Dennis Hammer

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Dennis Hammer is a television producer whose credits include Empire, Colony, Heroes, Crossing Jordan, and Dynasty.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/heroes/credits/Dennis-Hammer/|title=Heroes Credits, Dennis Hammer, Actors & Makers of Heroes|author=|date=|publisher=NBC|accessdate=19 December 2010}} Before moving to television, Hammer was a theater publicist working for Gordon Davidson at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles.{{IMDb name|0358447|Dennis Hammer}}

Career

The veteran producer began his career in television as a casting director at Aaron Spelling Productions and eventually became a producer for popular Spelling series such as The Love Boat and Dynasty. He also developed and produced all twenty of the Danielle Steel Television movies for NBC; these became one of the most successful made-for-television franchises in television history. His most recent work being 20thCentury Fox Television’s hit series Empire. Prior to Empire, Dennis produced Colony, Tyrant, and Heroes to name a few.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358447/|title=Dennis Hammer|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-03-12}} Hammer is Emmy nominated,{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/dennis-hammer|title=Dennis Hammer|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}} and the recipient of the BAFTA Award.{{Cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2008/television/international|title=2008 Television International {{!}} BAFTA Awards|website=awards.bafta.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}