Steven Levitan

Steven Levitan
Steven Levitan
	Levitan in 2010
Born	Steven E. Levitan; April 6, 1962 (age 62); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Glenbrook South High School; University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.)
Occupation	Director, writer, producer
Years active	1990 – present
Spouse(s)	Krista Levitan (m. 1992)
Children	3

Steven E. Levitan (born April 6, 1962) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer of television comedies. He has created such TV series as Just Shoot Me!, Stark Raving Mad, Stacked, Back to You, and Modern Family.

Early life and education

Levitan was raised Jewish in Chicago, Illinois.^[1]^[2] He attended Glenbrook South High School and University of Wisconsin–Madison (1980–1984), graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

Career

Levitan worked as a WKOW-TV on-air news reporter and morning anchorman in Madison, Wisconsin; and as a copywriter at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago. Steven moved to Hollywood in 1989.

As executive producer, Levitan won an Emmy Award in 1996 for Frasier in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. He was also nominated in that same year for Outstanding Writing in Comedy Series category for The Larry Sanders Show. He was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series category for Just Shoot Me! and two more as executive producer. Levitan won the Humanitas Prize (for writers whose work best communicates and encourages human values) in 1996 for the Frasier episode titled "Breaking the Ice". Levitan has also won a CableACE Award and a Writers Guild nomination for The Larry Sanders Show. He also garnered a Producers Guild Award and a Television Critics Association Award for Frasier, a People’s Choice Award for Stark Raving Mad and a Golden Globe nomination for Just Shoot Me!

His company, Steven Levitan Productions, has produced the series Just Shoot Me!, Stark Raving Mad, Greg the Bunny, Oliver Beene and Stacked.

Levitan and television writer/producer Christopher Lloyd joined as partners in 2006 and together created a production company named "Picture Day". It is under this company that they produced their co-creations Back to You and Modern Family. In 2010, Modern Family won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as two other Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series for Eric Stonestreet, and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.^[3] He has also earned Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nominations for Modern Family episodes "See You Next Fall" (2011) and "Baby on Board" (2012), winning the latter.^[4]

Personal life

Levitan is married to wife Krista. Krista was raised a Catholic.^[5] They have three children, two daughters Hannah and Alexa, and a son, Griffin. He and his family currently live in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Creator, writer, producer & director

Goosebumps (1995–1998)^[6]
Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003)
Stark Raving Mad (1999–2000)
Greg the Bunny (2002)
Stacked (2005–2006)
Back to You (2007–2008)
Modern Family (2009–present)

Writer & producer

Wings (1990)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Frasier (1993)
Greg the Bunny (2002)
With You In Spirit (2003) (also director) TV pilot
Back to You (2007–2008)
Modern Family (2009–present)

Writer

The Critic (1994)
Men Behaving Badly (1996)

Producer

The Larry Sanders Show (1995–1996) (co-executive producer)
Say Uncle (2001) (co-executive producer)
Oliver Beene (2003) (executive producer)

Director

Modern Family related credits

Writer

Director

References

↑ Steven Levitan, Hollywood's 'elite': We're not villains, USA Today, Dec. 12, 2004.
↑ The Jewish Journal: "Politics, gender and Jewishness loom large at Emmys" by Danielle Berrin September 23, 2012
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↑ http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Directing%20For%20A%20Comedy%20Series
↑ USA TODAY: "Hollywood's 'elite': We're not villains" By Steven Levitan December 12, 2004
↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506159/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr6

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[1] Steven Levitan, Hollywood's 'elite': We're not villains, USA Today, Dec. 12, 2004.

[2] The Jewish Journal: "Politics, gender and Jewishness loom large at Emmys" by Danielle Berrin September 23, 2012

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[4] ttp://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Directing%20For%20A%20Comedy%20Series

[5] USA TODAY: "Hollywood's 'elite': We're not villains" By Steven Levitan December 12, 2004

[6] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506159/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr6

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v t e Modern Family
Awards and nominations Characters
Episodes	Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7
Adaptations	Haft Sang
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v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1950s	Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
1960s	Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960) Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961) Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962) John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963) Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964) No Award (1965) William Asher for Bewitched (1966) James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967) Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968) Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
1970s	Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970) Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971) John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972) Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973) Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974) Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975) Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976) