Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
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The 61st Writers Guild of America Award
s honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
s honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...
– Eric RothEric RothEric Roth is an American screenwriter. He won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Forrest Gump . He also co-wrote the screenplay for Michael Mann's The Insider , the Steven Spielberg film Munich , and David Fincher's film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , all of which were nominated for...
(screenplay), Eric Roth and Robin SwicordRobin SwicordRobin Swicord is an American screenwriter and film director. She wrote the screenplay for the film Memoirs of a Geisha, based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Golden...
(story); F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
(author) - The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
– JonathanJonathan NolanJonathan "Jonah" Nolan is a British-American author and screenwriter. His short story "Memento Mori" was used by his brother, director Christopher Nolan, as the basis for the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film Memento. He has also co-written the screenplays for The Prestige and The Dark...
and Christopher NolanChristopher NolanChristopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
(screenplay), Christopher Nolan and David S. GoyerDavid S. GoyerDavid Samuel Goyer is an American screenwriter, film director and comic book writer.-Early life:Goyer was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Hebrew school and has described himself as "half Jewish"...
(story); Bob KaneBob KaneBob Kane was an American comic book artist and writer, credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman...
and Bill FingerBill FingerWilliam "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development...
(creators) - Doubt – John Patrick ShanleyJohn Patrick ShanleyJohn Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He also contributed articles on the performing arts to The New York Times among other publications.-Life and career:...
(screenplay and playwright) - Frost/NixonFrost/Nixon (film)Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based on the 2006 play by Peter Morgan which dramatizes the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard and produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working...
– Peter MorganPeter MorganPeter Morgan may refer to:* Peter Morgan , British sports car manufacturer* Peter Morgan , 1978 British Formula Ford champion* Peter Morgan , Wales and British lions international...
(screenplay and playwright) - Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup...
– Simon BeaufoySimon BeaufoySimon Beaufoy is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth...
(screenplay); Vikas SwarupVikas SwarupVikas Swarup is an Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan, best known for his novels Q & A and Six Suspects.-Early life:...
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Best Original Screenplay
- Burn After ReadingBurn After ReadingBurn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Brad Pitt. It was released in the United States on September 12, 2008, and it was released on October 17, 2008...
– Ethan and Joel CoenCoen BrothersJoel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers... - MilkMilk (film)Milk is a 2008 American biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
– Dustin Lance BlackDustin Lance BlackDustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He has won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the television series Big Love and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk.-Early life:Black was born in Sacramento,... - Vicky Cristina BarcelonaVicky Cristina BarcelonaVicky Cristina Barcelona is a 2008 romance comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, and starring Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall...
– Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema... - The VisitorThe Visitor (2007 film)The Visitor is a 2007 British short film directed by Dave Smith and starring Ciaran Griffiths and Conrad Westmaas.-See also:*The Visitor Award winning feature film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy....
– Thomas McCarthyThomas McCarthy (actor)Thomas Joseph McCarthy is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe... - The Wrestler – Robert SiegelRobert SiegelRobert Siegel is an American radio journalist best known as host of the National Public Radio evening news broadcast All Things Considered.-Career:...
Best Documentary Feature Screenplay
- Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater StoryBoogie Man: The Lee Atwater StoryBoogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story is a 2008 U.S. documentary on the campaign tactics used by Lee Atwater while working on the George H.W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign, and how those tactics have transformed presidential campaigns in the United States....
- Stefan ForbesStefan ForbesStefan Forbes is an American writer and film director. His first feature film was the 2008 documentary film Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, about the life of political operative Lee Atwater. Boogie Man played at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, played in 40 U.S...
and Noland Walker - Chicago 10Chicago 10 (film)Chicago 10: Speak Your Peace is a partially animated film written and directed by Brett Morgen that tells the story of the Chicago Eight...
- Brett Morgen - FuelFuel (film)Fuel is a 2008 documentary film directed by Josh Tickell. It won the audience award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The DVD was released on June 22, 2010.-Editing:...
- Johnny O'Hara - Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is a 2008 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney. It details Hunter S. Thompson's landmark writings on music and politics...
- Alex GibneyAlex GibneyAlex Gibney is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, Esquire magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time."... - Waltz with BashirWaltz with BashirWaltz with Bashir is a 2008 Israeli animated documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman in search of his lost memories from the 1982 Lebanon War....
- Ari FolmanAri FolmanAri Folman is an Israeli film director, screenwriter and film score composer.-Biography:Ari Folman was born in Haifa to Holocaust survivors. His wife is also a film director...
Dramatic Series
| Title | Writers | 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... | Scott Buck Scott Buck Scott Buck is an American television writer. Buck has written for several television series including HBO's Six Feet Under, Rome, Showtime's Dexter, Everybody Loves Raymond, Coach and The Oblongs.-Biography:... , Daniel Cerone Daniel Cerone Daniel Howard Cerone is a television writer and producer. He wrote and produced episodes for the series Dexter, Charmed and The Mentalist. He created and produced the short-lived Dean Cain drama Clubhouse.-Biography:... , Charles H. Eglee Charles H. Eglee Charles H. Eglee is an Emmy Award winning American film and television writer and producer. He worked extensively for Steven Bochco productions throughout the 1990s. For Bochco productions he co-created Byrds of Paradise with frequent collaborator Channing Gibson and co-created Murder One with... , Drew Greenberg Drew Greenberg Drew Z. Greenberg is an American television producer and writer best known for working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, The O.C., Dexter and Warehouse 13.-Career:... , Adam E. Fierro, Lauren Gussis Lauren Gussis Lauren Gussis is an American television writer. She has written for the Showtime series Dexter and the NBC series E-Ring.-Career:Gussis joined the crew of Showtime drama series Dexter as a staff writer for the first season in 2006... , Clyde Phillips Clyde Phillips Clyde B. Phillips is a writer and producer for television and film. He has written for the shows Dexter, Shout About Movies, Suddenly Susan, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Midas Valley, and Trapper John, M.D.... , Scott Reynolds Scott Reynolds (writer) Scott Reynolds is a television writer. He has written for the Showtime series Dexter and the Bruckheimer television series E-Ring.-Career:... , Melissa Rosenberg Melissa Rosenberg Melissa Anne Rosenberg is an American screenwriter. She has worked in both film and television and has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, and two Writers Guild of America Awards. She won a Peabody Award... , and Timothy Schlattman Timothy Schlattman Timothy Schlattmann is a television writer and producer. He has written for the Showtime series Dexter.-Biography:Schlattman joined the crew of the Showtime drama series Dexter as a story editor for the first season in 2006... |
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| Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights (TV series) Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team... |
