What is Stephen J. Cannell?
[[File:Cannell.jpg|thumb|right|Cannell in 2005]] '''Stephen Joseph Cannell''' (February 5, 1941 &ndash; September 30, 2010) was an [[Americans|American]] television producer, writer, author, and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions. Cannell is known for creating the popular show ''[[The A-Team]]''. Cannell was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He was educated at the [[University of Oregon]] and at Sigma Chi. Cannell was married to Marcia Cannell from 1964 until his death in 2010, they had 4 children (one of whom died). Cannell died on September 30, 2010 from [[skin cancer]] in his [[Pasadena, California]] home, he was 69 years old.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-1020-stephen-cannell-20101002,0,5215255.story Stephen J. Cannell dies at 69; TV writer, producer 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-02.]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons}} * {{official|http://www.cannell.com/}} * {{IMDb name|4798}} *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59472716 Stephen J. Cannell] At [[Find A Grave]] {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannell, Stephen J.}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2010 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles County, California]] [[Category:Deaths from skin cancer]] [[Category:American Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Movie producers from California]] [[Category:People with dyslexia]]