Greg Garcia (producer)
Greg Garcia | |
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Born | Gregory Thomas Garcia April 4, 1970 Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer, director |
Spouse | Kim |
Children | 3 |
Gregory Thomas Garcia (born April 4, 1970) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is the creator/executive producer of several long-running sitcoms, including Yes, Dear, My Name Is Earl (in which he made seven cameo appearances), The Guest Book, Raising Hope, and Sprung. He has also worked for the series Family Matters and as a consulting producer on Family Guy.
Early life
Garcia was born in
After graduating in 1988 from
Career
Garcia worked as a board operator and DJ for Tony Kornheiser[2] on The Tony Kornheiser Show radio show on WTEM.[4] He was also an intern for the Don and Mike Show radio program in Fairfax, Virginia.
Relocating to work in Hollywood, his early show business work included as an
Garcia wrote for, created, produced and directed the sitcoms Yes, Dear, Raising Hope, My Name Is Earl,[6] The Guest Book.[3] and Sprung. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for My Name Is Earl in 2006.[1][3]
Garcia co-wrote the book for the musical Escape to Margaritaville featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett with Mike O'Malley.
Personal life
Garcia and his wife Kim have three sons,[1] and they reside in the Los Angeles area.[3] Kim and Greg attended the same college, Frostburg State University.[4]
Garcia has been incorrectly labeled as a
During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, Garcia worked as a cashier and janitor at a Burger King in Southern California.[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1995–1997 | Family Matters | Story editor | |
1997 | Built to Last | Co-creator/supervising producer | |
2000–01 | Family Guy | Consulting producer | |
2000–06 | Yes, Dear | Co-creator/executive producer | Wrote 1 episode |
2005–09 | My Name Is Earl | Creator/executive producer | Directed 6 episodes, wrote 7 episodes |
2010–14 | Raising Hope | Creator/executive producer | Directed 5 episodes, wrote 8 episodes |
2013–14 | The Millers | Creator/executive producer | Wrote 1 episode |
2017–18 | The Guest Book | Creator/executive producer | Directed 8 episodes, wrote all of the 20 episodes |
2022 | Sprung | Creator/executive producer | Directed and wrote all of the 10 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c d McNamara, Mary (August 28, 2006). "Garcia, we should thank you". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Konheim, Orrin (October 27, 2014). "Comedy Man". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Orton, Kathy (December 13, 2012). "Who Slept Here: 'Raising Hope' creator Greg Garcia has roots in North Arlington". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Brennan, Patricia (August 27, 2006). "'Name'-Dropping With Greg Garcia For 'Earl' Creator, It's About the Folks He Knows -- and Where He's From". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ Keveney, Bill (November 22, 2010). "'Raising Hope' creator Greg Garcia is not talking white trash". USA Today.
- ^ Hibberd, James (January 18, 2013). "CBS orders 4 pilots (two from 'Raising Hope' creator)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via ew.com.
- Gawker.com. Archived from the originalon April 10, 2009.
- ^ "Did Greg Garcia (My Name is Earl) just serve me a Whopper at Burger King?". Archived from the original on March 18, 2019.
External links
- Greg Garcia at IMDb