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name: "Victor Bumbalo"
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born: "30 November 1948"
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# Victor Bumbalo

Writer. Born 30 November 1948 in Utica, New York,USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 30 November 1948, Utica, New York,USA
- **Active:** 1985–1993

## Biography

Victor Bumbalo is an American playwright and screenwriter. He graduated from the master's programme in theatre at Bennington College and became active in New York's Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre scene, later serving as artistic director of the Soul and Latin Theater.

His plays, including *Niagara Falls*, *Adam and the Experts*, *What Are Tuesdays Like?* and *Questa*, have received numerous productions in the United States and abroad. He is the recipient of an Ingram Merrill Award for playwriting and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for both *Questa* and *Niagara Falls*.

In 1995 Bumbalo moved to Los Angeles after being invited to write an episode of *NYPD Blue* by producer David Milch. He subsequently wrote for series including *American Gothic*, *Relativity* and *Spawn*, as well as several television movies.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, archives.nypl.org, broadwayplaypublishing.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *After Hours* (1985), Fi1m 80, as Neighbor #2 — [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md)

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