Biography:
Ira Steven Behr is a veteran of episodic television. He studied with Edward Albee at Lehman College and was offered a playwriting scholarship to Brandeis University. Instead he elected to move to the West Coast upon graduation to pursue a career in film and television.

Though his passion was comedy, ironically it was in hour-long dramas that Behr first made his mark, penning for such shows as "Fame," "The Bronx Zoo" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." When the latter spawned a spin-off, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," he was brought on-board again and eventually became executive producer.

Having built a successful career in hour-long dramas, Behr now makes a long belated foray into comedy with "Bob Patterson."

Television Credits:
Jessica Novak (1981) (writer)
Bret Maverick (1981) (writer)
The Bronx Zoo (1987) (writer)
Once A Hero (1987) (writer)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (producer: 1989-1990)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (co-executive producer: 1993-1994) (executive producer: 1995-1999) (supervising producer: 1993)
Bob Patterson (ABC, 2001)