Bridget Carpenter Bridget Carpenter -Life:She holds an M.F.A. from Brown University, and has taught playwriting in grammar school, high school, college, and prison.Most recently, she was a playwright-in-residence at the Royal National Theatre in London. Her plays have been produced across the country. She is working on new play... , Kerry Ehrin Kerry Ehrin Kerry Ehrin is a television writer. She has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for her work on the first season of Friday Night Lights... , Brent Fletcher Brent Fletcher Brent Fletcher is an American television writer. He has worked on television series such as Lost and Angel.He was a freelance writer for the first season of Lost... , Jason Gavin Jason Gavin (writer) Jason Gavin is a television writer. He has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights as a writer. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season of Friday Night Lights... , Carter Harris Carter Harris Carter Harris is a television writer. He has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for his work on the first season of Friday Night Lights... , Elizabeth Heldens Elizabeth Heldens Elizabeth Heldens is a television writer. She has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series at the February 2007 ceremony for her work on the first season of Friday Night Lights... , David Hudgins David Hudgins David Hudgins, , is a television writer and producer. He has worked on the series Everwood, Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.-Career:... , Jason Katims Jason Katims Jason Katims is an American television writer, producer, and playwright. He is best known for Relativity, which he created and wrote for; Roswell, which he developed, produced, and wrote for; Boston Public, which he co-wrote; Pepper Dennis, a short-lived dramedy starring Rebecca Romijn on The WB;... , Patrick Massett Patrick Massett Patrick Massett is an American television actor and writer. He played Duras in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Sins of the Father" and "Reunion". He has worked on both the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights and the Syfy series Caprica. He often works with writing partner John Zinman... , Aaron Rahsaan Thomas Aaron Rahsaan Thomas Aaron Rahsaan Thomas is a television and film screenwriter and producer, as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.... , and John Zinman John Zinman John Zinman is a film and television writer. He has worked on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights. He often works with writing partner Patrick Massett... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
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| Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... |
Carlton Cuse Carlton Cuse Carlton Cuse is an AmericanEmmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer andscreenwriter for the American television series Lost for... , Drew Goddard Drew Goddard Drew Goddard is an American film and television screenwriter and producer best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams .Goddard joined the crew of Lost as a freelance writer for the first season in 2004... , Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim is an American television writer. In the 2005-06 television season, she joined the writing staff of Lost for the series second season. The staff won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season. She... , Edward Kitsis Edward Kitsis Edward Lawrence Kitsis, also sometimes credited as Eddy Kitsis, is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on the popular American television series, Lost and Once Upon a Time.-Life and career:... , Damon L. Lindelof Damon Lindelof Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed... , Greggory Nations Greggory Nations Greggory "Gregg" Nations is an American television writer and script coordinator. He wrote several episodes for The District and Nash Bridges with Carlton Cuse. Nations joined the production crew of Lost, and created the show's Bible after re-reading the scripts and creating a timeline... , Kyle Pennington Kyle Pennington Kyle David Pennington is an American television writer. He is credited with writing episodes of the American television series, Lost. He is currently a staff writer on Lost. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on... , Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost.-Career:... , and Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan Brian Keller Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer. He is best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Pride of Baghdad, and was one of the principal writers of the television series Lost, during seasons three through five... |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
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| Mad Men Mad Men Mad Men is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Matthew Weiner. The series premiered on Sunday evenings on the American cable network AMC and are produced by Lionsgate Television. It premiered on July 19, 2007, and completed its fourth season on October 17, 2010. Each... |
Lisa Albert Lisa Albert Lisa Albert is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the AMC drama series Mad Men and has won a WGA Award for her work on the show.-Biography:... , Jane Anderson Jane Anderson Jane Anderson is an American actress-turned-award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director. She has written and directed one feature film, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio and wrote the script for the Nicolas Cage film It Could Happen to You.- Career :Prior to film directing, Anderson... , Rick Cleveland Rick Cleveland Rick Cleveland is an American television writer, playwright and monologist, best known for writing on the HBO original series, Six Feet Under and NBC's The West Wing.... , David Isaacs David Isaacs (writer) David Isaacs has been an American TV and Screen writer, and producer since 1975. He has written episodes of M*A*S*H, Cheers, its spin-off Frasier, and The Simpsons with Ken Levine.... , Andre Jacquemetton Andre Jacquemetton Andre Jacquemetton is an American television writer and producer. He served as a producer for the first season of Mad Men and co-wrote -- with spouse Maria Jacquemetton -- three episodes of the season... , Maria Jacquemetton Maria Jacquemetton Maria Jacquemetton is an American television writer and producer. She served as a producer for the first season of Mad Men and co-wrote -- with spouse Andre Jacquemetton -- three episodes of the season... , Marti Noxon Marti Noxon Martha Mills "Marti" Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :... , Robin Veith Robin Veith Robin Veith is an American television writer. She served as a writer's assistant on the first season of Mad Men and co-wrote the final episode of the season "The Wheel" with the series creator Matthew Weiner. Weiner and Veith were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama... , and Matthew Weiner Matthew Weiner Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director and producer of television drama. He is the creator, executive producer, head writer, and show runner of the AMC television series Mad Men. He is also noted for his work on the HBO series The Sopranos, on which he served as a writer and producer... |
AMC AMC (TV network) AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming... |
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| The Wire The Wire (TV series) The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States... |
Ed Burns Ed Burns Ed Burns is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. They have collaborated on The Corner and The Wire . Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher... , Chris Collins Chris Collins (writer) Chris Collins is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the HBO dramas The Sopranos and The Wire. He was an executive story editor for the Starz drama series Crash. He is a producer and writer for the FX series Sons of Anarchy.-Biography:Collins joined the crew of The Wire in... , Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has written several award-winning novels, including A Drink Before the War and the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award-winning film. Another novel, Gone, Baby, Gone, was also adapted into an Academy... , David Mills David Mills (writer) David Eugene Mills was an American journalist, writer and producer of television programs. He was an executive producer and writer of the HBO miniseries The Corner, for which he won two Emmy Awards, and the creator, executive producer, and writer of the NBC miniseries Kingpin.-Early life:Mills was... , George Pelecanos George Pelecanos George P. Pelecanos is a Greek-American author. Many of his works are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer... , Richard Price Richard Price (writer) Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers and Clockers.-Early life:... , David Simon David Simon David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns... , and William F. Zorzi William F. Zorzi William F. Zorzi is an American journalist and screenwriter. He worked at The Baltimore Sun for almost twenty years and covered politics for the majority of his career. He has also written for the HBO television series The Wire.-Journalism:... |
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Comedy Series
| Title | Writers | 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live... | Jack Burditt Jack Burditt Jack Burditt is an American producer and screenwriter who has worked on many television shows.He has worked as a writer on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock... , Kay Cannon Kay Cannon Kay Cannon is an American television writer and actress who is best known for her work as an Emmy nominated writer and producer for the NBC series 30 Rock.-Biography:... , Robert Carlock Robert Carlock Robert Carlock is an American television producer and screenwriter most widely known for his work as a writer for several NBC television comedies, particularly his work with Tina Fey as show runners for 30 Rock.-Early years:... , Tina Fey Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the... , Donald Glover Donald Glover Donald McKinley Glover is an American actor, writer, comedian, and musician. Glover first came to attention for his work in the sketch group Derrick Comedy, and is best known for his role as community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy series Community... , Andrew Guest Andrew Guest Andrew Guest is an American television writer. Guest's most notable works are episodes of Hope & Faith and 30 Rock . Guest was also a member of the production staff on Hope & Faith and writes episodes for Community... , Matt Hubbard Matt Hubbard Matt Hubbard is an American television writer and screenwriter who has worked on many television shows. He graduated from Beverly High School, in Beverly, Massachusetts in the class of 1996, where he excelled in the English Department. He later went on to attend Harvard University where he was an... , Jon Pollack Jon Pollack Jonathan Pollack is an American television producer and writer.Pollack has worked on shows such as Spin City, Just Shoot Me!, Father of the Pride, Joey, Andy Barker, P.I., Home Improvement and 30 Rock... , John Riggi John Riggi John Riggi is an American television writer, producer, director, and actor who has worked on various television shows.He has worked as a writer on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock... , Tami Sagher Tami Sagher Tami Sagher is an American television producer and writer and actress. Some of her most notable work includes: 30 Rock, Psych and Madtv. She has recently become a staff writer on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.... , and Ron Weiner Ron Weiner Ron Weiner is an American television writer. He has written for several shows, including 30 Rock, NewsRadio, Futurama, Arrested Development, Father of the Pride, and Help Me Help You.... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
