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name: "Eric Gilliland"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "28 March 1962"
died: "1 September 2024"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
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# Eric Gilliland

Writer. Born 28 March 1962 in Glenview, Illinois, USA. Died 1 September 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 28 March 1962, Glenview, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 1 September 2024
- **Works often with:** Denise Moss, Sy Dukane

## Biography

Eric Gilliland was an American television writer and producer. He was born on 28 March 1962 in Glenview, Illinois, and graduated from the School of Communication at Northwestern University in 1984.

Gilliland began his career as a writer and story editor on *Who's the Boss?* (1988–89). He wrote for *The Wonder Years* (1990–91) and served as a writer and producer on *Roseanne* (1992–96), receiving a Writers Guild of America Award nomination. He later worked as a writer and consulting producer on *That '70s Show* (1998–99) and other series including *My Boys*. He died on 1 September 2024.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)

## Also known for

- *That '70s Show* (1998), Writer
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), Writer
- *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), Writer
- *Mr. Sunshine* (2011), Writer

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