Julius Sharpe

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Julius Sharpe
Education Columbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer
Notable work Making History and United We Fall

Jonathan Goldblatt, [1] [2] who writes under the pen name Julius Sharpe, is an American television writer, producer and showrunner of Making History and United We Fall. [3] [4]

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Biography

Sharpe received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1995. [2] He started his TV writing career as a writer for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn . [3] He was also a writer for Comedy Central's Weekends at the DL and The Showbiz Show with David Spade. [3]

In 2014, Sharpe signed an overall deal with 20th Century FOX Television, [5] where he created and executive produced the comedy series Making History. [6] [7] He was also co-executive producer of The Grinder and worked as a writer, producer, and voice actor for Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy , The Cleveland Show and co-executive produced the live-action Cristela and Dads . [3]

In 2017, Sharpe signed a two-year overall deal at Sony Television. [3] He created and produced the 2020 television series United We Fall. [8] In 2017, he was reported to be executive producing a television adaptation of the movie Stripes. [9]

In 2024, he was a writer, co-executive producer, and actor on MacFarlane's Ted .

Personal life

Sharpe is married to actress and producer Stephanie Escajeda. [10] The series United We Fall was based on the real-life relationship between Sharpe and Escajeda. [11] [12]

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  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2014-08-15). "Comedy Writer Julius Sharpe Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Julius Sharpe is Making History fun". The Toronto Star. 2017-03-02. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  7. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (2016-01-12). "Fox Orders Pilot for Julius Sharpe, Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Time Travel Comedy". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2020-09-16). "'United We Fall' Canceled By ABC After One Season". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  9. ↑ Sandberg, Bryn (2017-11-16). "'Stripes' TV Adaptation in Development at CBS". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
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