David Foster (writer)
Encyclopedia
David Foster is an American television writer, producer
and medical doctor
best known for working as a writer/producer on the critically acclaimed Fox
medical drama
series House
.
in 1995. He attended school with Neal Baer
, a pediatrician who would eventually become the executive producer
of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
. As a doctor he worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
and the Harvard School of Public Health
listening to patient's stories and diagnose uncommon illnesses, a skill which he would later utilize as a writer on House.
. Since then he has served as a writer and producer and was promoted to co-executive producer at the beginning of the seventh season
.
" episode of House, which he shared with Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and David Shore.
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and medical doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
best known for working as a writer/producer on the critically acclaimed Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
medical drama
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...
series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
.
Medical career
Foster graduated from Harvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
in 1995. He attended school with Neal Baer
Neal Baer
Neal Baer, MD is an American pediatrician and television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the television shows ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.-Education:...
, a pediatrician who would eventually become the executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
. As a doctor he worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts is a major flagship teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital and New England Deaconess Hospital...
and the Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
listening to patient's stories and diagnose uncommon illnesses, a skill which he would later utilize as a writer on House.
Television career
Foster would eventually move into television writing through Neal Baer, who hired him to freelance-write an episode of Law & Order: SVU entitled "Parts". The producers of House were impressed by his credentials and hired him as a consulting producer during the show's first seasonHouse (season 1)
The first season of House premiered November 16, 2004 and ended May 25, 2005. The season followed Dr. House and his team as they solve a medical case each episode, the season's sub-plot revolved around billionaire Edward Vogler making a $100 million donation to the hospital...
. Since then he has served as a writer and producer and was promoted to co-executive producer at the beginning of the seventh season
House (season 7)
House entered a seventh season on September 20, 2010. House and Cuddy attempt to make a real relationship work and face the question as to whether their new relationship will affect their ability to diagnose patients. The new season features a new opening title sequence...
.
House episodes
- "DNRDNR (House)"DNR" is the 9th episode in the first season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on February 1, 2005....
" (1.09) - "Mob RulesMob Rules (House)"Mob Rules" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on March 22, 2005.-Plot:House treats a man named Joey, serving as a witness in a mob case, who has passed out and entered a coma...
" (1.15) (with John MankiewiczJohn MankiewiczJohn Mankiewicz, born 18 February 1954 in New York City into the prolific Mankiewicz family, is an American television and film executive producer and screenwriter. He has written and produced episodes for House M.D. and other shows and occasionally writes for The New Yorker.-References:...
) - "TB or Not TB" (2.05)
- "All InAll In (House)"All In" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on April 11, 2006.-Plot:During a field trip in a museum exhibit about the human body, 6-year old Ian Alston is found to have bloody diarrhea...
" (2.17) - "Informed Consent" (3.03)
- "Needle in a HaystackNeedle in a Haystack (House)"Needle in a Haystack" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of House and the fifty-ninth episode overall.-Plot:House arrives at the hospital to discover a wheelchair-accessible van in his usual parking space. He seeks out the van's owner, who turns out to be the hospital's new researcher,...
" (3.13) - "Mirror MirrorMirror Mirror (House)"Mirror Mirror" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of House and the seventy-fifth episode overall. It aired on October 30, 2007.-Medicine:...
" (4.05) - "House's HeadHouse's Head"House's Head" is the fifteenth episode of the fourth season of House and the eighty-fifth episode overall. It was the first part of the two-part season four finale, the second part being "Wilson's Heart". Co-written by several House producers and directed by Greg Yaitanes, "House's Head" premiered...
" (4.15) (with Peter BlakePeter Blake (writer)Peter Blake is an award-winning American television writer and producer. He is currently an Executive Producer on the Fox TV series House.- Early Life and Education :Blake was raised in New York City and attended The Collegiate School...
, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and Doris EganDoris EganDoris Egan is an American screenwriter, producer, and writer. She has worked on Smallville, Dark Angel, and House as well as many other television programs.-Gate of Ivory trilogy:...
) - "Wilson's HeartWilson's Heart"Wilson's Heart" is the sixteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of House and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It aired on May 19, 2008...
" (4.16) (with Peter Blake, Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner) - "BirthmarksBirthmarks"Birthmarks" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of House and the ninetieth episode overall. It aired on October 14, 2008.-Plot:...
" (5.04) (with Doris Egan) - "Big BabyBig Baby (House)"Big Baby" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of House and the ninety-ninth episode overall. It aired on January 26, 2009.-Plot:Sarah, a 29-year-old special needs teacher, is working in her class when she coughs up blood and collapses...
" (5.13) (with Lawrence KaplowLawrence KaplowLawrence Kaplow is an American television writer and producer most notable for his work on the FOX series House. He won the 2005 Writers Guild of America Award for "Outstanding Television Script, Episodic Drama" for the House episode "Autopsy" .In addition to House, Kaplow has written for Family...
) - "Locked InLocked In (House)"Locked In" is the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of House. It aired on March 30, 2009.- Plot :Gregory House is injured in a motorcycle accident in Middletown, NY and finds himself in bed next to a patient suffering from locked-in syndrome after a bicycling accident...
" (5.19) (with Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner) - "BrokenBroken (House)"Broken" is the joint title for the first and second episodes of the sixth season of the television series House. It is a two-part season premiere, being first broadcast on the Fox network on September 21, 2009...
" (6.01/6.02) (with Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and David ShoreDavid ShoreDavid Shore is a Canadian writer, best known for his work writing and producing in television. As a former lawyer, Shore became known for his work on Family Law, NYPD Blue, and Due South...
) - "WilsonWilson (House episode)"Wilson" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of House. It aired on November 30, 2009. The episode, uniquely centered on Wilson and a day in his life, was notable for departing from the usual House-centric storyline.- Plot :...
" (6.10) - "BaggageBaggage (House)"Baggage" is the twenty-first episode of the sixth season of the American medical drama House. It aired on May 10, 2010. The episode deals with Dr. Nolan trying to help House by getting him to recount the events of the past week. The critical response was generally positive.- Plot :The episode is...
" (6.21) (with Doris Egan) - "Unplanned ParenthoodUnplanned Parenthood (House)"Unplanned Parenthood" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It first aired on October 18, 2010.-Plot:...
" (7.05)
Awards and nominations
In 2010, Foster won a Writer's Guild of America award for the "BrokenBroken (House)
"Broken" is the joint title for the first and second episodes of the sixth season of the television series House. It is a two-part season premiere, being first broadcast on the Fox network on September 21, 2009...
" episode of House, which he shared with Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner and David Shore.