Edward DeBlasio
Birth Name:
Edward Peter DeBlasio
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor, Script department
Fast Facts
- Graduated from Columbia University with a master's in journalism
- Got his first job as a copy boy for the Hartford Courant before becoming a writer and editor for Inside Detective magazine
- Sold his first teleplay, the premiere episode of CBS's "East Side/West Side," in 1963
- Before becoming a screenwriter and producer, he worked as an entertainment journalist for Modern Screen and Photoplay, interviewing stars like Joan Crawford, Elvis Presley, Sophia Loren and Tony Curtis
- Best known as a television writer and producer who worked on half of the episodes of the soap opera "Dynasty" during the 1980s
- In addition to his involvement in more than 100 episodes of "Dynasty," he also co-wrote the show's 1991 reunion film and worked on its spinoff series "The Colbys․"
- Published his book "All About the Beatles" in 1964