Clyde B. Phillips is a writer and producer for television

Television

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 and film

Film

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. He has written for the shows Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...

, Shout About Movies

Shout About Movies

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, Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The show takes place at The Gate, a fictitious magazine which is based in San Francisco. Among the magazine's employees is Susan Keane , who always has been cared for by someone else...

, 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...

, Midas Valley, and Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

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. He has worked as a producer on Players, Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story, If Things Were Different, Bud and Lou

Bud and Lou

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, and as an executive producer of the shows Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...

, 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...

, 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...

, Eddie Dodd, Police Story: Cop Killer, Houston Knights

Houston Knights

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, Northstar

Northstar

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, and Midas Valley.

Biography

Phillips joined the crew of Showtime television drama Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...

as a writer and executive producer midway through the first season in 2006. He was nominated for the Edgar award

Edgar Award

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 for Best Television Episode (Teleplay), for writing the episode "Crocodile".

He returned as an executive producer and writer for the second season. Phillips and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series at the February 2008 ceremony

Writers Guild of America Awards 2007

The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...

 for their work on the second season. Phillips remained an executive producer and writer for the third season. The writing staff were nominated for the same award at the February 2009 ceremony

Writers Guild of America Awards 2008

The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...

 for their work on the third season. Phillips remained an executive producer and writer for the fourth season but in addition became the series show runner. Phillips and the writing staff was nominated for the WGA award a third consecutive time at the February 2010 ceremony

Writers Guild of America Awards 2009

The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia...

for their work on the fourth season. Phillips stood down as show runner after the fourth season and left his role as an executive producer. He was credited as a consultant on the fifth season.

He has signed a deal with Lionsgate that involves transferring his entire crew on Dexter to the East Coast.