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Gregory J. Bonann

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Gregory J. Bonann (born June 28, 1952) is an American lifeguard, television producer, director, writer, and show-runner. He is best known for co-creating the internationally syndicated television series, "Baywatch", which ran for eleven seasons, and was listed in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records as the most widely viewed TV series in the world. His later work includes She Spies, and the syndicated action drama, SAF3.
BornJune 28, 1952
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (2017)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    • Producer
    • 2017
    David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
    Baywatch Nights
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Elements of Gold
    • Producer
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Baywatch
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (2017)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      • produced by
      • 2017
    • SAF3 (pronounced "safe") is a syndicated action adventure series starring Dolph Lundgren and J.R. Martinez
      SAF3
      3.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2014
    • Natasha Henstridge, Kristen Miller, and Natashia Williams in She Spies (2002)
      She Spies
      6.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003–2004
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 1989–2001
    • Parker Stevenson in Avalon: Beyond the Abyss (1999)
      Avalon: Beyond the Abyss
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Carmen Electra and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
      Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay
      5.2
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Shannon Tweed, Hulk Hogan, and Carl Weathers in Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
      Assault on Devil's Island
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Steel Chariots (1997)
      Steel Chariots
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
      Baywatch Nights
      3.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1995–1997
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995)
      Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise
      4.7
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise II
      4.4
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Hulk Hogan in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      4.5
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • Erika Eleniak, Mädchen Amick, David Hasselhoff, and Parker Stevenson in Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
      Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Elements of Gold
      • producer
      • 1985

    Writer

    • Baywatch
      • co-creator
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Dwayne Johnson, Alexandra Daddario, Zac Efron, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, and Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (2017)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      • based on the series "Baywatch" created by
      • 2017
    • SAF3 (pronounced "safe") is a syndicated action adventure series starring Dolph Lundgren and J.R. Martinez
      SAF3
      3.1
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story
      • 2013–2014
    • Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
      Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 2003
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 1989–2001
    • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
      Baywatch Nights
      3.8
      TV Series
      • created by
      • creator
      • 1995–1997
    • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      5.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • creator
      • 1994
    • Erika Eleniak, Mädchen Amick, David Hasselhoff, and Parker Stevenson in Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
      Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1989

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • director: main title
      • director: main title and montages
      • 1989–2000
    • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
      Baywatch Nights
      3.8
      TV Series
      • director: music montages
      • second unit director
      • 1995
    • Carol Alt, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Lemmon in Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise II
      4.4
      Video
      • second unit director
      • 1994
    • Erika Eleniak, Mädchen Amick, David Hasselhoff, and Parker Stevenson in Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
      Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • second unit director
      • 1989
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    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Tower 18 Productions
    • Alternative names
      • Greg Bonann
    • Born
      • June 28, 1952
      • Santa Monica, California, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Worked as a lifeguard before co-creating "Baywatch".
    • Nicknames
      • Bone
      • Greg

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