Mark Roberts (TV producer) explained

Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, playwright, actor, and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom Mike & Molly.[1] [2]

Career

He appeared on The Tonight Show seven times as a stand-up comic between the years of 1992–1995, which led to guest starring roles on numerous television series and films, among them Seinfeld,[3] Friends,[4] The Practice,[5] The Larry Sanders Show,[6] Two and a Half Men, and Bulletproof.[7]

He was also a series regular on the television comedy The Naked Truth.[8]

His plays Where the Great Ones Run,[9] Parasite Drag,[10] and Rantoul and Die[11] have been published by Dramatists Play Service and produced in various theaters in the United States.[12] [13]

He was the creator and executive producer of Mike & Molly, which premiered September 20, 2010 on CBS,[1] [14] until he left the show after season 3.[15] Mike & Molly was the highest-rated new comedy of the 2010 season.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike and Molly (TV Series 2010). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  2. News: Bellafante. Ginia. A Sitcom With More Than Empty Calories . 29 July 2011. The New York Times. 19 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Seinfeld, 'The Chicken Roaster' (TV episode 1996). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Friends, 'The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding: Part 1 (TV episode 2001). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  5. Web site: The Practice, 'Brothers' Keepers' (2000) - Full cast and crew. Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  6. Web site: The Larry Sanders Show, 'Larry Loses a Friend' (TV episode 1994). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  7. Web site: Bulletproof (1996). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  8. Web site: The Naked Truth (TV Series 1995-1998). Internet Movie Data Base. 29 July 2011.
  9. Web site: Complete catalogue of plays. Where the Great Ones Run. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. . 29 July 2011.
  10. Web site: Complete catalogue of plays. Parasite Drag. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. . 29 July 2011.
  11. Web site: Complete catalogue of plays. Rantoul and Die. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. . 29 July 2011.
  12. News: Hieggelke. Brian. Review: Rantoul and Die/American Blues Theater . 29 July 2011. Newcity Stage. 3 May 2011.
  13. News: Scarborough. James. Parasite Drag, The Elephant Theatre Company, Los Angeles . 29 July 2011. The Huffington Post. 24 August 2010.
  14. News: Mike & Molly. 29 July 2011. TV Guide.
  15. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 'Mike & Molly' Creator Mark Roberts To Exit, Al Higgins Upped To EP & Showrunner . Deadline . 2013-05-17 . 2016-09-06.
  16. Web site: The Futon Critic. 29 July 2011.

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