David Isaacs (writer)
American screenwriter and producer (born 1949)
- Writer
- Television producer
David Alan Isaacs (born October 16, 1949)[1] is an American screenwriter and producer. He has written episodes of M*A*S*H, Cheers, its spin-off Frasier, and The Simpsons with Ken Levine.
Isaacs became a consulting producer and writer for the AMC television drama Mad Men for the show's second season. He won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the second season.[2]
He is currently a professor and Chair of the writing division at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he teaches comedy and screenwriting.[3]
References
- ^ Abramson, Stephen J. (2014-09-29). David Isaacs Interview Part 1 of 3. Archive of American Television. Event occurs at 00:38. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
David Alan Isaacs...I was born in New York City, October 26, 1949.
- ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
External links
- David Isaacs at IMDb
- David Isaacs at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program
- David Isaacs at the University of Southern California
- David Isaacs at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy (1980–1989)
- Dennis Koenig & Gene Reynolds for "Heal Thyself" (1980)
- Nat Mauldin for "Stormy Weather" (1981)
- Stephen Neigher & Tony Sheehan for "Hunger Strike" (1982)
- David Isaacs & Ken Levine for "The Boys in the Bar" / Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (1983)
- Michael J. Weithorn for "Sumner's Return" (1984)
- Glenn Gordon Caron for "Pilot" (Moonlighting) / Elias Davis & David Pollock for "Madison Avenue Madness" (1985)
- Bob Randall for "Allie's Affair" (1986)
- Jay Tarses for "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles" / Gary David Goldberg & Alan Uger for "A, My Name is Alex" / Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan for "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" (1987)
- Carol Black & Neal Marlens for "My Father's Office" (1988)
- Todd W. Langen for "Coda" (1989)
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