John Frederick Bowman (September 28, 1957 – December 28, 2021) was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating theFox sitcomMartin. He wrote forSaturday Night Live,The Show, andIn Living Color. He also worked as theshowrunner ofMurphy Brown.^[1][2] Bowman won aPrimetime Emmy Award forSaturday Night Live in 1989. He was nominated for two more, forIn Living Color, in 1991 and 1992.^[3]

Bowman was born on September 28, 1957, inMilwaukee,Wisconsin. He attendedWhitefish Bay High School.^[4] While attendingHarvard College, he was an editor ofThe Harvard Lampoon. After graduating fromHarvard Business School in 1985, he worked as a junior executive atPepsiCo.^[1][4] In 1988, he and his wife, Shannon Gaughan, were hired as staff writers onSaturday Night Live.^[2]

Bowman served as head of theWriters Guild of America negotiating committee during the2007–08 writers' strike. He later taught comedy writing at theUSC School of Cinematic Arts.^[2]

Bowman married Shannon Gaughan in 1982. They met while working onThe Harvard Lampoon. They had five children.^[5]

He died fromdilated cardiomyopathy on December 28, 2021, at his home inSanta Monica, California, at the age of 64.^[1]

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