventh season.[3][4]

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  3. ^ Champlin, Charles (February 25, 1988). "Passing Along His 'Street' Luck". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Wolf, Dick (April 4, 2018). "Dick Wolf on Meeting Steven Bochco at Age 5 and Reuniting on 'Hill Street Blues'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 23, 2023.