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Michael Patrick King Biography

Birth Name:Michael Patrick King

Birth Place:Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

Fast Facts

Shared a 2004 PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Comedy Television for "Sex and the City․"
Performed stand-up comedy and worked as a playwright in New York after moving away from his hometown
Quote: "The willingness to go from laughter to tears in a moment is the greatest palette you can paint with as a writer․"
Performed with the improvisational comedy group The Broadway Local, which was the in-house improvisation group at Manhattan Punch Line Theatre
Has written many high-profile episodes of television shows including almost all of the season premieres and finales of "Sex and the City․"
While filming a scene for the "Sex and the City" film that took place in front of a restaurant, there was a fire drill at the Catholic high school across the street and teenage girls ran into the shot to meet the actors
When he was a child, he would direct his sisters and other neighborhood girls in backyard plays

Awards

1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2001PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: winner
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2001WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
2002DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: nominated
2002PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: winner
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: winner
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2003DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: nominated
2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2003WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Comedy: nominated
2004DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: nominated
2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: winner
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: nominated
2009Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Film: winner
2011EDA Special Mention Award-Hall of Shame: winner
2011EDA Female Focus Award-Sexist Pig Award: nominated
2011Razzie Award-Worst Screenplay: nominated
2011Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
2015Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Episode of the Year: nominated
2015INOCA TV-Best Directing for a Comedy Series: nominated