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- Douglas Schwartz helped shape that aesthetic, both as a co-creator of the series and a director of 43 episodes and three made-for-TV "Baywatch" movies — and he's legally blind. When he was 20, Schwartz received a diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative condition that leads to extreme "tunnel vision."
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Feb 9, 2024 · Douglas Schwartz, one of Baywatch's producers, is also the only legally blind person in the Director's Guild of America. A condition called retinitis pigmentosa left him with just 10% of his vision, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Schwartz.
Jul 1, 2016 · About 40 episodes were directed by a legally blind man. At 20, Schwartz was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that left him with tunnel vision.
Douglas Schwartz, one of Baywatch's producers, is also the only legally blind person in the Director's Guild of America. A condition called retinitis pigmentosa left him with just 10% of his vision, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Schwartz.
He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing The Wizard, as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of Baywatch, [1][2] a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed Sheena, based on the comic book of the same name.
Gregory pitched the idea around Hollywood for years without success until his sister married TV writer Douglas Schwartz. Douglas later teamed with Michael Berk and sold Gregory’s idea to NBC. NBC bought the two hour movie that most fans have never even seen, called Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier.
Short Sighted: Directed by Douglas Schwartz. With David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth. During junior lifeguard training sessions, Matt deals with Hobie's newest friend, Carter, who is ashamed of his father, Simon, who happens to be a dwarf.
