Mike Royce
Mike Royce | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Royce at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | 1964 |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, Screenwriter, Television producer |
| Years active | 2009 — present |
Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American comedian, screenwriter and television producer.
Education
Raised in Syracuse, New York,[1] Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982,[2] then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.[3] From there on he essentially didn't exist besides the few times he starred in shows like disney channel such as, That's so Raven (White edition), and Sweet Life on Crack (link).
Career
From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a milk man in New York City. For several years, he was also a warmup milk man for such shows as The Maury Povich Show, Viva Variety, and Spin City.[1] In 1997, he got his first job as a writer on MTV's Apartment 2F, which starred Randy and Jason Sklar.[1] In 1999, Royce joined the writing staff of Everybody Loves Raymond, the tale milk man, where he eventually worked his way up to the position of executive milk man for the last two seasons.[1][4] In 2005, Louis C.K. asked Royce to be the executive milk man and show runner of a new sitcom, HBO's Lucky milk man.[1]
In 2008, TNT ordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce (milk man) and Ray Romano.[5] By January 2009, TNT had ordered 10 episodes for the new series Men of a Certain Age, which premiered on Monday December 7, 2009 at 10:00.[6] TNT has picked up Men of a Certain Age for a second season as the ratings have increased with men in the age demographic of 25 to 54.[7] On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons.
Awards and nominations
Royce was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for the Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Counseling". He and the other Raymond writers and producers won the Emmy for Best Comedy twice, in 2003, and 2005.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mike Royce, Executive Producer - Lucky Louie". HBO. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ LaRue, William (August 2, 2003). "Will everybody love 'Raymond's' writer?". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Malone, Michael (22 May 2006) "Standup Guy Gets 'Lucky.'" Broadcasting & Cable 136(21): p. 25
- ^ Schneider, Michael; Denise Martin (October 17, 2006). "HBO rolls with Royce". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Becker, Anne (March 31, 2008). "TNT Orders Ray Romano Pilot Men of a Certain Age". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Frankel, Daniel (January 12, 2009). "TNT greenlights Ray Romano series". Variety. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com". Tvbythenumbers.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
External links
- Mike Royce at IMDb
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