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| Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Doug Ellin Doug Ellin Douglas Reed Ellin is the creator of the HBO television series Entourage. Ellin also serves as executive producer and head writer for the series. He attended Tulane University.-Life and career:... , Jeremy Miller Jeremy Miller Jeremy James Miller is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies... , Ally Musika Ally Musika Ally Musika is a writer and Executive producer for the HBO television series Entourage.Her acting debut, as the character Lily, was in Season 5, Episode 2: “Unlike a Virgin".-References:... , Steve Pink Steve Pink Steve Pink is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He is the director of the comedy films Accepted and Hot Tub Time Machine, and the co-writer of the films Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity.... , and Rob Weiss Rob Weiss Rob Weiss is an American television and film producer, screenwriter, actor, and director. His break came in 1993 when he wrote and directed the 1993 film Amongst Friends. The film was well received at film festivals and scored Weiss a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film... |
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| The Office The Office (US TV series) The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company... |
Steve Carell Steve Carell Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office... , Jennifer Celotta Jennifer Celotta Jennifer Ann Celotta is an American television producer and writer. Among her credits are Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls The Universe and The Office... , Greg Daniels Greg Daniels Gregory Martin "Greg" Daniels is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director.-Life and career:... , Lee Eisenberg Lee Eisenberg Lee Eisenberg is a film and television writer. He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky.-Life and career:In television, he wrote for the NBC comedy series The Office from seasons 2 to 6, and served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Stupnitsky, "Michael Scott Paper Company" and... , Brent Forrester Brent Forrester Brent Forrester is an American writer, who wrote several episodes of the animated television sitcom The Simpsons between 1993 and 1997. He has also worked as an executive producer on King of the Hill, and a writer on The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Undeclared, and The Office... , Dan Goor http://conanofthenight.com/writers/goor.html, Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and producer who has worked on series such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live and The Office... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0334946/, Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling Vera Mindy Chokalingam , better known as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer who plays Kelly Kapoor on the NBC sitcom The Office. Kaling is also a co-executive producer and writer of several of the show's episodes.-Early life:Kaling was born Vera Chokalingam in... , Ryan Koh Ryan Koh Ryan Koh is an American television writer and producer who is currently serving as a staff writer and co-producer on the ABC comedy series Cougar Town.- Early career :Koh began his writing career as a story editor on the fifth season of The Office... , Lester Lewis Lester Lewis Lester Lewis is an American television writer and producer, whose credits include sitcoms such as Flight of the Conchords, Caroline in the City and The Larry Sanders Show. He is currently a supervising producer and writer on The Office and is developing a musical series for Disney Channel... , Paul Lieberstein Paul Lieberstein Paul Bevan Lieberstein is an American screenwriter, actor and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and as supporting cast member Toby Flenderson on the U.S... , Warren Lieberstein Warren Lieberstein Warren Lieberstein is an American television writer and producer who has worked on shows such as Carpoolers and The Office. He is the younger brother of Paul Lieberstein and brother-in-law of Greg Daniels. He often works with his writing partner Halsted Sullivan. He and Angela Kinsey have filed... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0509426/, B.J. Novak, Michael Schur Michael Schur Michael Herbert Schur is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office and Parks and Recreation, the latter of which he co-created along with Greg Daniels... , Aaron Shure Aaron Shure Aaron Shure is a TV writer/producer and two-time Emmy winner. Shure was an executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond for which he won two Emmy awards in the "Outstanding Comedy Series" category... , Gene Stupnitsky Gene Stupnitsky Gene Stupnitsky is a film and television writer. He usually works with Lee Eisenberg.In television, he wrote for the NBC comedy series The Office from seasons 2 to 6, and served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Eisenberg, "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "The Lover"... , and Halsted Sullivan Halsted Sullivan Halsted Sullivan is an American television writer and producer who has worked on shows such as Carpoolers and The Office. He often works with his writing partner Warren Lieberstein.- Career :... |
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| The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie... |
J. Stewart Burns J. Stewart Burns J. Stewart Burns is a television writer and producer most notable for his work on Unhappily Ever After, The Simpsons and Futurama.... , Daniel Chun Daniel Chun Daniel Chun is an American comedy writer. He has written for The Office and The Simpsons. He received a Writers Guild Award nomination and an Annie Award for his work on The Simpsons. He is now Head Writer and Co-Executive Producer of The Office... , Joel H. Cohen Joel H. Cohen For the film director, see Joel Coen.Joel H. Cohen is a writer for Saturday Night Live, Suddenly Susan and The Simpsons... , Kevin Curran Kevin Curran (writer) Kevin Curran is an American television writer. He has written for Late Night with David Letterman, Married...with Children, and The Simpsons. He was also the voice of Buck the Dog on Married...with Children... , John Frink John Frink John Frink is an American television writer and producer. He has written several episodes of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, many of which he co-wrote with his former writing partner Don Payne. Frink and Payne started their career in television writing for the short-lived sitcom Hope... , Tom Gammill, Stephanie Gillis Stephanie Gillis Stephanie Gillis is a television writer. She currently works on The Simpsons and has written five episodes: "See Homer Run", "Midnight Towboy", "The Burns and the Bees", "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", and "Moe Letter Blues." She was nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards in 2006 for "See... , Dan Greaney Dan Greaney Daniel "Dan" Greaney is an American television writer. He has written for The Simpsons. He was hired during the show's seventh season after writing the first draft of the episode "King-Size Homer", but left after season eleven... , Reid Harrison Reid Harrison Reid Harrison is an American screenwriter and television producer. He has written for television shows such as The PJs, "George & Leo", "Men Behaving Badly", "Brother's Keeper", "Gary & Mike", George of the Jungle, Pinky and the Brain, Duckman, Drawn Together, The Mullets, 3 South, and Tak and the... , Al Jean Al Jean Al Jean is an award-winning American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss... , Billy Kimball Billy Kimball -Personal life:He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard College where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is currently married to the former Alexandra Manuela Vargas Hamilton and has two daughters.-Career:... , Tim Long Tim Long Tim Long is a comedy writer born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Tim calls Exeter, Ontario, Canada his home town and has written for The Simpsons, Politically Incorrect, Spy Magazine and The Late Show with David Letterman. Currently credited as a consulting producer on The Simpsons, Long was - until... , Ian Maxtone-Graham Ian Maxtone-Graham Ian Maxtone-Graham is an American television writer and producer. He has written for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons , and has also served as a co-executive producer and consulting producer for The Simpsons... , Bill Odenkirk Bill Odenkirk Bill Odenkirk is an American comedy writer.Odenkirk was born in Naperville, Illinois. He is the brother of American comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to... , Carolyn Omine Carolyn Omine Carolyn Omine is an American television writer. She has written for Full House, The Parent 'Hood and The Simpsons. She was credited as an executive producer by the Simpsons' 17th season, although this changed to a producer in the 18th.... , Don Payne, Michael Price, Max Pross, Mike Reiss Mike Reiss Michael "Mike" Reiss is an American television comedy writer. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series The Simpsons and co-created the animated series The Critic... , Mike Scully Mike Scully Mike Scully is an American television writer and producer. He is known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of the animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1997 to 2001. Scully grew up in West Springfield, Massachusetts and long had an interest in writing. He was an underachiever at school... , Matt Selman Matt Selman Matthew "Matt" Selman is an American writer and producer. Selman grew up in Massachusetts, attended the University of Pennsylvania and was editor-in-chief of student magazine 34th Street Magazine. After considering a career in journalism, he decided to try and became a television writer... , Matt Warburton Matt Warburton Matt Warburton is an American television writer currently working on The Simpsons. In reference to Warburton, Current show runner Al Jean once joked that the show now has a writer younger than Bart... , Jeff Westbrook Jeff Westbrook Jeff Westbrook is a TV writer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Futurama, for which he is a two-time winner of the WGA Award.... , Marc Wilmore Marc Wilmore Marc Wilmore is a television writer, producer, and actor. In the early 1990s, he was a writer for In Living Color, and became a regular cast member in the final season, widely considered the worst season of the show. From 1999-2001, he served as a writer for the claymation series The PJs, and... , and William Wright |
Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
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| Weeds Weeds (TV series) Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a... |
Roberto Benabib, Mark A. Burley, Ron Fitzgerald Ron Fitzgerald Ron Fitzgerald is an American television writer. He has worked on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights and the Showtime comedy Weeds and has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards.-Biography:... , David Holstein, Rolin Jones Rolin Jones Rolin Jones is a playwright and television writer. He has worked on Showtime's Weeds and NBC drama Friday Night Lights. His plays include The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow: An Instant Message with Excitable Music and Sovereignty.... , Brendan Kelly Brendan Kelly Brendan Kelly may refer to:*Brendan Kelly *Brendan Kelly *Brendan Kelly... , Jenji Kohan Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan is an American television writer, producer and director.-Early life:Kohan was born in Los Angeles, California and is Jewish... , Victoria Morrow Victoria Morrow Victoria Morrow is an American television writer and producer. She has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for her work on Deadwood and Weeds.-Biography:... , and Matthew Salsberg |
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New Series
| Title | Writers | Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series... | Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan is an American writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the highly acclaimed television series Breaking Bad. Gilligan has also worked on the hit series The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. He is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University... , Peter Gould Peter Gould Peter Gould was an Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Geography at Penn State University. Throughout his tenure at Penn State University, Gould received many awards including the Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud, the Retzius Gold Metal of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and... , Patty Lin Patty Lin Patty Lin is an American television screenwriter and producer. She is a graduate of Cornell UniversityShe has written episodes for the television series Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Martial Law, Citizen Baines , Desperate Housewives, Leap of Faith and Breaking Bad.She has served as producer for a... , and George Mastras George Mastras George Mastras is an American author, television writer and producer. He has worked on all four seasons of the AMC drama Breaking Bad. He won the Pen USA Literary Award in 2009, and was nominated for a 2010 Prime Time Emmy Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and four Writers Guild of America ... |
AMC AMC (TV network) AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming... |
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| Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security... |
JJ Abrams, Jason Cahill Jason Cahill Jason Cahill is an American television writer and producer, who is best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos and on the FOX science-fiction series Fringe.- Career :... , Julia Cho Julia Cho Julia Cho is an American playwright and television writer who has won national awards for her work.-Biographical information:Cho was born in Los Angeles and is the daughter of Korean immigrants. Her mother is a nurse and her father worked for an aerospace company where his job relocation led the... , David H. Goodman, Felicia Henderson, Brad Caleb Kane, Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman is an American film and television screenwriter and producer.Kurtzman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he met his high school friend and long time collaborator Roberto Orci... , Darin Morgan Darin Morgan Darin Morgan is an American screenwriter best known for several offbeat, darkly humorous episodes of the television series The X-Files and Millennium. His teleplay for the X-Files episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" won a 1996 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Drama... , J.R. Orci J.R. Orci J. R. Orci is a television and film writer and producer.He was born in Mexico City and raised in Canada, Texas, and Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin... , Roberto Orci Roberto Orci Roberto Gaston Orci is a Mexican-American film producer, television producer, and screenwriter.-Biography:Orci was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother had left Cuba for Mexico after Fidel Castro came to power. He is the older brother of screenwriter-producer J.... , Jeff Pinkner Jeff Pinkner Jeff Pinkner is an American television writer and producer. He graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost... , and Zack Whedon Zack Whedon Zack Whedon is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from Wesleyan University where he served as president of the Eclectic Society... |
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| In Treatment In Treatment In Treatment is an American HBO drama, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, about a psychologist, 50-something Dr. Paul Weston, and his weekly sessions with patients, as well as those with his own therapist at the end of the week. The program, which stars Gabriel Byrne as Paul, debuted on... |
Rodrigo García, Bryan Goluboff, Davey Holmes Davey Holmes Davey Holmes is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright.-Writing:Holmes has written for television shows including In Treatment for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series, Damages for which he received a nomination for Writers Guild of America... , William Meritt Johnson, Amy Lippman Amy Lippman Amy Lippman is a television producer and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known as the co-creator of Party of Five with Christopher Keyser. She is politically conscious as a donor to Democratic candidates and causes.- References :... , and Sarah Treem |
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| Life On Mars Life on Mars (U.S. TV series) Life on Mars was a science fiction crime drama television series which originally aired on ABC from October 9, 2008 to April 1, 2009. It is an adaptation of the BAFTA-winning original UK series of the same name produced by the BBC... |
Josh Appelbaum Josh Appelbaum Josh Appelbaum is a television writer and producer. He has written for shows such as Life on Mars, October Road, and most recently, the series Happy Town.- Works :This is a partial listing of Appelbaum's work.*Profiler... , Andre Nemec André Nemec André Nemec is the writer and producer on hit television show Alias. Past credits for writing include episodes of Alias, Fastlane, She Spies, and Profiler. Nemec is the creator, writer and producer of October Road... , Scott Rosenberg Scott Rosenberg Scott Rosenberg is an American actor, screenwriter and film producer.- Biography :Born in Needham, Massachusetts in 1963, Rosenberg received a Bachelor's Degree from Boston University. He earned his MFA from UCLA... , Becky Hartman Edwards, David Wilcox David Wilcox (screenwriter) David Wilcox is an award nominated television writer and producer, best known for working on series such as Law & Order, Dragnet, the American remake of Life on Mars, and the FOX science fiction series Fringe.- Fringe :... , Adele Lim, Bryan Oh, Tracy McMillan, Sonny Postiglione, Phil M. Rosenberg, and Meredith Averill |
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| True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Alan Ball Alan Ball (screenwriter) Alan E. Ball is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theatre and television.-Early life:Ball was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector and a homemaker... , Brian Buckner Brian Buckner Brian Buckner is an American television writer, mostly known for his work on sit-coms such as Spin City and Friends. He is currently serving as co-executive producer of the HBO vampire series True Blood... , Raelle Tucker Raelle Tucker Raelle Tucker is an American television writer, who is currently serving as a producer on the HBO vampire series True Blood and is developing a remake of the British series Bad Girls along with Nancy Oliver.-Supernatural:... , Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver, and Chris Offutt Chris Offutt Christopher John "Chris" Offutt is an American writer.The son of author Andrew J. Offutt, Chris Offutt grew up in a small former mining community in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Kentucky. He quit high school to join the army, but failed the physical... |
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Episodic Drama
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| "Don't Ever Change" | House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in... |
Doris Egan Doris Egan Doris Egan is an American screenwriter, producer, and writer. She has worked on Smallville, Dark Angel, and House as well as many other television programs.-Gate of Ivory trilogy:... & Leonard Dick Leonard Dick Leonard Dick is an award-winning television writer and producer who is currently writing for The Good Wife .Leonard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended high school at Upper Canada College, where he was elected head of Howard's House, and thus served on the Board of Stewards.Leonard attended... |
Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
| "Double Booked" | Burn Notice Burn notice A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons... |
Craig O'Neill & Jason Tracey | USA |
