Jon Lovett

Birth Name:

Jon Lovett

Birth Place:

Woodbury, New York, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Actor, Sound department

The Biz: Jon Lovett Returns To The Beltway In 1600 Penn

Just when Jon Lovett thought he was out of politics, they pulled him back in. The 30-year-old former stand-up comic toiled over speeches for President Obama for three years before he quit in September 2011 to pursue comedy writing in Hollywood. "The one thing I didn't want to do was a show about the White House," he says. "I was too close to it." But on January 9, Lovett...

Wed, Jan 16, 2013

The Biz: Jon Lovett Returns To The Beltway In 1600 Penn

1600 Penn Boss: We're Not Worried About Political Correctness

1600 Penn is about the First Family, but it's definitely not about politics. "It takes a little bit of time, but we do quickly [get] to a show that concentrates more on the family dynamics where the White house is just a back drop," executive producer Mike Royce told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter previews. "That's a product of how we have to launch the stories that occur, but as we go along we're able to turn things more inward which I think is a more interesting place to be."

Sun, Jan 6, 2013