Michael O'Hara (writer)

Michael J. O’Hara is an American author, screenwriter and producer.

Early life
O’Hara was born in New York City and raised in the Inwood section of Northern Manhattan. He graduated with a B.A. in English and Government from Manhattan College.

Career
After college, O’Hara worked as a political reporter for two Gannett newspapers (The Titusville Star Advocate and Cocoa Today).

He moved to Hollywood in the late 1970s and ended up working in the press department at NBC, becoming NBC’s V.P. of West Coast Publicity and, later, an executive producer and screenwriter.

His first novel, Dos Angeles, was published in the fall of 2015.

Television series

 * 1) Chicago Story: Not Quite Paradise: Part 1 - 1982
 * 2) Chicago Story: Not Quite Paradise: Part 2 - 1982
 * 3) Murder in the Heartland (Mini-Series) - 1993

Television Movies

 * 1) Those She Left Behind - 1989
 * 2) She Said No - 1990
 * 3) Switched at Birth - 1991
 * 4) She Woke Up Pregnant - 1996
 * 5) One Hot Summer Night - 1998
 * 6) In His Life: The John Lennon Story - 2000
 * 7) 1st to Die - 2003

Television series

 * 1) Murder in the Heartland - 1993

Television Movies

 * 1) She Said No - 1990
 * 2) Switched at Birth - 1991
 * 3) Bloodlines: Murder in the Family - 1993
 * 4) Moment of Truth: Stalking Back - 1993
 * 5) Moment of Truth: To Walk Again - 1994
 * 6) Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges - 1994
 * 7) Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy - 1994
 * 8) Heart of a Child - 1994
 * 9) Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics - 1994
 * 10) Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire - 1994
 * 11) Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue - 1994
 * 12) The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1995
 * 13) Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1995
 * 14) Eye of the Stalker - 1995
 * 15) Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1996
 * 16) A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1996
 * 17) She Woke Up Pregnant - 1996
 * 18) Abduction of Innocence - 1996
 * 19) Badge of Betrayal - 1997
 * 20) A Child's Wish - 1997
 * 21) Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger - 1997
 * 22) The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1997
 * 23) Shattered Hearts: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998
 * 24) I Know What You Did - 1998
 * 25) Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998
 * 26) One Hot Summer Night - 1998
 * 27) Nobody Lives Forever - 1998
 * 28) Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998
 * 29) Someone to Love Me - 1998
 * 30) In His Life: The John Lennon Story - 2000
 * 31) 1st to Die - 2003

Awards
Besides an Emmy nomination ("Switched at Birth"), other honors include: a Christopher Award (“A Child’s Wish”); a Prism Award (“The Accident”); and the Media Award from The National Council on Problem Gambling (“Playing to Win.”)

Personal life
O’Hara and his wife Doris live in Malibu, California. They have two children, Mariah and John.