Mike Royce
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Mike Royce | |
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 Royce at the70th 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 Americanscreenwriterandtelevision producer.
Education
[edit]Raised inSyracuse, New York,[1]Royce graduated fromJamesville-Dewitt High Schoolin 1982,[2]then went on to film school atIthaca Collegewhere he graduated in 1986.[3]
Career
[edit]From 1986 to 1999, Royce was astand-up comedianinNew York City.For several years, he was also a warmup comedian for such shows asThe Maury Povich Show,Viva Variety,andSpin City.[1]In 1997, he got his first job as a writer onMTV'sApartment 2F,which starredRandy and Jason Sklar.[1]In 1999, Royce joined the writing staff ofEverybody Loves Raymond,where he eventually worked his way up to the position ofexecutive producerfor the last two seasons.[1][4]In 2005,Louis C.K.asked Royce to be theexecutive producerandshow runnerof a new sitcom,HBO'sLucky Louie.[1]
In 2008,TNTordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce andRay Romano.[5]By January 2009, TNT had ordered 10 episodes for the new seriesMen of a Certain Age,which premiered on Monday December 7, 2009 at 10:00.[6]TNT picked upMen of a Certain Agefor 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 with20th Century Fox Television.[8]In addition to two pilots, he produced two series under his Fox deal,1600 Penn[9]andEnlisted.[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 Timepremiered onNetflixstarringJustina MachadoandRita Moreno.A reimagining of the 1975Norman Learsitcom, Royce co-created the 2017 version withGloria Calderon Kellett.He is executive producer and co-showrunner of the series, alongside Ms. Kellett.
Awards and nominations
[edit]Royce was nominated for anEmmy Awardin 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for theEverybody Loves Raymondepisode "Counseling". He and the otherRaymondwriters 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]- ^abcde"Mike Royce, Executive Producer - Lucky Louie".HBO.Retrieved2009-03-29.
- ^LaRue, William (August 2, 2003)."Will everybody love 'Raymond's' writer?".The Post-Standard.Retrieved2009-03-29.
- ^Malone, Michael (22 May 2006) "Standup Guy Gets 'Lucky.'"Broadcasting & Cable136(21): p. 25
- ^Schneider, Michael; Denise Martin (October 17, 2006)."HBO rolls with Royce".Variety.Retrieved2009-03-29.
- ^Becker, Anne (March 31, 2008)."TNT Orders Ray Romano Pilot Men of a Certain Age".Broadcasting & Cable.Retrieved2009-03-29.
- ^Frankel, Daniel (January 12, 2009)."TNT greenlights Ray Romano series".Variety.Retrieved2009-03-29.
- ^"TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com".TV by the Numbers.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-19.Retrieved2016-07-08.
- ^Littleton, Cynthia (2011-09-07)."Mike Royce inks overall deal with 20th TV".Variety.Retrieved2020-12-07.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (2012-05-15)."Two New Comedy Series Land Showrunners".Deadline.Retrieved2020-12-07.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (2013-05-09)."Fox Picks Up Andy Samberg & Chris Meloni Comedies, 'Us & Them' And 'Enlisted', Almost Doubles New Series Volume".Deadline.Retrieved2020-12-07.
- ^Otterson, Joe (2019-01-17)."CBS Orders Comedy Pilot 'Story of Us' From 'One Day at a Time' Co-Creator Mike Royce".Variety.Retrieved2020-12-07.
- ^"2003 Primetime Emmy Awards".IMDb.Retrieved2013-04-19.
- ^"2004 Primetime Emmy Awards".IMDb.RetrievedApril 19,2013.
- ^"2005 Primetime Emmy Awards".IMDb.RetrievedApril 10,2013.
- ^"2011 Awards".Writers Guild of America.Archived fromthe originalon January 28, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 28,2011.
External links
[edit]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American stand-up comedians
- American comedy writers
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- Television producers from New York (state)
- Ithaca College alumni
- People from DeWitt, New York
- Comedians from New York (state)
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American male writers
- American male comedians