Sidse Babett Knudsen works in television.
Lee David Zlotoff -LRB- born July 10 , 1954 -RRB- is a producer , director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the TV series MacGyver .. MacGyver. MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ). He started as a screenwriter for Hill Street Blues in 1981 .. Hill Street Blues. Hill Street Blues. He then became a producer of Remington Steele in 1982 .. Remington Steele. Remington Steele. Zlotoff created MacGyver , which ran on ABC between 1985 and 1992 and was sold throughout the world .. MacGyver. MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ). ABC. American Broadcasting Company. He then produced the television series The Man from Snowy River -LRB- Australian title  : Banjo Paterson 's The Man from Snowy River -- American title  : Snowy River  : The McGregor Saga -RRB- .. The Man from Snowy River. The Man from Snowy River ( poem ). American. United States. Banjo Paterson. Banjo Paterson. The series was loosely based on the Banjo Paterson poem `` The Man from Snowy River '' .. The Man from Snowy River. The Man from Snowy River ( poem ). Banjo Paterson. Banjo Paterson. He wrote and directed the 1996 film The Spitfire Grill , which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize .. The Spitfire Grill. The Spitfire Grill. Sundance Film Festival. Sundance Film Festival. Zlotoff graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1970 .. Brooklyn Technical High School. Brooklyn Technical High School. He then attended St. John 's College in Annapolis , Maryland .. He contributes to Make magazine .. Make. Make ( magazine ). At the 2008 Maker Faire , Zlotoff announced his interest in a MacGyver movie .. MacGyver. MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ). Maker Faire. Maker Faire. Zlotoff said he had full control of the movie after obtaining the rights several years ago .. He also has written two of the episodes for the TV series NCIS in season 3 and season 7 of the series .. NCIS. NCIS ( TV series ). season 3. NCIS ( season 3 ). season 7. NCIS ( season 7 ). In 2010 , a feature film version of the Saturday Night Live parody of MacGyver , MacGruber , prompted Zlotoff to send cease-and-desist letters and threaten further legal action .. MacGyver. MacGyver ( 2016 TV series ). Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live. MacGruber. MacGruber ( film ). Zlotoff served as executive producer of the new `` reboot '' of MacGyver .. MacGyver. MacGyver ( 2016 TV series )