Background
Capice, Philip Charles was born on June 24, 1931 in Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Philip Joseph and Angelina Mary (Togno) Capice.
television producer executive producer
Capice, Philip Charles was born on June 24, 1931 in Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States. Son of Philip Joseph and Angelina Mary (Togno) Capice.
Bachelor of Arts, Dickinson College, 1952; Master of Fine Arts, Columbia University, 1954.
Early career
A graduate of Dickinson College and Columbia University, Capice began his broadcasting career at Benton & Bowles in New York City, where he worked from 1954 to 1969 during that time he was an associate producer of Edge of Night. Then, from 1969 to 1974 he served as director of special programs at Columbia Broadcasting System, before joining Lorimar Productions in 1974. At Lorimar
After four years as vice president of creative affairs at Lorimar, Capice was made president of the company in 1978.
Additionally he worked with television series—most notably overseeing the creation of Eight Is Enough (1977) and Dallas (1978), both of which he was named executive producer of as they went into production.
Dallas grew to be television"s top rated series in the early 1980s, and Capice was nominated for Emmys in 1980 and 1981 (losing to Lou Grant and Hill Street Blues, respectively). Episodes of Dallas would usually end on a freeze-frame, with the executive producer cr superimposed over the final image before the end credits ran.
Since some of the season finalés of Dallas were among the most watched, and highly anticipated television shows in the world, Capice"s name became very widely recognized. However, creative conflicts between him and Larry Hagman and Leonard Katzman eventually led to Capice leaving Dallas in 1986.
Death
Capice died peacefully in his home in Los Angeles on December 30, 2009.
Trustee Dickinson College. Member Academy television Arts and Sciences, The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Dirs, Producers-Writers Guild.