Greg Garcia (producer)
| Greg Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gregory Thomas García April 4, 1970 Arlington County, Virginia, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Television director, producer and writer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Gregory Thomas García (born April 4, 1970), is an American television director, producer and writer. He is the creator/executive producer of several long-running sitcoms, including Yes, Dear, My Name Is Earl (where he made seven cameo appearances), and Raising Hope. He has also worked for the series Family Matters and as a consulting producer on Family Guy. He developed two pilots for CBS for the 2013–14 season,[1] one of which, The Millers, was picked up.[2]
Early life and career
García grew up in Arlington County, Virginia, graduated from Yorktown High School, and attended Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland and participated in the Warner Bros. Writing for Television courses, which ultimately opened the door for him as a writer in Hollywood. While at Frostburg he was president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣAE) Fraternity, an experience that showed through in an episode of My Name Is Earl when a brother of the fictional Phi Alpha Fraternity hands out flyers, as Phi Alpha is the motto of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
García worked as a board operator for The Tony Kornheiser Show on WTEM radio. He was also an intern for the Don and Mike Show radio program in Fairfax VA. His sister, Shelley, lives with her family in Fairfax and his parents, Tom and Natalie, still reside in Arlington.
García and his wife Kim have three children together and live in the LA area.
García has been incorrectly labeled as a Scientologist, as some of the Earl cast are members of the group, after reports in the Daily Mirror and comments made by actor Alec Baldwin. In Garcia's own words, "I am not currently nor have I ever been a Scientologist. ... I am in fact born and raised Catholic."[3]
His name is mentioned in Entourage when writer's agent Andrew Klein (Gary Cole) tells Ari Gold that he signed García with their agency in the series' season six premiere "Drive".
During the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, García worked as a cashier and janitor at a Burger King in Burbank, California.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | Family Matters | Story editor | |
| 1997 | Built to Last | Co-creator/supervising producer | |
| 2000–01 | Family Guy | Consulting producer | |
| 2000–06 | Yes, Dear | Co-creator/executive producer | Wrote 1 episode |
| 2005–09 | My Name Is Earl | Creator/executive producer | Directed 6 episodes, wrote 7 episodes |
| 2010–14 | Raising Hope | Creator/executive producer | Directed 5 episodes, wrote 8 episodes |
| 2013–14 | The Millers | Creator/executive producer | Wrote 1 episode |
References
- ↑ Hibberd, James (January 18, 2013). "CBS orders 4 pilots (two from 'Raising Hope' creator)". ew.com.
- ↑ "Development Update: Friday, May 10 – CBS Picks Up Two Dramas, Four Comedies". The Futon Critic. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Spiegelman, Ian (September 6, 2008). "Greg García Responds to Baldwin: 'I'm Not a Scientologist.'". 'Gawker.com.
- ↑ Keveney, Bill (November 22, 2010). "'Raising Hope' creator Greg Garcia is not talking white trash". 'USA TODAY'.
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