Bob Brush

Bob Brush is an Emmy-award-winning writer-producer and composer best known for his work as executive producer, writer and showrunner of ABC's The Wonder Years, for which he received an Emmy for individual writing, the Peabody Award, and multiple Humanitas Awards. He wrote, developed and produced the CBS hit series Early Edition and ABC's Karen Sisco, as well as adapting for television the novels The Prince of Tides and Scruples. Brush began his career as a musical composer following his graduation from Yale, where he was Pitchpipe of the Whiffenpoofs. In the 1970's he worked at Sesame Street and Captain Kangaroo, writing scripts and composing songs, among them the Good Morning Captain theme song. In 1981 he composed the score for the Broadway musical The First, about baseball immortal Jackie Robinson, which ran for 70 performances at the Martin Beck Theater. In 1986 he teamed with writer/producer Jay Tarses on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, starring Blair Brown, and The Slap Maxwell Story with Dabney Coleman. Beginning in 1988 he executive-produced and wrote The Wonder Years for its run of over 100 episodes, and followed with Early Edition starring Kyle Chandler. Other projects include Raising Caines, 111 Gramercy Park, and No Ordinary Girl. He returned to New York to pursue his love of literature. His first novel, The Piazza: Stories from Piazza Santa Caterina Piccola, is now available. Brush lives in Manhattan and Hudson, NY with his wife, actress/writer Mel Harris. Their four children live all over the place.