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Peter Lenkov Fired at CBS; MacGyver, Magnum P.I. and Former H50 Boss Accused of Workplace Misconduct
CBS has fired prolific producer Peter M. Lenkov, whose current shows include MacGyver and Magnum P.I., following an investigation into claims that the showrunner created a toxic work environment, according to THR.
“Peter Lenkov is no longer the executive producer overseeing MacGyver and Magnum P.I., and the studio has ended its relationship with him,” a CBS TV Studios spokesperson tells TVLine in a statement. “Monica Macer will be the showrunner on MacGyver and Eric Guggenheim will run Magnum P.I. Both are currently executive producers on their respective series.
“Our studio is committed to ensuring safe and respectful production environments,” the statement continued. “Over the past year, we have assigned human resource production partners to every show, expanded staff training and increased reporting options. We will continue to evolve our practices with continued focus on building trust with all who work on our sets. Every complaint is taken seriously, every claim is investigated, and when evidence is clear that policies were violated and values not upheld, we take decisive action.”
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‘MacGyver,’ ‘Magnum P.I.’ Boss Dick Lenkov Pinkslipped at CBS
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Meet the king of the TV reboot
Did you pull any stunts to get your foot in the door?
PL: “When I first moved to Los Angeles I used to sneak onto the Paramount Studios lot. It was an easy lot to get onto — I used to pretend I was making a script delivery. They were doing a show called The Colbys and I knocked on Charlton Heston’s dressing room trailer. He thought I was an AD [assistant director] and told me to come in. I told him I really wanted to meet the person who spoke to God and we sat down and started chatting. He was a nice guy to me.
I also used to leave notes on Henry Winkler’s car! He had a company called Fair Dinkum at the time — producing [the original] MacGyver of all things — and he never answered a note. But now the Fonz and I are the closest of friends because we’re partners on the new MacGyver.
The craziest thing I ever did was call Steven Spielberg’s office and pretend I was Chris Columbus, a writer who was working for him. Steven’s assistant knew I wasn’t Chris Columbus because she knew his voice over the phone. Years later when I got called there to maybe do a project, I told her that story and she said, ‘Wait a minute!’ and then found my name on an old security list. They thought I might have been a security threat!
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