Phoef Sutton
Robert Christopher Sutton (b. 11 September 1958) is an American television writer and producer. Phoef — the nickname that he uses professionally — is pronounced "feef". [1]
A 1981 graduate of James Madison University [2], Sutton began his career writing scripts for Newhart. He later became executive producer of and a writer for Cheers. He collaborated with Bob Newhart again on the 1992 TV series Bob and worked as a creative consultant on 90's TV series Almost Perfect and NewsRadio. His film credits include Mrs. Winterbourne and The Fan, both released in 1996. In 1999, he published the novel Always Six O'Clock.
From 2005 to 2009, Sutton was a consulting producer for Boston Legal. In 2010, Sutton became a staff writer on the FX series Terriers starring Donal Logue.
