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Actor John Mahoney. He started out in Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater. His film roles include "Tin Men," "Eight Men Out," the randy professor in "Moonstruck," and the father in "Say Anything."... Mahoney now plays Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) father in the "Cheers" spin-off "Frasier". (Rebroadcast of 05/15/1990)

Television producer Steven Bochco. With shows like "Hill Street Blues," "L.A.Law," and this season's "NYPD Blue," Bochco can claim credit for a whole TV genre: intensely realistic dramas that use an ensemble cast and multiple, interweaving plots that quickly cut back and forth. TV critics allude to the "Bochco-ization of network TV," as more and more programs use the Bochco trademarks of large casts, gallows humor and allusions to unconventional sex. Bocho remains an innovative, albeit controversial, force in television. His latest series "NYPD Blue" has been rejected by a sizable number of ABC affiliates for vulgarity and nudity. The ratings and critics,though, assert that this is television at its finest. (Rebroadcast of 09/05/1989)

Actor DENNIS FRANZ. He played the tough, gum chewing Lieutenant Norman Bunz on the acclaimed TV series, "Hill Street Blues." Bunz briefly starred in the short-lived "Hill Street Blues" spin-off, "Beverly Hills Bunz. He returns to television in ABC's "NYPD Blue." As Detective Sipowicz, he plays a legendary cop that is now battling burn-out and the bottle. (Rebroadcast of 08/05/1987)

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Other segments from the episode on October 1, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, October 1, 1993: Interviews with John Mahoney, Steven Bochco, and Dennis Franz; Interview with Garry Shandling; Review of the film "A Bronx Tale."

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