TV Program Creator

Mark Frost (born 25 November 1953) is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, and executive producer. His work became famous in the seminal 1980s TV show Hill Street Blues. His other TV credits include Twin Peaks and On the Air. He...

Alan Ball (born May 13, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor, who is best known for writing the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty, and for creating the HBO...

Lawrence Gene David born July 2, 1947 is an American Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. Formerly a stand up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly...

Rob Thomas (born August 15 1965 in Sunnyside, Washington) is an author and screenwriter, best known for his book Rats Saw God and his television program Veronica Mars. Before he began writing novels for young adults, Thomas taught high-school...

John Michael Crichton, , (born October 23, 1942) is an American author, film producer, film director, medical doctor and television producer best known for his science fiction and techno-thriller novels, film and television program. His books have...

James Edward Burrows (born December 30 1940) is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s. Burrows was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Ruth Levinson and Abe Burrows, who was a well-known composer...

Les Charles was born in Henderson, Nevada. He attended the University of Redlands, California and earned a B.A. in English. Charles began his professional career as a high school English teacher, but moved into television. He began his television...

Jeffrey Lieber is a screenwriter for both television and film. He was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States and attended Evanston Township High School. He is credited as a co-creator of the television series Lost. Lieber is also credited on the...

Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24 1973) is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the hit television series Lost. He has also written and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote...

Jason Nidorf Mutchnick (born 11 November 1965) is an American television producer. He has received an Emmy Award, a People's Choice Award, and several Golden Globe Award nominations. Mutchnick was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Beverly...

Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996 - 2001) and That '70s Show (1998 - 2006), for NBC and FOX respectively. They also created the ill-fated spin-off That '80s...

Aaron Spelling (April 221923 – June 232006) was an American film and television producer. As of 2007, Spelling holds the record for most prolific television producer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits. Spelling was born in Dallas,...

Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954), often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American television host, media mogul, and philanthropist. Her internationally-syndicated talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, has earned her multiple Emmy Awards and...