This article is about the television producer. For the author and origami artist, see
Peter Engel (author).
Peter Engel (born
c. 1936[1]) is an American television producer who is best known for his teen
sitcoms that appeared on
TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on
NBC which featured all teenage-oriented programs for educational purposes. His most well known work was the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell which inspired the birth of the TNBC block for his other shows such as California Dreams, Hang Time and City Guys in the 1990s.[2]
Life and career
After producing teen-focused series for NBC, Engel transitioned to producing
reality television series.[3] A reality television project that Engel executive produced is the
NBC reality series Last Comic Standing. He has been announced as executive producer and creator of the
E! Network reality show Chasing The Saturdays, starring the British girl group
The Saturdays.
Religiously, Engel was raised Jewish, and has converted to Christianity.[4]
Engel released a memoir titled I Was Saved by the Bell: Stories of Life, Love, and Dreams That Do Come True.[5]
^Engel, Peter (2016). I Was Saved by the Bell. United States: Top Hat Words. p. 1.
ISBN978-0997943115. It was 1989, and the future of Saved by the Bell hung in the balance. Fifty-three years old, and executive producer of the show...