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Michael Curtis | |
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| Occupation | Producer • Writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Creator of JONAS and Executive Producer on Friends |
Michael Curtis is a television producer and writer known for Friends and Disney Channel's Phil of the Future and Jonas.
A Navy brat from year zero, Michael John Curtis was born at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. He lived in various locations around the United States including Charleston, South Carolina, Dam Neck Naval Base (Training Support Center Hampton Roads), Virginia, and overseas in Wollongong, Australia. Curtis attended White Point Elementary School in San Pedro, California (where he was awarded "Most Books Read") for 5th grade. [1] and Fallbrook Union High School in Fallbrook, California.
He was a writer and executive producer of Friends during seasons 2 to 5 and also executive producer (with Roger S. H. Schulman) of Disney Channel's Phil of the Future (season 2, but not season 1). In 2008–2009 he worked with the Jonas Brothers and the Disney Channel as executive producer and co-creator of the series Jonas (Emmy Award nominated season 1, but not season 2). He co-wrote the biblical mockumentary The Making of '...And God Spoke' and directed the series finale of Phil of the Future , "Back to the Future (Not the Movie)" and the season 1 finale of Jonas , "Double Date". He was co-founder of "Mantis Productions" (2007–2017) alongside Roger S.H. Schulman, co-creator of Jonas and the actual writer of Shrek.}
In 2009, Curtis earned a PhD in religion from the Universal Life Church.
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Return of the Killer Tomatoes! | Property Assistant | |
| 1988 | Party Line | Second Second Assistant Director | |
| 1988 | Phantasm II | Production Assistant | |
| 1988 | Survival Quest | Production Staff | |
| 1988 | 976-EVIL | Production Assistant | |
| 1989 | Tax Season | Second Second Assistant Director | |
| 1989 | Veiled Threat | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1989 | Think Big | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1989 | The Banker | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1990 | The First Power | Second Second Assistant Director | |
| 1990 | Crash and Burn | Second Assistant Director | Direct-to-Video |
| 1990 | Kid | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1990 | Arduous Moon | First Assistant Director | Short film |
| 1992 | Falling from Grace | First Assistant Director | |
| 1992 | World Song | First Assistant Director | Short film |
| 1992 | Little Sister | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1992 | Miracle Beach | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1993 | The Making of '...And God Spoke' | Writer | Screenplay |
| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Production Staff | Award ceremony |
| 1992 | Dream On | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | The Wonder Years | Writer | Episode: "Scenes from a Wedding" |
| 1992 | Great Scott! | Executive Story Editor/Writer | Executive Story Editor of 12 episodes Writer of Episode: "Stripe Gripe" |
| 1993 | Daddy Dearest | Executive Story Editor/Writer | Executive Story Editor of 13 episodes Writer of Episode: "Thanks, But No Thanks" |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Writer | 2 episodes |
| 1995–1999 | Friends | Producer/Executive Producer/Co-Executive Producer/Executive Story Editor/Writer | Producer of 25 episodes Executive Producer of 24 episodes Co-Executive Producer of 24 episodes Executive Story Editor of 24 episodes Writer of 12 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1999) - Nominated Golden Globe Award for Comedy Series (1998) |
| 1999 | Work with Me | Co-Executive Producer/Writer | Episode: "Time Apart?" |
| 2000–2001 | The Weber Show | Co-Executive Producer/Writer | Co-Executive Producer of 17 episodes Writer of 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Nikki | Executive Producer/Writer | Executive Producer of 19 episodes Writer of Episode: "Welcome to the Rest of Your Life" |
| 2003 | Run of the House | Consulting Producer | Television Series starring Joey Lawrence, Margo Harshman, Mo Gaffney |
| 2003 | Old School | Executive Producer | Television Pilot starring Natasha Lyonne, John Krasinski, Jorge Garcia |
| 2003–2013 | The Joe Schmo Show | Head Writer/Writer | Head Writer of 9 episodes Writer of 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Humor Me aka "The Lost Pilots"" | Executive Producer/Writer | Television Pilot starring Dane Cook |
| 2005 | Love, Inc. | Consulting Producer/Writer | Consulting Producer of 5 episodes Writer of Episode: "Thick and Thin" |
| 2006 | Phil of the Future | Director/Writer/Executive Producer | Director of Episode: "Back to the Future (Not the Movie)" Writer of 3 episodes Executive Producer of 22 episodes |
| 2006 | Haversham Hall | Executive Producer/Writer | Television Pilot starring Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka |
| 2009–2010 | Jonas | Co-Creator/Director/Writer/Executive Producer | Co-Creator of 24 episodes Director of Episode: "Double Date" Writer of 3 episodes Executive Producer of 21 episodes Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Show (2009) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (2010) |
| 2013–2014 | The Soul Man | Writer/Consulting Producer | Writer of 4 episodes Consulting Producer of 13 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Melissa & Joey | Consulting Producer/Writer/Co-Executive Producer | Consulting Producer of 17 episodes Writer of 5 episodes Co-Executive Producer of 5 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Bizaardvark | Co-Executive Producer/Writer | Co-Executive Producer of 22 episodes Writer of 3 episodes |
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