Michael J. O’Hara is an American author, screenwriter and producer.
O’Hara was born in New York City and raised in the Inwood section of Northern Manhattan.
After college, O’Hara worked as a political reporter for two Gannett newspapers (The Titusville Star Advocate and Cocoa Today).
of West Coast Publicity and, later, an executive producer and screenwriter.
Besides an Emmy nomination ("Switched at Birth"), other honors include: a Christopher Award (“A Child’s Wish”); a Prism Award (“The Accident”);[3] and the Media Award from The National Council on Problem Gambling (“Playing to Win.”)[4] O’Hara and his wife Doris live in Malibu, California.