Steven Levitan Productions

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Steven Levitan Productions
Company type Private
Industry Production company
Founded1994;30 years ago (1994) in Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Founder Steven Levitan
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
Key people
Steven Levitan (CEO)
Danielle Stokdyk (President) [1]
OwnerSteven Levitan

Steven Levitan Productions (also known as Levitan Productions) is an American television production company founded in 1994 by television producer and writer Steven Levitan. [2] The company is known for producing the series Modern Family . [3] [4]

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History

The "Steven Levitan Prods." production logo seen at the end of the Modern Family credits. Steven Levitan Productions.jpg
The "Steven Levitan Prods." production logo seen at the end of the Modern Family credits.

Steven Levitan Productions was founded in 1994 in Beverly Hills, California by American television producer, director, and screenwriter Steven Levitan. In July 2006, Levitan co-partnered with Christopher Lloyd to set up Lloyd-Levitan Productions at 20th Century Fox. [5]

In March 2014, the company entered a four-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. [6] In September 2019, the company entered a five-year overall deal with 20th Television. [7]

Filmography

YearTitleNetworkNotesRef.
1997–2003 Just Shoot Me! NBC with Brillstein-Grey Communications and Columbia Pictures Television
1999–2000 Stark Raving Mad NBC with 20th Century Fox Television
2002 Greg the Bunny Fox/IFC with 20th Century Fox Television
2003–2004 Oliver Beene Fox with (ge.wirtz) Films, DreamWorks Television, and 20th Century Fox Television
2005–2006 Stacked Fox with 20th Century Fox Television
2009–2020 Modern Family ABC with Picador Productions and 20th Century Fox Television
2018 LA to Vegas Fox with Briskets Big Yellow House, Gary Sanchez Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television [8]
2022 Reboot Hulu with 20th Television

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