Bruno Heller is known for creating the HBO television series Rome, the CBS television series The Mentalist, and the FOX television series Gotham, based on the Batman franchise, co-creating the Gotham prequel television series Pennyworth, based on the Batman and V for Vendetta franchises, for Epix and HBO Max.
13 Facts About Bruno Heller
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Bruno Heller's mother, Caroline, was an English Quaker and instrumental in keeping up the Labour Party's "Save London Transport Campaign".
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Bruno Heller has three siblings, including Zoe, a columnist and writer who has published three novels, including Notes on a Scandal.
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Bruno Heller was a union soundman working in England in the 1980s when film sets were rigidly hierarchical.
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Bruno Heller left England for New York, where he met his wife, Miranda Cowley, granddaughter of the American poet and critic Malcolm Cowley, in a disco.
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In September 2012, Bruno Heller sold a legal drama named The Advocates to CBS, which was written and executive produced by him, but the project finally did not go to series.
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In 2014 Bruno Heller created a TV series based on the Batman character James Gordon called Gotham for Fox Broadcasting Company.
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Bruno Heller was an executive producer and head writer, penning a total of 11 episodes for the series, including the pilot episode and the series finale.
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In 2008, Bruno Heller created the CBS television series, The Mentalist, with his production company Primrose Hill Productions in association with Warner Bros.
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Bruno Heller served as showrunner from season 1 to season 6.
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Bruno Heller departed the show before season 7 to focus on Gotham.
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Bruno Heller has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his amazing skills of observation.
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In 1993, Bruno Heller married Miranda Phillips Cowley, then a senior vice president at HBO.