| − | '''Donald Bellisario''' (born August 8, 1935) is a former [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] (serving from 1955 to 1959 and continuing as a reservist until 1963) who has been the creator (with producer and screen-writer credits) of such popular television shows as the original [[Battlestar Galactica]], [[Magnum P.I.]], [[Airwolf]], [[Quantum Leap]], [[JAG (TV series)|JAG]], and [[NCIS]]. He has been a [[Republican]] for most of his life (during the Nixon era he became an independent).<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=JQc4x8QhuR8C&pg=PA135&dq=Jag+TV+series&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Jag%20TV%20series&f=false ''TV Creators: Conversations with America's Top Producers of Television Drama (Volume 2)'']. James L. Longworth. Syracuse University Press, 2002. ISBN 0815607024. p.129-151.</ref> | + | '''Donald Bellisario''' (born August 8, 1935) is a former [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] (serving from 1955 to 1959 and continuing as a reservist until 1963) who has been the creator (with producer and screenwriter credits) of such popular television shows as the original [[Battlestar Galactica]], [[Magnum P.I.]], [[Airwolf]], [[Quantum Leap]], [[JAG (TV series)|JAG]], and [[NCIS]]. He has been a [[Republican]] for most of his life (during the Nixon era he became an independent).<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=JQc4x8QhuR8C&pg=PA135&dq=Jag+TV+series&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Jag%20TV%20series&f=false ''TV Creators: Conversations with America's Top Producers of Television Drama (Volume 2)'']. James L. Longworth. Syracuse University Press, 2002. ISBN 0815607024. p.129-151.</ref> |