Surely many people know the name Paltrow. But Gwyneth is not the only actress in the family. In addition to the famous beauty, her father starred in the movie - Bruce Paltrow. Of course, his name did not flicker so often on the big screen, but in America this person is known as a talented director and screenwriter, closely involved in well-known TV shows on ABC, NBC, SBC, MTM. We learn about how Bruce managed to become famous from our article.
Birth and childhood
Bruce Paltrow was born November 26, 1943 in Brooklyn (New York). The boy was a fairly active child who loved to climb the table and recite poems loudly.
His desire to become an artist came true in the fifties. For the first time on the stage of the theater, Bruce went to school. The future of the boy was already predetermined. He began his career in one of the local theaters of Brooklyn. During the sixties he was fully engaged in theatrical activities. The audience loved him and always applauded him after the performance.
The first steps to television
In the early 70s, Bruce Paltrow tried to break into TV. At first he tried himself in the field of writing scripts. It should be noted that the debut was successful, so Bruce decided not to stop there. He was later invited to write scripts for Screen Gems.
Follow up projects
Subsequently, Bruce Paltrow became the head of the project The White Shadow ("White Shadow"), broadcast on CBS from 1978 to 1981. The next task was to write the text for the series St. Elsewhere. The picture was broadcast on the NBC channel from 1982 to 1988.
In 1973, Bruce began writing the script for the Shirts / Skins project. The film was shown on the ABC channel. This picture was about six entrepreneurs who turned their weekly basketball game into a hide-and-find entertainment. A text was written on the same topic for the show series "White Shadow." In this case, the story was about a former basketball player who became a coach of an African-American school team.
It is worth saying that this is the first drama broadcast on public television, which focused on blacks. The show consisted of 58 episodes. It was one of the most durable series on American television after the famous Black Kitchen and Wire.
Work on the MTM channel
After successful debuts, Bruce Paltrow continues to write lyrics for ABC and NBC. Then he is invited as an executive producer to the MTM channel. This time the project is called St. Elsewhere. The story tells of one of the Boston hospitals where interns undergo internships. This series was broadcast on the MTM channel and received the recognition of the audience.
Later, Bruce Paltrow, whose biography is described in detail in our article, no longer wanted to engage in projects that were not commercial success. But he again offers to work already on the series Tattinger's. Bruce has to move to New York. The picture was shot in 1988 in one of the Manhattan cafes. Each series included casual situations in which the main characters fell. It should be noted the star cast - Mary Bet Hart, Blythe Danner, Stefan Collins and Jerry Stiller.
At first, the audience really liked the series, but after six months the ratings began to fall sharply. Bruce immediately decided to give his work a second life, slightly tweaking the script and giving it a new name - Nick & Hillary. But here Paltrow also expected failure, the idea failed.
Great movie. “Slaughter department” and “Duets”
After the first disappointment, Bruce returns to writing the script for the comedy genre series Home Fires, which was released on NBC in 1992. This was followed by work on a project called The Road Home. In this case, Bruce acts as a producer. The story tells of Karen Allen, who returns with his family to rural life in Northern California.
The next successful work was the series “Slaughter department”, in which Bruce acted as co-producer. The project was broadcast on television from 1993 to 1999. The audience really liked him, and therefore existed for such a long time.
The story tells the story of Detective Giardell, who, together with his team, is investigating various crimes. In addition to the killings in the picture, the love line is also affected.
The personal life of the actor
Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner met on the set of the Tattinger's series and after that they never parted. In marriage, they had a daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow, and a son, Jake Paltrow (American director).
It should be noted that relations with children at Bruce evolved just fine. This is especially true for daughter Gwyneth. The father did not cherish the soul of his girl, was proud of her existing career and the ability to get used to any role.
Bruce's death
Unfortunately, Bruce Paltrow is no longer among us. He died in 2002, October 3, from the complications he suffered after pneumonia and cancer of the larynx. At this time, he was relaxing with his daughter in Rome at one of the resorts. The family celebrated the 30th anniversary of Gwyneth. Bruce was only 58 years old.
After the death of Paltrow, his wife Blythe began to participate in a charity event that helps cancer patients. The woman also set up a fund named after him that deals with cancer issues in the United States of America.
It should be noted that Chris Martin (Coldplay) in 2003 married Bruce's daughter, and in 2006 released an album called X & Y. He dedicated one of the songs Fix You to his father Gwyneth. According to the mother of the actress, the composition was originally written for her lover, but later Chris changed his mind in order to perpetuate the memory of a talented director and screenwriter.