Joel Surnow

Birth Name:

Joel Surnow

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Director, Script department

Was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television for "The Kennedys" in 2012
Was nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for Dramatic Series for "24" in 2007
Won a Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television for "24" in 2003
Won a Monte-Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph Award for Best International Producer for "24" in 2006
Attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated from the UCLA Film School in 1976
Started out as a writer on the TV series "Bay City Blues" in 1983
Quote: "(On "24"): "No other show in the history of television has been a suspense thriller․․․nor has there been a character like Jack Bauer, a guy that wins and loses at the same time and who is politically incorrect but taps into everyone's id․""
Best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series "24" and "La Femme Nikita․"
Was also a writer and co-executive producer on the TV series "The Equalizer," "Falcon Crest," and "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures․"
Directed three episodes of the TV series "La Femme Nikita․"

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