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Steve Skrovan

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Steve Skrovan is an American producer, writer, director and television host.

Early life

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Skrovan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to Gilmour Academy during his high-school years. He majored in English and was a varsity football defensive back at Yale,[1] where he graduated with a B.A. in 1979.[2]

Career

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Skrovan began his career as a stand-up comic.[3] He hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV, Mouth to Mouth, in 1988.[4] In 1989, he became the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992.[5] Starting in 1991, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog on what was then The Family Channel.[6]

Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Movie".[citation needed] He was then a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for the entire nine-year run (from 1996 to 2005).[7][8]

Skrovan produced the 2005 TV special Earth to America,[citation needed] which covered environmental issues. He wrote, produced, and directed An Unreasonable Man, a 2006 documentary about Ralph Nader.[3] He then worked as a producer on the 2006-2010 show 'Til Death,[citation needed] which starred former Raymond cast member Brad Garrett. Since 2014, Skrovan has co-hosted the weekly Ralph Nader Radio Hour program from the Pacifica Radio Network.[9][8]

Everybody Loves Raymond episodes

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This is a list of Everybody Loves Raymond episodes written or co-written by Skrovan.

Season One

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  • "Standard Deviation"
  • "Captain Nemo" (with Lew Schneider)
  • "Recovering Pessimist"

Season Two

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  • "The Children's Book"
  • "All I Want for Christmas"
  • "The Family Bed"
  • "Six Feet Under" (with Cindy Chupack & Tom Caltabiano)

Season Three

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  • "Getting Even"
  • "Halloween Candy"
  • "Cruising with Marie" (with Susan Van Allen)
  • "Dancing with Debra" (with Aaron Shure)

Season Four

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Season Five

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Season Six

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Season Seven

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Season Eight

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  • "Home From School"
  • "Lateness"
  • "The Nice Talk" (with Aaron Shure)

Season Nine

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References

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  1. ^ Wallace, William N. (November 20, 1996). "College Football Report". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Director Stephen Skrovan". Independent Television Service.
  3. ^ a b Shawn Badgley (February 23, 2007). "Just in Time for Nader '08 | Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan on 'An Unreasonable Man'". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Ken Tucker and Knight-Ridder Newspapers (19 November 1988). "Broadened MTV opens its 'mouth'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ O'Connor, John J. (12 July 1989). "Review/Television; Allen Funt Calls 'Totally Hidden Video'". New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  6. ^ Catherine Hinman (August 31, 1991). "Winning and losing are beside the point on 'That's My Dog,' a contest that puts pooches on center stage". Orlando Sentinel. pp. E1. ProQuest 277895091. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Kearney, Christine (February 7, 2007). "From hero to villain, Ralph Nader documented in film". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Ralph Nader Radio Hour". ralphnaderradiohour.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Ralph Nader Radio Hour". prx.org. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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