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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Bowman was [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] on {{d|15|May|1960}} in [[Texas]]. He started his directorial career in [[television]]] with an episode of ''[[Wikipedia:MacGyver|MacGyver]]'', and has never looked back. Brought in to direct the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Where No One Has Gone Before]]" as a replacement for [[Daniel Petrie]], he went on to become one of the most important directors in the show's first two seasons. He directed his last episode in 1990, having directed 13 episodes in all. He shot to fame as a producer of [[Wikia:c:x-files:The X-Files|''The X-Files'']], while also directing over thirty episodes of that series. He also directed [[Wikia:c:x-files:The X-Files Movie|''The X-Files'' Movie]] and several episodes of the spinoff series, [[Wikia:c:x-files:The Lone Gunmen|''The Lone Gunmen'']].
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Bowman was [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] on {{d|15|May|1960}} in [[Texas]]. He started his directorial career in television] with an episode of ''[[Wikipedia:MacGyver|MacGyver]]'', and has never looked back. Brought in to direct the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Where No One Has Gone Before]]" as a replacement for [[Daniel Petrie]], he went on to become one of the most important directors in the show's first two seasons. He directed his last episode in 1990, having directed 13 episodes in all. He shot to fame as a producer of [[Wikia:c:x-files:The X-Files|''The X-Files'']], while also directing over thirty episodes of that series. He also directed [[Wikia:c:x-files:The X-Files Movie|''The X-Files'' Movie]] and several episodes of the spinoff series, [[Wikia:c:x-files:The Lone Gunmen|''The Lone Gunmen'']].
   
 
[[Wil Wheaton]] has stated about directors, "most of them favored grabbing me by the elbow and moving me around the set, rather than, you know, giving me direction like I was a person or a professional or anything like that. ... but Rob Bowman, who directed this episode ["[[Where No One Has Gone Before]]"], actually treated me really well." and "Rob Bowman directed me to be as mature as I was capable of being when I was just 14." [http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/27/star-trek-the-next-generation-where-no-one-has-gone-before/]
 
[[Wil Wheaton]] has stated about directors, "most of them favored grabbing me by the elbow and moving me around the set, rather than, you know, giving me direction like I was a person or a professional or anything like that. ... but Rob Bowman, who directed this episode ["[[Where No One Has Gone Before]]"], actually treated me really well." and "Rob Bowman directed me to be as mature as I was capable of being when I was just 14." [http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/27/star-trek-the-next-generation-where-no-one-has-gone-before/]

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Template:Realworld Rob Bowman directed 13 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Biography

Bowman was born on 15 May 1960 in Texas. He started his directorial career in television] with an episode of MacGyver, and has never looked back. Brought in to direct the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where No One Has Gone Before" as a replacement for Daniel Petrie, he went on to become one of the most important directors in the show's first two seasons. He directed his last episode in 1990, having directed 13 episodes in all. He shot to fame as a producer of The X-Files, while also directing over thirty episodes of that series. He also directed The X-Files Movie and several episodes of the spinoff series, The Lone Gunmen.

Wil Wheaton has stated about directors, "most of them favored grabbing me by the elbow and moving me around the set, rather than, you know, giving me direction like I was a person or a professional or anything like that. ... but Rob Bowman, who directed this episode ["Where No One Has Gone Before"], actually treated me really well." and "Rob Bowman directed me to be as mature as I was capable of being when I was just 14." [1]

Directing Credits

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