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Justin Halpern Biography

Birth Name:Justin Samuel Halpern

Birth Place:San Diego, California, United States

Profession Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • His Twitter account has more than 3․1 million followers
  • The book "Sh*t My Dad Says" was in the number one position on the New York Times Best Seller List for eleven weeks, and remained on the overall list for fifty weeks and sold 1․2 million copies
  • Graduated from San Diego State University in 2003
  • He started the Twitter account "@shitmydadsays" in the summer of 2009 to keep a record of his father's brash words of wisdom
  • Was writing articles for Maxim magazine when he decided to create the Twitter page about his dad
  • Best known as the author of "Sh*t My Dad Says" and as the co-creator and co-executive producer of "Surviving Jack․"
  • He is co-executive producer of the show "$#*! My Dad Says" along with writer Patrick Schumacker

Awards

  • 2022Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Shortform: nominated
  • 2022Pena de Prata-Best Comedy Series: winner
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2023PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2023Peabody Award-Entertainment: winner
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
  • 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2024WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2025WGA Award (TV)-Comedy Series: nominated