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Jason Katims Biography
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, executive producer
Fast Facts
- Began career as a playwright in New York
- First professional TV writing gig came in 1994 when he wrote for the CBS drama The Road Home
- Created first TV show, Relativity, for ABC in 1996
- Cowrote and coproduced the movie The Pallbearer in 1996
- Nominated for numerous Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights
- In 2009, won the Humanitas Prize for his writing on Friday Night Lights
Awards
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
Relationships
- Phoebe Katims -- Daughter
- Robert Katims -- Father
- Sawyer Katims -- Son
- Kathy Katims -- Wife