- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHugh Hamilton Wilson Jr.
- Nickname
- Raoul Plager
- Hugh Wilson was born on August 24, 1943 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Blast from the Past (1999), Frank's Place (1987) and WKRP in Cincinnati (1978). He was married to Charters Smith. He died on January 14, 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseCharters Smith(1978 - January 14, 2018) (his death, 5 children)
- He usually gave himself a cameo in the films he directed.
- He worked in advertising in Atlanta before becoming a writer and associate producer on The Tony Randall Show (1976).
- As of September 2003 was living on a farm in Virginia.
- Was a radio exec and then a partner and creative director at the Burton-Campbell advertising agency - for whom he wrote and directed TV commercials.
- Worked with Armstrong World Industries' in-house advertising department in Lancaster, PA, where he and others would stage shows for salesmen, who sold ads for flooring products to network TV shows.
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