Mark Goffman | |
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 Goffman in 2020 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Television writer, producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Mark Goffman is an American television writer and producer. He currently serves as an executive producer for the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.[1] Prior to that, Goffman worked as the showrunner and an executive producer for CBS's Bull.[2]
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Early life
Goffman began writing professionally in Brussels, for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He went on to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government to receive a masters in public policy. He has written speeches for state and federally elected officials and has consulted to the United States Department of State and the White House.[3]
Goffman has a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Emory University and served as a Masters Thesis Advisor, Fiction Writing Program, at Johns Hopkins University.
Career
Goffman began his TV writing career in 2002 as a staff writer on The West Wing, where he wrote for several seasons. In 2006, he joined NBC’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, where he was a producer and ran the writers' room.[4]
Goffman has worked on more than 200 hours of scripted television, been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards, and won the Entertainment Industries Council SET Award.[5] The Hollywood Reporter has listed Goffman as one of the 50 most influential writers in television. One of his episodes of Law and Order: SVU garnered Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Mariska Hargitay in 2009.[6][7] He has also served as the showrunner for seasons 1 and 2 on Fox's Sleepy Hollow, as well as an executive producer for CBS's Limitless and USA Network's White Collar.[8] His pilot I Am Victor, starring John Stamos, was produced for NBC.[9]
Goffman also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature documentary, Dumbstruck, a film about ventriloquists, which was released in Spring 2011 by Magnolia Pictures.[10]
Goffman's play, Me Too, produced by David O. Sacks, premiered at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood.[11]
In 2020, Goffman appeared as a guest on the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show.
References
- ^ "The Umbrella Academy". Writers Guild of America West Directory. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Mark A. Goffman". Writers Guild of America West Directory. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Alumni Shorts". HKS Bulletin. Kennedy School of Government. Autumn 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12.
- ^ "Mark Goffman". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Mark Goffman". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Mariska Hargitay". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Mariska Hargitay". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ Gachman, Dina (2013, June 27). "Showrunner spotlight: Mark Goffman, Sleepy Hollow." SSN Insider.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-01-12). "NBC Orders Legal Drama Pilot 'I Am Victor'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Dumbstruck Official Website".
- ^ Rennie, Adrian (May 2006). "Theater Review: Me Too". Maestro. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27.
External links
- Mark Goffman at IMDb
- Jones, Chad (13 May 2011). "Mark Goffman, director, finds wisdom in dummies". San Francisco Chronicle.
- Zimmerman, Ann (20 June 2008). "He's No Dummy: Entertainer Sees a Comeback for Ventriloquism". The Wall Street Journal.
- Loftus, Mary J. (Winter 2004). "Winging It". Emory Magazine. Emory University.
- Dumbstruck website
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