Bill Grundfest
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Bill Grundfest is a US television writer and producer. He has won a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Emmy Award three times.[1]
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[edit] Writer and Producer
His work as a writer and producer includes:
- Mad About You, starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, for which he served as a story editor, co-producer, and Supervising Producer.
- Numerous award show telecasts, including the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, Grammy, People's Choice Awards.
- That's Life, an hour-long drama series for Paramount Studios, and which aired on CBS TV. The series starred Paul Sorvino, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Dillon, Debbie Mazar and Heather Page Kent.
- "Pryor Offenses," a dramatic-comedy special for Showtime TV. Based on characters and material by Richard Pryor, Grundfest is credited as Executive Producer, and shares writing credit with Richard Pryor. It starred Eddie Griffin.
- "The Richard Pryor Comedy Special" for Comedy Central. He is credited as director of this special which includes interviews with Jamie Foxx, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Mos Def, Dave Chappelle, Colin Quinn, George Lopez, and Jennifer Pryor.
- Campus Ladies, a comedy series following two forty-ish women returning to college where they wreak havoc. He is credited as Executive Producer. It aired on the OXYGEN cable network.
- Exes & Ohs, a dramedy series aired in the US on LOGO and in Canada on Showcase, where it is scheduled as a lead-in to The L-Word. Its first season was nominated for a GLAAD Award. Its second season has completed production. It is shot in Vancouver, BC. Grundfest is Executive Producer of both seasons.
- We The Jury, a nationally syndicated daily court-reality series wherein the jury was allowed to ask questions in small claims cases, and wherein "secret" jury deliberations made up half of each episode. Grundfest was creator and Executive Producer. Series was syndicated by Tribune.
- Missing, a nationally syndicated weekly reality–news series which told the stories of actual missing persons, and asked the viewers for help and information in locating them. It was a co-production of Sand In My Pants, Inc. and Telco Productions and was syndicated by Tribune.
[edit] Writing Instructor
"Write Like A Pro" is a two-day intensive writers workshop, described as a "learn-by-doing, No Theory Allowed" workshop which teaches writers to write like professional TV and film writers do, as well as how they might use their writing (i.e. "spec scripts" - scripts written on spec by writers as writing samples) to begin a career in TV, film and internet.[2]
[edit] Comedy
Prior to going to Hollywood, Grundfest lived in New York, where he founded The Comedy Cellar, a 150-seat comedy club in Greenwich Village. It opened in 1982 and is still in operation.
Grundfest, a former stand-up comedian himself, showcased then-unknown comedians such as Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Rita Rudner, Ray Romano, Dave Atell. Jon Stewart credits Grundfest with discovering him and guiding his early career.[3] Established stars such as Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld would "drop in" unannounced to perform.
He also performed on radio, WNBC-66AM, where he hosted his own series ("The Wild Bill Grundfest Show") Saturday and Sunday afternoons (2-7 PM), and was the permanent substitute host for Don Imus and Soupy Sales.[4].
Much earlier, in 1970 Billy Grundfest was a Junior Counselor at the Jewish summer camp named Camp Aishel near Ellenville, NY.
