Steven Levitan

Steven E. Levitan (born 1962) is an American director, screenwriter and producer of television comedies. He has created such TV series as "Just Shoot Me!", "Stark Raving Mad", "Stacked" and "Back to You".

As executive producer Steve won an Emmy Award in 1996 for "Frasier" in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. He was also nominated in that same year for Outstanding Writing in Comedy Series category for "The Larry Sanders Show". He was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category for "Just Shoot Me!" and two more as executive producer. Steven won the Humanitas Prize (for writers whose work best communicates and encourages human values) in 1996 for the "Frasier" episode titled "Breaking the Ice." Steven has also won a CableACE Award and a Writers Guild nomination for "The Larry Sanders Show". He also garnered a Producers Guild Award and a Television Critics Association Award for "Frasier", a People’s Choice Award for "Stark Raving Mad" and a Golden Globe nomination for "Just Shoot Me!"

Coming from Chicago, Illinois, Levitan is married to wife Krista (nee Schmuck). They have three children, two daughters Hannah and Alexandra, and a son, Griffin. He attended Glenbrook South High School and University of Wisconsin-Madison (1980 - 1984), graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. He worked as a WKOW-TV on-air news reporter and morning anchorman in Madison, Wisconsin and as a copywriter at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago. Steven came to Hollywood in 1989 after selling a script for an episode of The Wonder Years. He and his family currently live in Brentwood, California.

His company "Steven Levitan Productions" has produced the series "Just Shoot Me!", "Stark Raving Mad", "Greg the Bunny", "Oliver Beene" and "Stacked".

Steven and television writer/producer Chris Lloyd joined as partners in 2006 and together created a production company named "Picture Day." It is under this company that they produced their co-creation "Back to You".

Filmography

Creator, writer, producer & director

* "Just Shoot Me!" (1997)
* "Stark Raving Mad" (1999)
* "Stacked" (2005)
* "Back to You" (2007)

Writer & producer

* "Wings" (1990)
* "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992)
* "Frasier" (1993)
* "Greg the Bunny" (2002)
* "With You In Spirit" (2003) (also director) TV pilot
* "Back to You (2007)

Writer

* "The Wonder Years" (1989)
* "The Critic" (1994)
* "Men Behaving Badly" (1996)

Producer

*"The Larry Sanders Show" (1995-1996) (co-executive producer)
*"Say Uncle" (2001) (co-executive producer)
*"Oliver Beene" (2003) (executive producer)

Director

*"Yes, Dear"

ources

*imdb name|id=0506160|name=Steven Levitan
* [http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z224z2z4&bioid=1477 Fox Flash]
* [http://www.tv.com/frasier/breaking-the-ice/episode/16996/summary.html Breaking the Ice]
* [http://www2.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/aug02/67601.asp Journal Sentinel Aug. 20, 2002]

External links

* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2004-12-12-levitan-edit_x.htm Levitan in USAToday]