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name: "Reuben Leder"
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born: "21 January 1950"
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# Reuben Leder

Writer. Born 21 January 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 January 1950, New York City, New York, USA

## Biography

Reuben Leder is a writer, producer and director. Born in New York City on 21 January 1950, he is the son of director, writer and producer Paul Leder and the brother of director Mimi Leder. He began working in the film industry on his father's productions, including *I Dismember Mama* (1972), and co-wrote the screenplay for *A*P*E* (1976).

Leder wrote for numerous television series, including episodes of *The Incredible Hulk* (1981), *Tales of the Gold Monkey* (1982), *Magnum, P.I.* (1981–1986, on which he also served as producer, story editor and director), *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1992, story and teleplay for 'The Perfect Mate', credited as Gary Perconte), *JAG* (1995), *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1995–1997) and *Walker, Texas Ranger* (2000). He wrote and directed the feature film *Baltic Storm* (2003). He received two Emmy Award nominations for his work on *Magnum, P.I.*.

*Sources: memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Also known for

- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Writer, Director
- *JAG* (1995), Teleplay
- *A*P*E* (1976), Writer

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