Mitchell Hurwitz
Birth Name:
Mitchell D. Hurwitz
Birth Place:
Anaheim, California, United States
Profession
Producer, Writer, Actor, Director
Fast Facts
- Received the 2009 Outstanding Television Writer Award at the Austin Film Festival
- Won the Golden Nymph for Outstanding Producer of the Year at the 2005 Monte-Carlo TV Festival
- After college, he worked as a staff writer for "Nurses," "Golden Girls," "The Golden Palace" and "The Ellen Show․"
- Was chosen by Ron Howard to create a show about a rich, dysfunctional family, that would turn into the pilot episode of "Arrested Development․"
- Quote: "Television is a very writer-driven business, and it's one of the he few parts of entertainment where writers are treated with respect․"
- Quote: "(On having a developing storyline of "Arrested Development") "We kind of like the audience to think that we do, but we really don't․ We kind of make it up as we go along․""
- Frequently creates projects that are an adaptation of foreign shows, including "The Thick of It," "Sit Down, Shut Up," "Absolutely Fabulous," etc
- Based the "Arrested Development" character's name "Maeby" on a combination of the names of his daughters May and Phoebe
- Co-founded a chocolate-chip cookie business when he was 12 years old
- In 1985, he graduated from Georgetown University where he majored in English and Theology
Awards
- 2003OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2004Gold Derby TV Award - Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2004Future Classic AwardWinner
- 2005Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2005Golden Nymph - Outstanding Producer of the Year - Comedy:Winner
- 2005PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2005WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2006PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2006WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
- 2007WGA Award (TV) - Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Decade:Winner
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014American Comedy Award - Best Comedy Director - TV:Nominated
- 2014American Comedy Award - Best Comedy Writing - TV:Nominated
- 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated