Hauck was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from John Carroll University, in 1963, for the academic year 1963-64, Hauck taught English literature at Holy Name High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Hauck then moved to Pittsburgh and was hired as a reporter and bureau chief for BusinessWeek magazine.[3]
In 1980s and 1990s, Hauck created, produced and wrote for the sitcom television series The Two of Us,[9] which starred British comedic actor Peter Cook and American actress Mimi Kennedy and was based on the British London Weekend Television sitcom Two's Company. He created the new NBCfamily sitcom television series The Hogan Family in 1986, which was first titled Valerie from 1986 to 1987, and starred Valerie Harper as Valerie Hogan.[10] In Season 2, Hauck changed the title to Valerie's Family, and then to The Hogan Family in Season 3, when Valerie Harper was fired from the series and was replaced by actress, Sandy Duncan as "Sandy Hogan".[11]
In 1993, Hauck authored the comic novel Artistic Differences, described by the New York Times as, "a caustically funny account of star temperament within network television.[12]
Hauck wrote and worked as executive producer for the television sitcomHome Improvement in Season 6, but left the series in Season 7.[13] He also wrote and was an consulting producer for the television sitcom Frasier, in Season 7, for which in 2000 he was again nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.[14]