| "Gray Matter" | Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series... |
Patty Lin Patty Lin Patty Lin is an American television screenwriter and producer. She is a graduate of Cornell UniversityShe has written episodes for the television series Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Martial Law, Citizen Baines , Desperate Housewives, Leap of Faith and Breaking Bad.She has served as producer for a... |
AMC AMC (TV network) AMC is a cable television specialty channel that primarily airs movies, along with a limited amount of original programming. The letters originally stood for American Movie Classics; however since 2002, the full name has been deemphasized as a result of a major shift in programming... |
| "Pilot" | Breaking Bad | Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan Vince Gilligan is an American writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the highly acclaimed television series Breaking Bad. Gilligan has also worked on the hit series The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. He is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University... |
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| "Pilot" | Eli Stone Eli Stone Eli Stone is an American TV series, and also the name of the title character.San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm... |
Greg Berlanti Greg Berlanti Greg Berlanti is an American television writer and producer.- Personal life :Berlanti was born in Rye, New York. His parents are Barbara Moller Berlanti and Eugene Berlanti. Greg has one sister, Dina and is the uncle of two nieces... & Marc Guggenheim Marc Guggenheim Marc Guggenheim is an American television writer-producer and a writer for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. His brother is screenwriter Eric Guggenheim.-Television:... |
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| "There's Something About Harry" | 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... |
Scott Reynolds Scott Reynolds (writer) Scott Reynolds is a television writer. He has written for the Showtime series Dexter and the Bruckheimer television series E-Ring.-Career:... |
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Episodic Comedy
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| "Believe in the Stars" | 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live... |
Robert Carlock Robert Carlock Robert Carlock is an American television producer and screenwriter most widely known for his work as a writer for several NBC television comedies, particularly his work with Tina Fey as show runners for 30 Rock.-Early years:... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
| "Cooter" | 30 Rock | Tina Fey Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the... |
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| "Crime Aid" | The Office | Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and producer who has worked on series such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live and The Office... |
NBC |
| "Crush'd" | Ugly Betty | Tracy Poust Tracy Poust Tracy Poust is a producer and writer for the American television situation comedy Will & Grace . She is currently writing and producing for the hit ABC show, Ugly Betty.- External links :* at the BBC... & Jon Kinnally Jon Kinnally Jon Kinnally is an American television writer and producer, most notable for his work on the TV show Will & Grace.A graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego, Kinnally also appeared as Mitchell in the Will & Grace episode "One Gay at a Time"... |
ABC |
| "Succession" | 30 Rock | Andrew Guest Andrew Guest Andrew Guest is an American television writer. Guest's most notable works are episodes of Hope & Faith and 30 Rock . Guest was also a member of the production staff on Hope & Faith and writes episodes for Community... & John Riggi John Riggi John Riggi is an American television writer, producer, director, and actor who has worked on various television shows.He has worked as a writer on the NBC comedy series 30 Rock... |
NBC |
| "Vote for This and I Promise to Do Something Crazy at the Emmys" | My Name is Earl My Name Is Earl My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States... |
Greg Garcia | NBC |
Long Form - Original
| Title | Writers | An American Crime An American Crime An American Crime is a 2007 American crime-drama film starring Ellen Page and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis housewife Gertrude Baniszewski... | Tommy O'Haver Tommy O'Haver Tommy O'Haver is an American film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Carmel, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Journalism and Comparative Literature. During the mid-nineties, he attended the MFA Film program at the University of... & Irene Turner http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0877596/ |
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| "Pilot" Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security... |
JJ Abrams, Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman is an American film and television screenwriter and producer.Kurtzman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he met his high school friend and long time collaborator Roberto Orci... & Roberto Orci Roberto Orci Roberto Gaston Orci is a Mexican-American film producer, television producer, and screenwriter.-Biography:Orci was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother had left Cuba for Mexico after Fidel Castro came to power. He is the older brother of screenwriter-producer J.... |
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| Recount | Danny Strong Danny Strong Daniel W. Strong is an American actor and writer in film and television.-Early life:Strong was born and raised in Manhattan Beach, California. where he would rent videos from Video Archives, becoming friends with Quentin Tarantino who was then a clerk there... |
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Long Form - Adaptation
| Title | Writers | Generation Kill Generation Kill (TV series) Generation Kill is a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on the book of the same name by Evan Wright about his experience as an embedded reporter with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was adapted for television by David Simon,... | "Episode 6" Teleplay by Ed Burns Ed Burns Ed Burns is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. They have collaborated on The Corner and The Wire . Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher... , Story by David Simon David Simon David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns... & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright Evan Wright Evan Wright is an American writer, journalist, author and television writer and producer. He has reported extensively on subcultures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. His latest work is American Desperado, a book he co-wrote with Jon Roberts, who was featured in the documentary the Cocaine... "Episode 7" Teleplay by David Simon, Story by David Simon & Ed Burns, Based on the book by Evan Wright |
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| John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States... |
Episode 1 "Join or Die" Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough David McCullough David Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.... Episode 2 "Independence" Teleplay by Kirk Ellis, Based on the book by David McCullough |
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| The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a novel by American author Kim Edwards that tells the story of a man who gives away his newborn baby, who has Down syndrome to one of the nurses. Published by Viking Press in June 2005, the novel garnered great interest via word of mouth in the summer of 2006 and... |
Teleplay by John Pielmeier John Pielmeier John Pielmeier is an American playwright and screenwriter.Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Pielmeier earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Catholic University of America in 1970 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1978... , Based on the book by Kim Edwards Kim Edwards Kim Edwards is an American author and educator. Her first novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter , is a New York Times Bestseller, and was honored with the Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award at the 2008 British Book Awards.... |
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Animation
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| "Apocalypse Cow Apocalypse Cow "Apocalypse Cow" is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons nineteenth season. It was broadcast on April 27, 2008. After joining 4-H, Bart saves a cow named Lou and gives it to a girl named Mary , a farm girl. Her father, Cletus, mistakenly believes it as a token for Mary's hand in marriage, and... " |
The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie... |
Jeff Westbrook Jeff Westbrook Jeff Westbrook is a TV writer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Futurama, for which he is a two-time winner of the WGA Award.... |
Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... |
| "The Debarted The Debarted "The Debarted" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons nineteenth season. It was first broadcast on March 2, 2008, and guest stars Topher Grace and radio host Terry Gross have a cameo. A new troublesome student named Donny arrives at Springfield Elementary School, prompting a gleeful Bart to... " |
The Simpsons | Joel H. Cohen Joel H. Cohen For the film director, see Joel Coen.Joel H. Cohen is a writer for Saturday Night Live, Suddenly Susan and The Simpsons... |
FOX |
| "E Pluribus Wiggum E Pluribus Wiggum "E Pluribus Wiggum" is the tenth episode of The Simpsons nineteenth season, first broadcast January 6, 2008 on Fox. It was written by Michael Price and directed by Michael Polcino, and it guest starred Jon Stewart and Dan Rather as themselves... " |
The Simpsons | Michael Price | FOX |
| "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons twentieth season. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 16, 2008. In the episode, Lisa discovers that she has a talent for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a crossword tournament... " |
