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name: "Frank Abatemarco"
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# Frank Abatemarco

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1982–1987
- **Works often with:** Alexander Singer, Gabrielle Beaumont, Hannah Louise Shearer, John Debney, Michael Piller, Michael Vejar

## Biography

Frank Abatemarco is a television writer and producer. He wrote episodes of *Cagney & Lacey* and served as executive story consultant on the series in 1982 and 1983.

His other writing credits include episodes of *McClain's Law* (1981–1982), *The New Mike Hammer* (1984), *Equal Justice* (1991), *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1992) and *Mission: Impossible* (1989–1990). He created the series *Leg Work* (1987) and worked as supervising producer on *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1992–1993) and as supervising or co-executive producer on *Mission: Impossible* (1989–1990) and other series.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Also known for

- *Mission: Impossible* (1988), Writer

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