Justin Spitzer

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Justin Spitzer
OccupationWriter •Television producer
Years active2004–present
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(m. 2007)​
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Justin Spitzer is an American television and film writer, producer, and showrunner. He is best known for creating the sitcoms Superstore and American Auto . [1] [2] His other credits include Scrubs, Courting Alex , and The Office . [3]

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Career

Spitzer was an assistant on the sitcom Grounded for Life and on fourteen episodes of the American adaptation of Queer as Folk. [4] [5] From 2008 to 2013, he was a writer and producer for the American adaptation of The Office . [6] [1] In 2013 he wrote a pilot based on The Money Pit that was put into development by NBC but ultimately never aired. [7] [8]

He created the workplace sitcom Superstore , starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, which had a midseason premiere on NBC in 2015. [9] He served as showrunner for three seasons before stepping down in 2019 while signing a multi-year deal with NBC and Universal Television. [10] The series continued to run for three more seasons after Spitzer's departure. [11]

In 2020, NBC ordered a pilot for Spitzer's comedy American Auto . [12] The series premiered in 2021 and ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2023. [13] In August 2021, Spitzer had signed a new four-year overall deal with Universal Television. [14]

Personal life

On November 24, 2007, he married producer and writer Jenna Bans. They have two children named Lucy and Phoebe. [15]

Credits

Producing

Television
YearTitleNotes
2012–2013 The Office co-executive producer
2014 Mulaney
2015–2021 Superstore executive producer, also creator
2021–2023 American Auto
2024 St. Denis Medical
Television Movie
YearTitleNotes
2013Holding Patternsexecutive producer

Writing

Films
YearTitleNotes
2006What Are the Odds?short film
Television
ShowEpisode TitleSeasonAir DateNotes
Scrubs "My Butterfly"3March 16, 2004
Committed "The Snap Out of it Episode"1February 1, 2005
Courting Alex "Birthday"March 6, 2006
The Office "Back from Vacation"3January 4, 2007
"Product Recall"April 26, 2007co-written with Brent Forrester
"Did I Stutter?"4May 1, 2008
"Moroccan Christmas"5December 11, 2008
"Michael Scott Paper Company"April 9, 2009
"Shareholder Meeting"6November 19, 2009
"Body Language"April 29, 2010
"Costume Contest"7October 28, 2010
"Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"May 12, 2011
"Garden Party"8October 13, 2011
"Angry Andy"April 19, 2012
The Money Pit"Pilot"1unaired
Mulaney "Patriot Acts"1November 23, 2014
Superstore "Pilot"1November 30, 2015
"Shots and Salsa"November 30, 2015
"Tornado"2May 4, 2017
"Grand Re-Opening"3September 28, 2017
"Town Hall"May 3, 2018Story credit
"Employee Appreciation Day"4May 16, 2019
"All Sales Final"6March 25, 2021Story credit
American Auto "Pilot"1December 13, 2021
"White Van"December 13, 2021
"Profile"March 8, 2022co-written with Eric Ledgin
"Crisis"2January 24, 2023
St. Denis Medical "Welcome to St. Denis"1November 12, 2024
Television Movie
YearTitleNotes
2013Holding Patternsalso credited as creator

Directing

ShowEpisode titleSeasonAir dateNotes
Superstore "Employee App"5February 20, 2020

Nominations

Television
YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultCredited AsRef.
2009Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe OfficeNominatedProducer [16]
2010
2011Supervising Producer

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