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Michael Kelley (born 1967, Chicago, Illinois) is an American television writer and producer and creator of television series What/If , Revenge and Swingtown .

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Early life

Kelley was born in Chicago, growing up and attending school at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, until 1985. [1] A classmate of his was musician Liz Phair, whom he would later bring to the television scoring business. [2]

Career

Kelley has written and produced on shows including The O.C. and Providence . He co-wrote episodes of Providence with Jennifer M. Johnson. He is creator of the TV series Swingtown , and has also written episodes for the show, which began airing on CBS in 2008.

Kelley created and wrote ABC's Revenge , a contemporary re-imagining of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo from a female perspective. [3]

In August 2018, it was announced that Kelley will be credited as an executive producer, writer and creator for the Netflix anthology thriller miniseries, What/If . The series premiered on May 24, 2019. [4]

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References

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  2. "Cool and Composed". ASCAP. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 3, 2012). "Emmys: Mike Kelley, creator of 'Revenge'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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