Michael O'Hara

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.

Filmography

Writer

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

Television Movies Those She Left Behind - 1989 She Said No - 1990 Switched at Birth - 1991 She Woke Up Pregnant - 1996 One Hot Summer Night - 1998 In His Life: The John Lennon Story - 2000 1st to Die - 2003

Executive producer

Television series Murder in the Heartland - 1993

Television Movies She Said No - 1990 Switched at Birth - 1991 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family - 1993 Moment of Truth: Stalking Back - 1993 Moment of Truth: To Walk Again - 1994 Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges - 1994 Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy - 1994 Heart of a Child - 1994 Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics - 1994 Moment of Truth: Caught in the Crossfire - 1994 Moment of Truth: Cult Rescue - 1994 The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1995 Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1995 Eye of the Stalker - 1995 Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1996 A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1996 She Woke Up Pregnant - 1996 Abduction of Innocence - 1996 Badge of Betrayal - 1997 A Child's Wish - 1997 Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger - 1997 The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1997 Shattered Hearts: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998 I Know What You Did - 1998 Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998 One Hot Summer Night - 1998 Nobody Lives Forever - 1998 Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie - 1998 Someone to Love Me - 1998 In His Life: The John Lennon Story - 2000 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.