David bellisario wikipedia
- •
Donald Bellisario
Birth name
Donald P. Bellisario
Born
(1935-08-08) August 8, 1935 (age 89)
Birthplace
Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
TV series/film producer, director and screenwriter
Job
Series executive producer/creator
Years active
1977-present
Known for
Producing the TV shows Magnum P.I., Airwolf, JAG, First Monday, & NCIS
Spouse
Deborah Pratt, 1984-1991 (divorced)
Vivienne Bellisario, 1998-present
Early life[]
Bellisario was born in Charleroi or Cokeburg, Pennsylvania to an Italian father Albert and a Serbian mother Dana (née Lapčević) Bellisario[1] who was born in Gamberale, Abruzzo, Italy. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959, attaining the rank of Sergeant.
Bellisario earned a bachelor's degree i
- •
Donald P. Bellisario
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Today
Donald P. Bellisario
Donald Paul Bellisario (born August 8, 1935) is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald P. Bellisario has received more than 3,872,875 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald P. Bellisario is the 600th most popular film director (down from 399th in 2019), the 3,890th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,579th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Film Director.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
59.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Donald P. Bellisario ranks 600 out of 2,041. Before him are Avi Arad, Yakov Protazanov, Robert Rodriguez, Grigory Chukhray, Albert Lamorisse, and Christopher Doyle. After him a
- •
Donald Paul Bellisario was born on August 8, 1935, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Albert Jethro and Dana Lapcevic Bellisario. His father was of Italian descent and owned a local tavern where veterans came to share World War II stories that Bellisario actively listened to. As soon as Bellisario was old enough, he entered the armed forces and served in the Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959. He was discharged as a Sergeant and awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. After his service, Bellisario attended Pennsylvania State University and, in 1961, earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. His first career was in advertising, which he pursued for fifteen years before moving to Hollywood at the age of 41.
He was hired to write a screenplay for "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and eventually promoted to a producer within this television series. "Baa Baa Black Sheep," also known as "Black Sheep Squadron," aired on The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from 1976-1978. The story of the show was the life and struggles of US Marine Corps aviator, Greg "Pappy" Boyington, and his World War II Squadr
Copyright ©bitelogy.pages.dev 2025