Mike Royce
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Mike Royce | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Royce at the 70th Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Education
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]From 1986 to 1999, Royce was a stand-up comedian in New York City. For several years, he was also a warmup comedian 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, where he eventually worked his way up to the position of executive producer for the last two seasons.[1][4] In 2005, Louis C.K. asked Royce to be the executive producer and show runner of a new sitcom, HBO's Lucky Louie.[1]
In 2008, TNT ordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce 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 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.
In 2011, Mike Royce and his Snowpants Productions company signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television.[8] In addition to two pilots, he produced two series under his Fox deal, 1600 Penn[9] and Enlisted.[10]
In 2015, he moved to Sony Pictures in an overall deal and developed a pilot for CBS, as well as the reimagining of Norman Lear's '70s sitcom "One Day at a Time" for Netflix [11]
In 2017, One Day at a Time premiered on Netflix starring Justina Machado and Rita Moreno. A reimagining of the 1975 Norman Lear sitcom, Royce co-created the 2017 version with Gloria Calderon Kellett. He is executive producer and co-showrunner of the series, alongside Ms. Kellett.
Awards and nominations
[edit]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]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2003 | 55th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | 56th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |
| 2005 | 57th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Won | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special | Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Television: New Series | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ 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". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2011-09-07). "Mike Royce inks overall deal with 20th TV". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2012-05-15). "Two New Comedy Series Land Showrunners". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-05-09). "Fox Picks Up Andy Samberg & Chris Meloni Comedies, 'Us & Them' And 'Enlisted', Almost Doubles New Series Volume". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2019-01-17). "CBS Orders Comedy Pilot 'Story of Us' From 'One Day at a Time' Co-Creator Mike Royce". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "2003 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ "2004 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ "2005 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Awards". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Mike Royce at IMDb
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