Vanessa McCarthy

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Vanessa McCarthy
OccupationTelevision producer and writer
Years active1999–present
AwardsRobert Meltzer Award

Vanessa McCarthy is an American television producer and writer.

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Her television writing credits include Friends , Abby , Modern Family and also producing and writing for Joey and Hot in Cleveland .

She was a head writer and executive producer for the sitcom Rules of Engagement . [1]

Awards

In 2004, she won The Robert Meltzer Writers Guild of America Award for her work on the animated sitcom Father of the Pride , as a part of the writing team. [2] [3]

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  3. "Writers Guild of America Award". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.