Mark Roberts (TV producer)

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Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, playwright, actor, and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom Mike & Molly . [1] [2]

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Career

He appeared on The Tonight Show seven times as a stand-up comic between the years of 1992–1995, which led to guest starring roles on numerous television series and films, among them Seinfeld , [3] Friends , [4] The Practice , [5] The Larry Sanders Show , [6] Two and a Half Men , and Bulletproof . [7]

He was also a series regular on the television comedy The Naked Truth . [8]

His plays Where the Great Ones Run, [9] Parasite Drag, [10] and Rantoul and Die [11] have been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced in various theaters in the United States. [12] [13]

He was the creator and executive producer of Mike & Molly, which premiered September 20, 2010 on CBS, [1] [14] until he left the show after season 3. [15] Mike & Molly was the highest-rated new comedy of the 2010 season. [16]

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  2. ↑ Bellafante, Ginia (19 September 2010). "A Sitcom With More Than Empty Calories". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Seinfeld, 'The Chicken Roaster' (TV episode 1996)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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  5. ↑ "The Practice, 'Brothers' Keepers' (2000) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Larry Sanders Show, 'Larry Loses a Friend' (TV episode 1994)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bulletproof (1996)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "The Naked Truth (TV Series 1995-1998)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Complete catalogue of plays". Where the Great Ones Run. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Complete catalogue of plays". Parasite Drag. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Complete catalogue of plays". Rantoul and Die. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Hieggelke, Brian (3 May 2011). "Review: Rantoul and Die/American Blues Theater". Newcity Stage. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  13. ↑ Scarborough, James (24 August 2010). "Parasite Drag, The Elephant Theatre Company, Los Angeles". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Mike & Molly". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-05-17). "'Mike & Molly' Creator Mark Roberts To Exit, Al Higgins Upped To EP & Showrunner". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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