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Lou DeCosta

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Lou DeCosta is known for Eye on L.A. (1980), The Bear Whisperer (2011) and Amazing Medical Stories (2002).
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    • Known for

    Eye on L.A. (1980)
    Eye on L.A.
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Bear Whisperer (2011)
    The Bear Whisperer
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Amazing Medical Stories (2002)
    Amazing Medical Stories
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Food Wars
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Writer(2004)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Writer

    • The Bear Whisperer
      • Writer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2011
    • Lost and Found (2013)
      Lost and Found
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Unusual Suspects (2010)
      Unusual Suspects
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2010–2012
    • The Bear Whisperer (2011)
      The Bear Whisperer
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Fabulous Cakes (2010)
      Fabulous Cakes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010–2011
    • The Bear Whisperer (2010)
      The Bear Whisperer
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein in Little People: Just Married (2009)
      Little People: Just Married
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2009
    • Charles Manson in Manson's Missing Victims (2008)
      Manson's Missing Victims
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Secret Lives of Women (2005)
      Secret Lives of Women
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Wedding Central (2007)
      Wedding Central
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Pamela Peeke in Fit to Live (2008)
      Fit to Live
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Another 101 Things Removed from the Human Body (2007)
      Another 101 Things Removed from the Human Body
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2007
    • Eric A. Stromer in Over Your Head (2006)
      Over Your Head
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Untold Stories of the ER (2004)
      Untold Stories of the ER
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Anatomy of a Giant (2006)
      Anatomy of a Giant
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2006
    • Expeditions to the Edge (2004)
      Expeditions to the Edge
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2004–2006

    Producer

    • The Bear Whisperer
      • producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2011
    • Special (2014)
      Special
      • associate producer (as Lou de Costa)
      • 2014
    • Unusual Suspects (2010)
      Unusual Suspects
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010–2014
    • The Bear Whisperer (2011)
      The Bear Whisperer
      9.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2011
    • The Bear Whisperer (2010)
      The Bear Whisperer
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Another 101 Things Removed from the Human Body (2007)
      Another 101 Things Removed from the Human Body
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Eric A. Stromer in Over Your Head (2006)
      Over Your Head
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Anatomy of a Giant (2006)
      Anatomy of a Giant
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Babies: Special Delivery (2002)
      Babies: Special Delivery
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer (2002)
      • 2006
    • Las Vegas Law (2006)
      Las Vegas Law
      8.5
      TV Series
      • story producer
      • 2006
    • College Towns
      TV Series
      • producer (2005)
      • 2005
    • MFI: Medical Fraud Investigators (2005)
      MFI: Medical Fraud Investigators
      TV Series
      • producer (2005)
      • 2005
    • Star Travel
      TV Series
      • producer (2005)
      • 2005
    • Brandon Bennett in Obese at 16: A Life in the Balance (2005)
      Obese at 16: A Life in the Balance
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Travel Channel Secrets Of
      6.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003–2005
    • Bachelor Pad
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2004

    Additional Crew

    • Candid Camera
      • segment writer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1991
    • Cheating Vegas (2012)
      Cheating Vegas
      8.0
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2012
    • Fabulous Cakes (2010)
      Fabulous Cakes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2010
    • That's Gotta Hurt
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2007
    • Video Justice (2006)
      Video Justice
      8.0
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2006
    • What's with That House? (2006)
      What's with That House?
      8.6
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2006
    • 101 Things Removed from the Human Body (2005)
      101 Things Removed from the Human Body
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • segment writer
      • 2005
    • Amazing Medical Stories (2002)
      Amazing Medical Stories
      7.2
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 2002–2004
    • Love Chronicles (1999)
      Love Chronicles
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1999–2000
    • Miracle Babies II
      TV Movie
      • segment writer
      • 2000
    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 2000
    • Guinness World Records: Primetime (1998)
      Guinness World Records: Primetime
      6.5
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 1998–1999
    • Wild Things
      5.9
      TV Series
      • segment writer (1998)
      • 1998–2000
    • Earth's Fury (1997)
      Earth's Fury
      6.7
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1997–1998
    • Strange Universe (1996)
      Strange Universe
      8.5
      TV Series
      • segment writer
      • 1996–1997
    • Without Warning
      TV Series
      • story editor (1997)
      • 1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Lou Decosta
    • Other works
      Lecturer, Grad School of Journalism, UC Berkeley

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Deposed heir to the throne of Tonga.
    • Quotes
      You can only be young once, but you can always be immature.

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