Mark Driscoll (screenwriter)

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Mark Driscoll
Born (1959-02-03) February 3, 1959 (age 65)
Occupation(s)Television producer and writer
Years active1989–present

Mark Driscoll (born February 3, 1959) is an American television producer and writer. He attended Boston Latin School and took a post graduate year at the Phillips Exeter Academy. Driscoll graduated from Harvard University in 1982; during his time there he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon. He shared a Primetime Emmy Award for his writing on the sitcom Ellen for the episode "The Puppy Episode".

Driscoll's other television credits include Married... with Children , Suddenly Susan , According to Jim , Hope & Faith and 90210 . He is currently working on Grey's Anatomy.

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