The Simpsons | Tim Long Tim Long Tim Long is a comedy writer born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Tim calls Exeter, Ontario, Canada his home town and has written for The Simpsons, Politically Incorrect, Spy Magazine and The Late Show with David Letterman. Currently credited as a consulting producer on The Simpsons, Long was - until... |
FOX |
| "Life: A Loser's Manual" | King of the Hill King of the Hill King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas... |
Dan McGrath Dan McGrath Dan McGrath is an American television writer. He has written for Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, Mission Hill, The PJs and King of the Hill.- The Simpsons episodes :He wrote the following episodes:... |
FOX |
| "Strangeness on a Train" | King of the Hill | Jim Dauterive Jim Dauterive James Thomas "Jim" Dauterive is an American animation producer and writer. Dauterive is most notably known for executive producing and writing several episodes of the animated series King of the Hill, and developing and writing for the new Fox series Bob's Burgers.-King of the Hill:Dauterive joined... |
FOX |
Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) Series
| Title | Writers | Late Night With Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am... | Writers Mike Sweeney Mike Sweeney Michael John "Mike" Sweeney is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Sweeney played his first 13 seasons in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, originally as a catcher and then moving to first base. Sweeney has also played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia... , Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff Kevin Dorff Kevin Dorff is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a writer and sketch performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Dorff co-starred as "Mike the Federal Agent" on the first season of the Adult Swim series Delocated with his former Late Night... , Daniel J. Goor Daniel J. Goor Daniel J. Goor is an Emmy award winning writer, who has written for several comedy talk shows including The Daily Show, Last Call with Carson Daly and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He is currently serving as producer of the NBC primetime series Parks and Recreation. He writes for Power Rangers... , Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann Brian McCann (actor) Brian McCann is an American Emmy and WGA award-winning writer/actor/comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and more recently on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan.-Biography:McCann was born and raised in Wheaton,... , Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS.... , Matt O'Brien, Robert Smigel Robert Smigel Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:... , Brian Stack Brian Stack Brian Stack is an American actor, writer and comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on all three Conan O'Brien late-night talk shows, previously working on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and currently on O'Brien's newest show, Conan on TBS.-Early... , and Andrew Weinberg Andrew Weinberg Andrew Weinberg is an American television writer, known for his work on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He is also a co-creator and co-writer of the television series Eagleheart... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
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| Late Show With David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is... |
Head Writers Eric Stangel Eric Stangel Eric Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Justin Stangel is also a head writer and producer.... , Justin Stangel Justin Stangel Justin Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Eric Stangel is also a head writer and producer.... , Writers Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland Jim Mulholland Jim Mulholland is an American television writer and film screenwriter. At nineteen, he was the youngest writer ever on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. He has since won a Writers Guild Award and has received twenty Emmy nominations in the late-night comedy category... , Steve Young Steve Young (writer) Steve Young is a television writer for The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with David Letterman. He is a Harvard University graduate and former writer for the Harvard Lampoon. He also wrote The Simpsons season eight episode "Hurricane Neddy". Steve Young adapted the holiday book... , Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts Matt Roberts Matthew "Matt" Roberts is an English television presenter, best known for work on BBC Sport's Moto GP coverage.-Early life:Roberts attended All Saints High School in Huddersfield as well Greenhead College and Huddersfield University.... , Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Scheft Bill Scheft Bill Scheft is an American comedy writer and novelist. He is best known for being a staff writer for David Letterman since 1991, during which time he has been nominated for 15 Emmy awards. He ran a weekly humor column "The Show" in Sports Illustrated from 2002 to 2005... , Bob Borden Bob Borden See BobBorden.com... , Frank Sebastiano, and David Letterman David Letterman David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC... |
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| Real Time With Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous show, Politically Incorrect on ABC , Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media... |
Written by Scott Carter Scott Carter Scott Carter is an Australia former rugby league football player of the '80s and '90s.As a player, Carter was part of the inaugural Newcastle Knights squad from 1988-91. He played for Country Origin in 1990.-References:... , Adam Felber Adam Felber Adam Felber is an American political satirist, author, radio personality, actor, humorist, novelist, television writer, and comic book writer.Felber attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and graduated as an English major in 1989... , Matt Gunn Matt Gunn Matthew "Matt" Gunn is an American writer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri.He has a sister and four brothers: writer/director James Gunn, actor Sean Gunn, film/television writer Brian Gunn, and film executive/producer Patrick Gunn. They all attended St... , Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly Chris Kelly Chris Kelly is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . He is an alternate captain for the Bruins during away games.- Minor Hockey :... , Bill Maher Bill Maher William "Bill" Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect originally on Comedy Central and... , Billy Martin Billy Martin Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times... , and Danny Vermont |
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| Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture... |
Head Writers Seth Meyers Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian. He currently serves as head writer for Saturday Night Live and hosts its news parody segment Weekend Update.-Early life:... , Paula Pell, Andrew Steele, Writers Doug Abeles, James Anderson James Anderson (writer) James Anderson is an American television writer and actor. Since 2000, he has served as a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. Anderson recently played himself on an episode of the network's new series 30 Rock.-External links:... , Alex Baze, James Downey Jim Downey (comedian) James Downey is an American comedy writer and occasional actor. Downey is best known as a long-time writer for Saturday Night Live.-Writing:Downey attended Harvard University, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Russian... , Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy Charlie Grandy is an American stand-up comedian, television writer and producer who has worked on series such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Saturday Night Live and The Office... , Steve Higgins Steve Higgins Steve Higgins is the announcer for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He was previously a cast member, writer, and producer for the show The Higgins Boys and Gruber, and he has a long-time association with Saturday Night Live in mostly behind-the-scenes roles as writer and producer. Higgins was... , Colin Jost Colin Jost Colin Jost is an American television writer and stand up comedian for the popular program Saturday Night Live.He was born and raised in Staten Island, NY. Educated at Harvard University, he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. After a short period of time writing for the Staten Island Advance he began... , Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz John Lutz (television writer) John Lutz is an American actor, writer and comedian.-Biography:The son of a Lutheran minister, Lutz grew up in suburban Chicago and Detroit. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, majoring in psychology and minoring in... , Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:... , John Mulaney John Mulaney John Mulaney is an American comedian and writer for Saturday Night Live .In addition to writing for SNL, Mulaney has appeared on the show's "Weekend Update" segment. Mulaney also previously made regular appearances on Best Week Ever on VH1. Mulaney appeared multiple times on Late Night with Conan... , Simon Rich Simon Rich Simon Rich is an American humorist, novelist, and television writer, best known for being the youngest writer ever hired on Saturday Night Live and writing the Thurber Prize-nominated humor collection Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations.... , Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that first found success on the Internet, which includes SNL cast member Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone... , Robert Smigel Robert Smigel Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:... , John Solomon John Solomon (writer) John Solomon is an American comedian and writer.Solomon was born in Omaha, Nebraska but grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He started his comedy career as an improv comedy performer at The Groundlings in Los Angeles.... , Emily Spivey Emily Spivey Emily Spivey was a winner of the 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and 2008 Writers Guild of America AwardsWriters Guild of America Awards... , Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone Jorma Christopher Taccone is an American comedy writer-actor-director. Taccone is one third of the sketch comedy troupe The Lonely Island along with childhood friends Andy Samberg and Akiva Schaffer... , Bryan Tucker, Additional Sketches by Robert Carlock Robert Carlock Robert Carlock is an American television producer and screenwriter most widely known for his work as a writer for several NBC television comedies, particularly his work with Tina Fey as show runners for 30 Rock.-Early years:... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... |
