Shana Goldberg-Meehan

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Shana Goldberg-Meehan
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Occupation(s)Writer, television producer
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(m. 2006)
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Shana Goldberg-Meehan is an American television producer and television writer.

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She was an executive producer of Friends and its spinoff Joey , which she also co-created along with Scott Silveri, whom she married in 2006 (they met when she was on the Business staff and he was an Editor on the Harvard Lampoon as undergraduates). [1] In 2005, she left Joey while Silveri stayed on the show. In 2010, she created the series Better with You , which ended in 2011. [2]

Goldberg-Meehan's father was comedy writer Gary David Goldberg, best known for creating Family Ties . [3]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterExecutive
Producer
NetworkNotes
1996 Mad About You YesNo NBC Writer of 2 episodes
1996–2004 Friends Yes
2004–2006 Joey Creator, writer of 4 episodes
2006Separated at Worth ABC Unsold TV pilot
2007The Hill
2010 Better with You Creator, writer of 4 episodes
2016 Speechless NoWriter of 2 episodes
2020Untitled Workplace comedyYes

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References

  1. Sipher, Devan (October 22, 2006). "Shana Goldberg-Meehan and Scott Silveri". New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. Shana Goldberg-Meehan, TV Guide credits
  3. Deadline.com