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Mike Royce | |
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 Royce at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | 1964 (age 57–58) |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Raised in Syracuse, New York, [1] Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, [2] then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986. [3]
From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a stand-up comedian in New York City. For several years, he was also a warmup comedian for such shows as The Maury Povich Show , Viva Variety , and Spin City . [1] In 1997, he got his first job as a writer on MTV's Apartment 2F , which starred Randy and Jason Sklar. [1] In 1999, Royce joined the writing staff of Everybody Loves Raymond , where he eventually worked his way up to the position of executive producer for the last two seasons. [1] [4] In 2005, Louis C.K. asked Royce to be the executive producer and show runner of a new sitcom, HBO's Lucky Louie . [1]
In 2008, TNT ordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce and Ray Romano. [5] By January 2009, TNT had ordered 10 episodes for the new series Men of a Certain Age , which premiered on Monday December 7, 2009 at 10:00. [6] TNT picked up Men of a Certain Age for a second season as the ratings have increased with men in the age demographic of 25 to 54. [7] On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons. In 2017, One Day at a Time premiered on Netflix starring Justina Machado and Rita Moreno. A reimagining of the 1975 Norman Lear sitcom, Royce co-created the 2017 version with Gloria Calderon Kellett. He is executive producer and co-showrunner of the series, alongside Ms. Kellett. In 2011, Mike Royce and his Snowpants Productions company signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television. [8] He produced two shows for his Fox deal, 1600 Penn [9] and Enlisted . [10] It later joined Sony Pictures in an overall deal and developed a failed CBS pilot. [11]
Royce was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Counseling". He and the other Raymond writers and producers won the Emmy for Best Comedy twice, in 2003, and 2005.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2003 | 55th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | 56th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |
| 2005 | 57th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Television: New Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated | |
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