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| The Colbert Report | Head Writers Allison Silverman Allison Silverman Allison Silverman is an American comedy writer from Gainesville, Florida. She was the head writer and executive producer for The Colbert Report until 2009.-Life and awards:... , Tom Purcell, and Rich Dahm Rich Dahm Richard Dahm is an American comedy writer from Wisconsin. A Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer for The Colbert Report, he has also written for Dennis Miller Live and Da Ali G Show.... , Writers Bryan Adams Bryan Adams Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written... , Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.Colbert originally studied to be an... , Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler Glenn Eichler Glenn Eichler is a comedy writer who started out as an editor for the National Lampoon magazine. From there, he moved over to work as story editor for the MTV television shows, Beavis and Butt-head and The Maxx. He was later responsible for creating and producing the television show Daria, a... , Peter Grosz Peter Grosz Peter Grosz is an American actor and television writer.Grosz has worked as both an actor and as a producer. He is most recognizable for his "two guys" Sonic commercials. Grosz is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he worked with Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live... , Peter Gwinn Peter Gwinn Peter Gwinn is an American comedy writer and improviser from Evanston, Illinois. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN. He has taught at both the I.O. and Upright Citizens Brigade theaters and is the founder of the musical improv group Baby Wants Candy. He is the author of the 2003... , Barry Julien, Laura Krafft Laura Krafft Laura Krafft is a comedic writer and actress. An ImprovOlympic and Second City alum, she is a former staff writer for The Colbert Report.- Writing assignments :*The Colbert Report Bust Magazine Columnist, "News from a Broad",... , Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, and Meredith Scardino |
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| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Head Writer Steve Bodow Steve Bodow Steve Bodow is co-executive producer and former head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.He is also a founding member and a past artistic director of the New York theater group Elevator Repair Service, best known for Gatz, its full-text adaptation of The Great Gatsby.Before joining The Daily... , Writers Rory Albanese Rory Albanese Rory Albanese , a Long Island, New York native, is an executive producer and writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which he joined in 1999. Albanese is also an accomplished stand-up comedian... , Rachel Axler Rachel Axler Rachel Axler is an American television writer and playwright. In television, her credits include New Girl, Bored to Death, Parks & Recreation and The Daily Show.... , Kevin Bleyer Kevin Bleyer Kevin Bleyer is a multiple Emmy award-winning writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, co-author of the #1 NY Times Bestseller Earth: The Book, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.-Television writing:... , Rich Blomquist Rich Blomquist Rich Blomquist is a staff writer for The Daily Show. The show has won six Emmy awards during his employment; in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011. He has also contributed material to Saturday Night Live, specifically for Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse. Blomquist is originally from Westbrook,... , Tim Carvell Tim Carvell Tim Carvell is the head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.. As a staff writer for the show, he won Emmy Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2011. He also writes the "Planet Tad" column for Mad Magazine... , Wyatt Cenac Wyatt Cenac Wyatt Cenac is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is currently working as a correspondent and writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.-Early years:... , J.R. Havlan J.R. Havlan J. R. Havlan is a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As a writer for the Daily Show, he has won six Emmy's for Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.... , DJ Javerbaum, Rob Kutner Rob Kutner -Career:As a writer for Dennis Miller Live, he was nominated for a 2003 Writers' Guild of America Award. After Dennis Miller Live left the air, Kutner went on to write for The Daily Show, where he has won five Emmies to date. Additionally, he has won a Peabody Award and an award from the... , Josh Lieb, Sam Means Sam Means Sam Means is a writer for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and a cartoonist for The New Yorker. He is a former contributing writer for The Onion and Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update," and wrote the satirical book A Practical Guide To Racism in character as Professor "C. H. Dalton."Means... , John Oliver John Oliver (comedian) John Oliver is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009. He also plays a recurring character, Professor Ian Duncan, on the television series Community... , Jason Ross Jason Ross (writer) Jason Ross is an American writer. Since 2002 he has been a staff writer at The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. As part of the writing team, he has received six Primetime Emmy Awards. He has occasionally performed on-camera as Muppet John McCain. He also helped to write that show's two best-selling... and Jon Stewart Jon Stewart Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian... |
Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... |
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Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials
| Title | Writers | Billy Kimball Billy Kimball -Personal life:He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard College where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is currently married to the former Alexandra Manuela Vargas Hamilton and has two daughters.-Career:... , Aaron Lee Aaron Lee Aaron Lee Soon Yong is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English.Aaron began writing poetry during his days at Raffles Institution, a secondary school in Singapore where he befriended other students who would also eventually go on to become published Singaporean writers... , Jennifer Celotta Jennifer Celotta Jennifer Ann Celotta is an American television producer and writer. Among her credits are Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls The Universe and The Office... , and Rainn Wilson Rainn Wilson Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor and comedian. He is primarily known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office... | IFC/AMC |
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| Jimmy Kimmel's Big Night of Stars | Written by Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money... , Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Ned Rice, Jon Bines, Will Burke, Rick Rosner, Jake Lentz, Sal Iacono Sal Iacono Sal Iacono is an American comedian, writer and game show host best known as "Cousin Sal" on The Man Show and the late night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live.-Biography:... , and Tony Barbieri |
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Daytime Serials
| Title | Writers | As the World Turns As the World Turns As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light... | Written by Jean Passanante Jean Passanante Jean Passanante is an American television screenwriter best known for her work in daytime soap operas.Passanante got her start as an actress doing bit parts in the 1980s, including John Sayles's Return of the Secaucus 7. In 1985 she married writer Jack Shannon... , Leah Laiman Leah Laiman Leah Laiman is an American soap opera writer and romance novelist.- Background :This Emmy Award winning writer got her start on daytime television during the early 1980s when General Hospital's Head Writer, Pat Falken Smith, quit the show with the entire writing team... , Courtney Simon Courtney Simon Courtney Simon is an American writer and actress. Simon is sometimes credited as "Courtney Sherman" or "Courtney Sherman Simon".- Acting roles :... , Lisa Connor Lisa Connor Lisa Connor is an American soap opera writer, producer, and director. She is currently a writer on the ABC Daytime drama, All My Children.-Positions held:All My Children*Script Writer: March 2010 – present... , David A. Levinson David A. Levinson David A. Levinson is an American soap opera writer, originally from Falmouth, MA. He is a 1997 graduate of Emerson College in Boston. -Career:All My Children *Script Writer: March 2003 - January 14, 2004... , Peter Brash Peter Brash Peter Brash is an American television soap opera writer. He has written for soaps for over 25 years.Peter Brash was born in Boston, MA, and graduated in 1976 from Boston College. He appeared in the 1983 film "Without a Trace" with Judd Hirsch... , Richard Culliton Richard Culliton Richard Culliton is an American television writer known for his work on soap operas. He has won four Writers Guild of America Awards, including one as a Head Writer, and two Daytime Emmy Awards. He is an alumnus of Northwestern University... , Susan Dansby, Cheryl Davis, and Leslie Nipkow Leslie Nipkow -Positions held:Guarding Erica*performer/playwright As the World Turns... |
CBS Daytime CBS Daytime CBS Daytime is a television programming block on CBS. It's the branding for the CBS Television Network's late morning and early afternoon programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows, and talk shows... |
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| One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
Written by Ron Carlivati Ron Carlivati Ron Carlivati is an American soap opera writer born on November 25, 1968 .-Career:It was announced in the February 27 edition of Soap Opera Digest that Carlivati was promoted to Co-Head Writer of the ABC Daytime serial One Life to Live alongside Dena Higley. On June 4, 2007, Frank Valentini... , Carolyn Culliton Carolyn Culliton Carolyn Culliton is an American daytime serial writer and an alumnus of Northwestern University. Her husband is acclaimed daytime serial writer Richard Culliton... , Elizabeth Page Elizabeth Page Elizabeth Page is an American television soap opera writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 15 years.-Positions held:All My Children* Co- Head Writer: Elizabeth Page is an American television soap opera writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 15 years.-Positions held:All My Children* Co-... , Aida Croal, Shelly Altman Shelly Altman Shelly Altman is an American soap opera writer.-Positions held:Another World*Associate Head Writer: 1995 - 1999General Hospital*Writer: August 2011-Present, Co-Head Writer: October 24 2011-PresentOne Life to Live... , Janet Iacobuzio Janet Iacobuzio Janet Iacobuzio is an American television soap opera writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 18 years.-Positions held:All My Children* Associate Head Writer: 1993-1994 , 2001 - 2003... , Chris Van Etten Chris Van Etten Chris Van Etten is an American television soap opera writer. His writing partners are David Ozanich and David Levithan, with whom he collaborated on the young adult novel series Likely Story for Random House.-Positions held:One Life to Live... , Anna Theresa Cascio Anna Theresa Cascio Anna Theresa Cascio is an American television soap opera writer. She is often billed simply as Anna Cascio.-Positions held:All My Children* Co-Head Writer: February 24, 2003 - June 30, 2003As the World Turns... |
ABC Daytime ABC Daytime ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:... |
Episodic & Specials
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| "Elmo's Christmas Countdown" | Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world... |
Written by Joey Mazzarino | ABC |
| "Spencer's 18th Birthday" | South of Nowhere South of Nowhere South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on... |
Written by Arika Lisanne Mittman | The "N" |
| "The Un-Party" | Imagination Movers Imagination Movers Imagination Movers is a child-centered rock band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2003. The lineup includes Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche, and Scott "Smitty" Smith. Members of the group were longtime friends and neighbors.... |
Written by Scott C. Gray & Rick Gitelson Rick Gitelson Rick Gitelson is an Emmy Award-winning American television and film producer and screenwriter.Gitelson's writing and producing credits include for TV: Imagination Movers, Handy Manny, Rugrats, LazyTown, Dragon Tales, Hey Arnold and Recess; and for film: Whispers in the Dark, A Case for Murder,... |
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| "Polar Bears" | The Naked Brothers Band | Written by Polly Draper Polly Draper Polly Carey Draper is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director. She is renowned for her ensemble role in ABC's hit series Thirtysomething. In 1998, Draper starred in her screenwriting debut The Tic Code, featuring Gregory Hines which was inspired by her husband Michael... |
Nickelodeon |
Current events
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| "Bush's War: Part One" | Frontline | Written by Michael Kirk Michael Kirk Michael Kirk is an award winning documentary filmmaker and partial creator of the PBS show Frontline. He has produced such documentaries as "Inside the Meltdown," about the 2008 financial crisis, "Bush's War," about the Iraq War under George W... |
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| Depression: Out of the Shadows | Written by Larkin McPhee | PBS | |
| "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" | NOVA NOVA (TV series) Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries... |
Written by Joseph McMaster Joseph McMaster Joseph Emile Patrick McMaster is notable as having probably the oddest and shortest first-class cricket career of all-time. He was selected for an under-strength England team that toured South Africa in 1888/9 and was selected as a bowler in the second and final Test match, in Cape Town, starting... |
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| "Rules of Engagement" | Frontline | Written by Arun Rath | PBS |
| "The Medicated Child" | Frontline | Written by Marcela Gaviria | PBS |
Other than current events
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| Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency | Written by Carl Byker Carl Byker Carl Byker is an American television producer, writer, and director. As a producer Byker won the 1997 Emmy Award for The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century in the category of Outstanding Informational Series.He has also won a PGA Award, as well as awards from the International... |
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| "Kit Carson" | American Experience American Experience American Experience is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service Public television stations in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history... |
Written by Michelle Ferrari | PBS |
| "Secrets of the Parthenon" | NOVA NOVA (TV series) Nova is a popular science television series from the U.S. produced by WGBH Boston. It can be seen on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States, and in more than 100 other countries... |
Written by Gary Glassman | PBS |
| Episode Two: "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (1924-1945)," | The Jewish Americans The Jewish Americans The Jewish Americans was a three-part miniseries that originally aired on PBS during the month of January 2008. It was written and directed by David Grubin.... |
Written by David Grubin David Grubin David Grubin is an American documentary filmmaker, who has produced and directed numerous films, many of which are best-known from airing on PBS.-Filmography:*The Great Air Race of 1924 *LBJ *FDR... |
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| The Truth About Cancer | Written by Linda Garmon | PBS | |
Regularly scheduled, bulletin, or breaking report
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| ABC Weekend News | Joel Siegel Joel Siegel Joel Siegel was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. Born to a Jewish family of Romanian descent, and raised in Los Angeles, California, he graduated cum laude from UCLA. His Romanian-born grandmother from Botoşani survived the Triangle... , Karen Mooney, and David Muir David Muir David Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC News, the news division of the ABC broadcast-television network based in New York City, New York.-Early life and education:... |
ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
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| "Up to the Minute" | CBS News CBS News CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main... |
Matt Nelko | CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
Analysis, feature, or commentary
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| "Exonerated" | 60 Minutes 60 Minutes 60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation.... |
Tom Anderson Tom Anderson Tom Anderson may refer to:*Tom Anderson , entrepreneur and co-founder of MySpace*Tom Anderson , former member of the Alaska State Legislature... and Jenny Dubin |
CBS CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... |
| "Show Me the Love: Amazing Pen Pal Connection" | Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now... |
Raquel Hecker | ABC American Broadcasting Company The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948... |
| "The Warren Buffett Challenge: Are the Rich Taxed Enough?" | Good Morning America | Lisa Ferri | ABC |
| "Yankee Stadium and the New Gilded Age" | Bill Moyers Journal | Bill Moyers Bill Moyers Bill Moyers is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson Administration from 1965 to 1967. He worked as a news commentator on television for ten years. Moyers has had an extensive involvement with public... & Michael Winship |
PBS Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... |
Videogame Writing
- Star Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force UnleashedStar Wars: The Force Unleashed is a multimedia project developed by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books...
- Haden Blackman, Shawn Pitman, John Stafford and Cameron Suey - Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a 2008 real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. Announced on February 14, 2008, it was released on October 28, 2008 in the United States for Microsoft Windows-based PCs and three days later in Europe. A version for...
- Writer Haris Orkin, story producer Mical Pedriana - Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! is a casual video game by independent developer Mousechief. After a series of beta releases and demos in 2007 and 2008, the finished title was released in mid-2008, with versions for both Windows and Mac OS X....
- Writing Keith Nemitz, additional writing Adrianne Ambrose - Fallout 3Fallout 3Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...
- Lead Writer Emil Pagliarulo, quest writing Erik J. Caponi, Brian Chapin, Jon Paul Duvall, Kurt Kuhlmann, Alan Nanes, Bruce Nesmith and Fred Zeleny, additional quest writing Nate Ellis, William Killeen, Mark Nelson and Justin McSweeney - Tomb Raider: UnderworldTomb Raider: UnderworldTomb Raider: Underworld is the eighth instalment of the Tomb Raider series. The story continues from the events in Tomb Raider: Legend as a direct sequel, but also addresses unexplained plot elements by association with Tomb Raider: Anniversary; the 2007 remake of the original Tomb Raider...
- Story Eric Lindstrom and Toby Gard, screenplay Eric Lindstrom
Paul Selwin Civil Rights Award
- Dustin Lance BlackDustin Lance BlackDustin Lance Black is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist. He has won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the television series Big Love and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk.-Early life:Black was born in Sacramento,...
, "to the member whose script best embodies the spirit of constitutional and civil rights and liberties."