Stephen J. Cannell

Fast Facts:

• Stephen J. Cannell is a third generation Californian.
  
  
• Stephen J. Cannell had worked in television and film for 20 years before he began writing and publishing novels. He continues to work in all three mediums.
  
  
• Cannell formed Stephen J. Cannell Productions and The Cannell Studios in the 1970s and 1980s.
  
  
• Cannell's television creations include The Rockford Files, Silk Stalkings, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Hunter, Renegade, Wiseguy and The Commish.
  
  
• Stephen J. Cannell has appeared in films and guest-starred on the television shows Diagnosis Murder, Pacific Blue and Renegade.
  
  
• Stephen J. Cannell's first novel, THE PLAN, was published in 1995. The political thriller was a national bestseller.
  
  
• Cannell's popular character Shane Scully made his debut in THE TIN COLLECTORS.
  
  
• Cannell wrote the screenplay for KING CON; feature film rights to the book had been sold to MGM. Other novels have also been optioned and/or are in production.
  
  
• Stephen J. Cannell is a spokesperson on Dyslexia.
  
  

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