Donald P. Bellisario

Donald Paul Bellisario is an American television producer and screenwriter. He created or co-created the TV series Magnum, P. I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG, and NCIS. Many of his protagonists are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces.

About Donald P. Bellisario in brief

Summary Donald P. BellisarioDonald Paul Bellisario is an American television producer and screenwriter. He created or co-created the TV series Magnum, P. I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG, and NCIS. He was a writer and producer on Black Sheep Squadron and the original Battlestar Galactica. Many of his protagonists are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces. He retired in 2007, after widely reported tension with star Mark Harmon ended with the former’s departure fromNCIS. Although he retains the title of executive producer, he has not had any real creative or executive involvement with NCIS since then.

He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004, which was shown in a Season 9 JAG episode, \”Trojan Horse\”. In 2001, Penn State named him a Distinguished Alumnus—the highest honor bestowed on a graduate of the school. In 2006, Pennisario endowed a USD 1million Scholarship in the name of his late father, Albert Jethro Bell isario, and his mother, Dana.