Eric Gilliland
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Eric Raymond Gilliland is an American television producer, writer, actor and whistler.
Early life[]
Gilliland was born and raised in Glenview, Illinois, United States. He graduated from Glenbrook South High School in 1980 and from Northwestern University School of Communication in 1984.
Television[]
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988-9 | Who's the Boss? | story editor, writer | |
1990-1 | The Wonder Years | writer | |
1992-3 | Roseanne | writer, co-producer | Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award nomination |
1993-4 | Roseanne | supervising producer | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
1995-6 | Roseanne | writer, co-exec producer, exec producer | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
1998 | That's Life | creator | |
1998-9 | Welcome to New York | executive producer | |
2000 | That '70s Show | writer, consulting producer | |
2006-9 | My Boys | writer, consulting producer | |
2011 | Mr. Sunshine | writer, co-exec producer | |
2012 | Downwardly Mobile | co-creator, writer, exec producer | [1] |
Film[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Samantha | actor: Hendricks | starring Martha Plimpton |
1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | actor: Police Officer | directed by Julie Cypher |
2004 | Hair High | voice actor: Spud | directed by Bill Plympton |
2006 | Shortbus | actor: Himself | directed by John Cameron Mitchell |
2007 | The Ultimate Gift | actor: Flight Attendant | starring James Garner |
2007 | God Grew Tired of Us | co-producer | directed by Christopher Quinn |
Music[]
Gilliland is an accomplished whistler.[2][3][4] His whistling has appeared on Sam Winch's The Lullabadeer,[5] a number of Sumack albums, and on the soundtrack for an episode of Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. He also provided whistling accompaniment to Martha Plimpton's performance of Thunder Road on NPR's Studio 360.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Roseanne Barr's Comeback Comedy 'Downwardly Mobile' Lands at NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Martha Plimpton". Studio360.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Shubow, Charles. "'Stars in the Margin' Huge Hit at the Zipper Factory". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "STAGE TUBE: Martha Plimpton Performs 'Thunder Road' on Studio 360". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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Categories:
- Living people
- American television producers
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- American male television actors
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni