Glen Mazzara | |
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 Mazzara at Banff World Media Festival (2012) | |
| Born | July 6, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Television writer, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Notable work | The Shield The Walking Dead |
Glen Mazzara (born July 6, 1967) is an American television producer and writer. He is most well known for his work on The Shield , The Walking Dead and Damien .
An Italian-American, Mazzara was born in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Queens. He graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in 1985. He attended NYU and earned a masters in English. He worked as a hospital administrator in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a writer in 1998.[ citation needed ]
He was a story editor and writer for the fourth and fifth seasons of Nash Bridges . In 2002, he joined the drama series The Shield as an executive story editor and writer for its first season; was promoted to producer for the second season while continuing to write, to supervising producer for the third season, to co-executive producer for the fourth season and to executive producer for the fifth season; and left midway through the sixth season in 2006. Later in 2006 he was an executive producer on the short-lived series Standoff , and then a co-executive producer on the first season of NBC drama Life .[ citation needed ]
Mazzara left Life to create and executive produce a new series Crash , based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, on which he served as head writer and showrunner. [1] He left after one season, but was credited as a consulting producer for the second season premiere.[ citation needed ]
In 2009, he joined the medical drama series Hawthorne for two seasons as executive producer and writer. In 2010, he wrote the teleplay for an episode of the AMC series The Walking Dead , "Wildfire". [2] On July 27, 2011, it was reported that Mazzara had taken over as showrunner of The Walking Dead after Frank Darabont dropped out of the position. [3] Mazzara left this role following season 3. [4] After The Walking Dead, he signed an overall deal with Fox Television Studios in 2013. [5]
Glen Mazzara is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Showrunner of A&E's series, Damien , based on the classic horror film, The Omen .
On April 15, 2019, Mazzara joined several other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. [6]
| Year | Show | Role |
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| 2002–2006 | The Shield | Executive story editor (2002) Producer (2003) Supervising producer (2004) Co-executive producer (2005) Executive producer (2006–07) |
| 2006 | Standoff | Executive producer |
| 2007 | Life | Co-executive producer |
| 2008–2009 | Crash | Creator Executive producer (2008) Consulting producer (2009) |
| 2009–2010 | Hawthorne | Executive producer |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Consulting producer |
| 2011–2013 | The Walking Dead | Executive producer |
| 2016 | Damien | Creator Executive producer |
| 2022-present | The Rookie | Consulting Producer |
| Year | Show | Notes |
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| 1998–2000 | Nash Bridges | 6 episodes |
| 2002–2007 | The Shield | 16 episodes |
| 2006 | Standoff | Episode: "Life Support" |
| 2007 | Life | Episode: "Let Her Go" |
| 2008 | Crash | Episode: "Episode One" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | The Walking Dead | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Damien | 3 episodes |
| 2022-2024 | The Rookie | 3 episodes |
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