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Steve Skrovan is an American producer, writer, director and television host.

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Early life

Skrovan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to Gilmour Academy during his high-school years. He majored in English and was a varsity football defensive back at Yale, [1] where he graduated with a B.A. in 1979. [2]

Career

Skrovan began his career as a stand-up comic. [3] He hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV, Mouth to Mouth, in 1988. [4] In 1989, he became the original host of Totally Hidden Video , which aired on FOX from 1989-1992. [5] Starting in 1991, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog on what was then The Family Channel. [6]

Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Movie".[ citation needed ] He was then a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond , for the entire nine-year run (from 1996 to 2005). [7] [8]

Skrovan produced the 2005 TV special Earth to America ,[ citation needed ] which covered environmental issues. He wrote, produced, and directed An Unreasonable Man , a 2006 documentary about Ralph Nader. [3] He then worked as a producer on the 2006-2010 show 'Til Death ,[ citation needed ] which starred former Raymond cast member Brad Garrett. Since 2014, Skrovan has co-hosted the weekly Ralph Nader Radio Hour program from the Pacifica Radio Network. [9] [8]

Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

This is a list of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes written or co-written by Skrovan.

Season One

Season Two

Season Three

Season Four

Season Five

Season Six

Season Seven

Season Eight

Season Nine

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