| Michael Patrick King | |
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| Born | September 14, 1954 Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | producer, screenwriter, director, actor |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
Michael Patrick King (born September 14, 1954) is an American director, writer and producer for television shows. His most famous work has been for Sex and the City where he wrote all the season finales and premieres since the second season. King has also recently directed the show's film adaptation.
King was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He has written for another HBO show, The Comeback and as well as for broadcast shows Will & Grace, Cybill, and Murphy Brown.
In the 1980s King moved to New York, did stand-up comedy, and wrote plays. He eventually moved to Los Angeles where he wrote for Murphy Brown, and was nominated for several Emmys for his work. [1]
He is openly gay[2] and owns Arcade Productions.
He started his career doing standup and sketch comedy but now rarely performs. He has appeared at Un-Cabaret and is featured on their CDs and podcasts. He is also featured on The Other Network Writers Room, an audio series for aspiring comedy writers.
References
- ^ "Michael Patrick King", Sex and the City Cast & Crew, http://www.hbo.com/city/cast/crew/michael_patrick_king.shtml, retrieved 2007-11-27
- ^ Poniewozik, James (March 7, 2005), "Queer Eye for Straight TV", Time Magazine, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1034725,00.html, retrieved 2007-11-27
External links
- Michael Patrick King at the Internet Movie Database
- Short interview
- Archive of the original Sex and the City newspaper columns
- Un-Cabaret
- The Other Network Writers Room
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