| Birth name | Leslie Karoly Bohem |
|---|---|
| Birth date | September 25, 1951 (age 75) |
| Birth place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Screenwriter · producer |
| Parents | Endre Bohem |
Leslie "Les" Bohem (born 1951) is an American screenwriter, television writer,[1] and former bassist. He is the son of screenwriter Endre Bohem.
Biography
Bohem played bass in the 1980s with the pop groups Sparks and Gleaming Spires.
Bohem's writing credits include the miniseries Taken and the films Dante's Peak, Twenty Bucks (with his father), Daylight, and The Alamo. He also wrote the storybook of the Steven Spielberg produced mini-series Nine Lives.[2]
Bohem wrote parts of the science-fiction television series Extant, executive produced by Spielberg and created the series Shut Eye, airing on the streaming service Hulu. It was given a straight-to-series 10-episode order. All ten episodes became available on December 7, 2016.[3] A second season was ordered on March 20, 2017[4] which was released on December 6, 2017.
Filmography
Film writer
- House III: The Horror Show (1989)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
- Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
- Kid (1990)
- Nowhere to Run (1993)
- Twenty Bucks (1993)
- Daylight (1996)
- Dante's Peak (1997)
- The Alamo (2004)
- The Darkest Hour (2011) (Story only)
Uncredited script work
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
- Tracers (2015)
TV series
| Year | Title | Writer | Creator | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Fifth Corner | Episode "Woman at Her Toilette" | |||
| 2002 | Taken | Miniseries | |||
| 2014-2015 | Extant | 5 episodes | |||
| 2016-2017 | Shut Eye | 20 episodes |
References
- ^ "Leslie Bohem". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
- ^ TV: NBC Interested in Tamer Version of Spielberg Produced 'Nine Lives'...
- ^ Alex McCown-Levy (December 7, 2016). "Hulu gives fake psychics real drama in the addicting Shut Eye". AVClub.com
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (20 March 2017). "'Shut Eye' Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu With John Shiban As New Showrunner"
External links
- Personal website
- Leslie Bohem at IMDb