Gregory Hoblit

Biography

Gregory Hoblit was born in Abilene, Texas (November 27, 1944) but moved to Northern California at a young age because of his father's job in law enforcement, a hint at what might have attracted the mystery/courtroom plots of his movie/TV credits. After graduating from UCLA he worked as a TV co-producer with Steven Bochco until directing the 80s series "Hill Street Blues" (1981) and _"LA Law" (1986)_. He made his film directorial debut with the psychological thriller Primal Fear (1996) followed by Fallen (1998), Frequency (2000), and the WWII drama Hart's War (2002), starring Bruce Willis . Pioneered the "loose camera" look, used constantly during the first 2 seasons of "NYPD Blue" (1993) and then reduced by half after that due to its causing distraction from the storyline - as well as potential viewer problems similar to one reading a book while riding in a moving vehicle. This technique has recently been revived, however, on the big screen, in the 2007 release, The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). He is married to actress Debrah Farentino and has one child with her. Director: 2009 Solving Charlie (TV movie) 2008 Untraceable 2007 Fracture 2004 NYPD 2069 (TV movie) 2002 Hart's War 2000 Frequency 1998 Fallen 1996 Primal Fear 1993-1994 NYPD Blue (TV series - 9 episodes) 1993 Class of '61 (TV movie) 1990 Cop Rock (TV series - 2 episodes) 1990 Equal Justice (TV series) – Goodbye, Judge Green 1989 Roe vs. Wade (TV movie) 1986-1987 L.A. Law (TV series - 4 episodes)) 1987 Hooperman (TV series - 2 episodes) 1981-1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series - 14 episodes) 1983 Bay City Blues (TV series) – Pilot Producer: 2004 NYPD 2069 (TV movie) (executive producer) 2002 Hart's War (producer) 2000 Frequency (producer) 1993-1994 NYPD Blue (TV series) (co-executive producer - 6 episodes) (producer - 1 episode, ) 1989 Roe vs. Wade (TV movie) (producer) 1986-1988 L.A. Law (TV series) (co-executive producer - 35 episodes) (producer - 1 episode, ) 1981-1985 Hill Street Blues (TV series) (co-executive producer - 43 episodes) (supervising producer - 18 episodes) (producer - 15 episodes) 1983 Bay City Blues (TV series) (co-executive producer - 1 episode) 1981 Every Stray Dog and Kid (TV movie) (supervising producer) 1979 Vampire (TV movie) (producer) 1979 Paris (TV series) (supervising producer) 1978 Dr. Strange (TV movie) (associate producer) 1978 Loose Change (TV mini-series) (associate producer)