Alan Cross (screenwriter)
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Alan Cross is an American
television screenwriter, producer and director.
Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of Weird Science
, for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose
with his then-partner Tom Spezialy
.
His other work includes the co-executive producer of Veronica's Closet
and consulting producer for both Dawson's Creek
and Get Real
. He has written episodes of the series She Spies
, Players, Enterprise and Desperate Housewives
.
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television screenwriter, producer and director.
Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of Weird Science
Weird Science (TV series)
Weird Science is a mid-1990s American comedy series made for television, based on the 1985 film of the same name.-Plot:The series follows the adventures of Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly , two socially inept high school students in an unspecified town in California...
, for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...
with his then-partner Tom Spezialy
Tom Spezialy
Tom Spezialy is an American television producer, director and screen writer. In 2007, began serving as executive producer of Reaper.-Career:Spezialy began his career in 1989 writing for the CBS television series Doctor Doctor...
.
His other work includes the co-executive producer of Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25, 1997, to June 27, 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season one :...
and consulting producer for both Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
and Get Real
Get Real (TV series)
Get Real is a short-lived comedy-drama on the FOX Network centering on the fictional Green family of San Francisco. It ran from September 1999 to April 2000...
. He has written episodes of the series She Spies
She Spies
She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's...
, Players, Enterprise and Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
.