Edward Kitsis

Edward Lawrence Kitsis (also sometimes credited as Eddy Kitsis) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on the popular American television series, "Lost". Many of his episodes have been co-written with Adam Horowitz. He and Horowitz are both alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and met in their "Introduction to Film" class.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in radio, television, and film, Kitsis travelled with Horowitz to Los Angeles. They initially working as assistants and messengers until landing a job writing scripts for the remake of "Fantasy Island". It was cancelled after 13 episodes, but they went on to write for both "Felicity" and "Popular", before joining "Lost" halfway into the first season.

Kitsis was born to Tybe and Arlen Kitsis of Minneapolis. In May 2002, it was announced that he was engaged to Jennifer Susman, also a TV/film graduate of University of Texas in 1999. [cite web|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/020531/engage.shtml|title=Engaments|publisher=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|date=2002-05-31|accessdate=2008-08-15] They married on March 29, 2003 in Scottsdale, Arizona. [cite web|url=http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/030829/wed.shtml|title=Wedding Announcements|publisher=Jewish News of Greater Phoenix|date=2003-08-29|accessdate=2008-08-15]

Currently, Edward is writing a remake of the movie "TRON" with his partner Adam.fact|date=August 2008

Works

* "Lost", 2005-present
**episode 1.22 "Born to Run" teleplay with Adam Horowitz, story by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
**episode 2.04 "Everybody Hates Hugo" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 2.12 "Fire and Water" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 2.18 "Dave" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 2.22 "Three Minutes" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 3.04 "Every Man for Himself" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 3.10 "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 3.14 "Exposé" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 3.18 "D.O.C." with Adam Horowitz
**episode 3.21 "Greatest Hits" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 4.03 "The Economist" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 4.07 "Ji Yeon" with Adam Horowitz
**episode 4.10 "Something Nice Back Home" with Adam Horowitz
* "Confessions of an American Bride", 2005
* "One Tree Hill", 2004
* "Life As We Know It", 2004
* "Birds of Prey", 2002
* "Popular", 2000
* "Felicity", 1998

Awards

* 2005, Writers Guild of America, Dramatic Series - Television, "Lost" (co-writer) [http://www.altfg.com/Awards2005/writers.htm]

References

External links

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* [http://www.dane101.com/lost030606 "Lost writers found in Madison"] , March 7, 2006, interview with Kitsis and Horowitz at the Hillel Foundation at the University of Wisconsin