Michael Patrick King
Michael Patrick King | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1954 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film/television producer, director, writer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Michael Patrick King (born September 14, 1954) is an American director, writer, and producer of television and film.
Life and career
King was born to an Irish-American family in Scranton, Pennsylvania and was raised as a Catholic.[1][2] He attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania for three years.[3]
In 1975, King moved to New York, did comedy, and wrote plays. He also was a member of a comedy improv group called The Broadway Local which mostly performed at Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. They were considered to be the in-house Improv group there.[citation needed]
He eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he found work writing for the television series Murphy Brown, and was nominated for several Emmys.[4] He wrote for the HBO show, The Comeback, as well as for broadcast shows Will & Grace, Good Advice, and Cybill.
He may be best known for his work on the HBO series Sex and the City, which was created by Darren Star. King wrote all the season premieres and finales of Sex and the City (except its pilot, written by Star, and the fifth-season finale, which King co-wrote with Cindy Chupack). He directed the show's film adaptation, and its follow-up, Sex and the City 2. He is featured on The Other Network Writers Room, an audio series for aspiring comedy writers.[citation needed]
He is openly gay[5] and lives in Greenwich Village. He owns Arcade Productions.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | AJ and the Queen | Creator | 10 episodes | |
| 2005, 2014 | The Comeback | Creator, director, writer, executive producer | 21 episodes | |
| 2011–2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Creator, writer and executive producer | director for 21 episodes | |
| 2011 | A Mann's World | Director, writer and executive producer | TV Movie | |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Director, writer and producer | ||
| 2008 | Sex and the City | |||
| 2001 | 55 Mercer Street | Writer | ||
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | HBO Publicist | ||
| 1998–1999 | Will & Grace | Writer and consulting producer | 6 episodes | |
| 1998–2004 | Sex and the City | Director, writer and executive producer | 93 episodes | |
| 1997 | Temporarily Yours | Creator and writer | 7 episodes | |
| 1996 | Cybill | Writer and executive producer | 8 episodes | |
| 1994 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Writer and creative consultant | 3 episodes | |
| Good Advice | Director and writer | 3 episodes | ||
| 1991–1993 | Murphy Brown | Writer | 10 episodes | |
| 1990 | My Talk Show | |||
| How to Be Louise | The Agent | |||
| 1989 | The Sweet Life | Writer and producer |
See also
References
- ^ Profile of Michael Patrick King Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rachel Abramowitz,"Michael Patrick King and Sex and the City 2", Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2010.
- ^ "Michael Patrick King Interview 1 of 3". YouTube. April 29, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Michael Patrick King", Sex and the City Cast & Crew, retrieved November 27, 2007
- ^ Poniewozik, James (March 7, 2005), "Queer Eye for Straight TV", Time Magazine, retrieved November 27, 2007
External links
- 1954 births
- American male screenwriters
- American television directors
- Television producers from Pennsylvania
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Gay writers
- LGBT directors
- LGBT people from Pennsylvania
- LGBT writers from the United States
- American Roman Catholics
- Living people
- Writers from Scranton, Pennsylvania
- American people of Irish descent
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania