Kevin Kelton
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Kevin Kelton | |
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| Born | Rockville Centre, New York, US |
| Alma mater | University at Albany, State University of New York, BS, Business |
| Occupation(s) | TV and film screenwriter |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | www |
Kevin Kelton is an American author and television writer-producer whose credits include Saturday Night Live, Night Court, Boy Meets World and other network series. He has also written articles and essays for National Lampoon.[1] Kelton is the younger brother of the comedian Bobby Kelton,[2]
Television
[edit]Kelton's first TV writing job was on the syndicated game show Face the Music.[2] He segued to sketch comedy, joining the writing staff of the ABC late-night sketch show Fridays!.[3] He went on to write for a string of sketch comedy series before being hired by Saturday Night Live as a staff writer at the beginning of the 1983–84 season.[4] During this time, the writing staff earned an Emmy nomination.[5]
Credits
[edit]- Face the Music – syndicated (staff writer – 1980)[2]
- Fridays! – ABC (staff writer – 1980)[3]
- Nashville Palace – NBC (staff writer – 1981)
- Laugh Trax – syndicated (staff writer – 1981–1982)
- Steve Martin's Twilight Theatre – NBC (staff writer – 1982)[6]
- No Soap, Radio – ABC (staff writer – 1982)[7]
- The Jeffersons – CBS (story credit) (1983)[8]
- Saturday Night Live – (staff writer – 1983–1985)[4]
- Comedy Break with Mack and Jamie – syndicated (staff writer – 1985–1986)[9]
- The Jay Leno Special – NBC (staff writer – 1986)[10]
- Women in Prison – FOX (staff writer – 1987–1988)[11]
- The Van Dyke Show – CBS (Story Editor – 1988)
- Knight & Daye – NBC (Executive Story Editor – 1989)
- A Different World – NBC (Executive Story Editor – 1989–1990)[12]
- Night Court – NBC (Producer – 1990–1992)[13]
- Shaky Ground – FOX (Producer – 1992–1993)[14]
- Townsend Television – FOX (writer – 1994)[15]
- As Seen on TV (pilot) – F/X (Co-Executive Producer – 1994)
- Boy Meets World – ABC (Producer – 1994–1996)[13]
- Something So Right – NBC (Supervising Producer – 1996–1997)[16]
- The Tom Show – WB (Co-Executive Producer – 1997–1998)[17]
- The Wrong Coast – AMC (Consulting Producer – 2002–2003)[18]
- National Lampoon (Contributing Writer – 2003–2004)
- Girlfriend Guy web series (Consulting Producer – 2016–2018)
- BIFL web series (Writing Consultant – 2019)
References
[edit]- ^ Kelton, Kevin. "Baby Lipo". National Lampoon's Not Fit For Print. National Lampoon Press, 2008.
- ^ a b c Associated Press "Kelton isn't funny, his material is", The Lewiston Journal, Lewiston, Maine, 10 December 1983, Retrieved on 23 April 2012
- ^ a b "Fridays: TV Comedy Guide". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Saturday Night Live - TV Series - Cast, Credits and Awards - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live Emmys.com". Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Twilight Theatre - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "No Soap, Radio - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "CTVA US Comedy - "The Jeffersons" (CBS) Season 10 (1983-84)". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Comedy Break With Mack and Jamie - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "The Jay Leno Show - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Women in Prison - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "A Different World synopsis text". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Kevin Kelton - overview". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Shaky Ground - Full Production Credits - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Townsend Television - 1993 - s01e06 - season 1 episode 6 - TV Series, Episodes, Guide - PNOP.com". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Hal Cooper Papers 1938-2003". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "The Tom Show - Entertainment News, Film Reviews, Media - Variety". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Kevin Kelton Shows - Screened". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
External links
[edit]- Kevin Kelton at IMDb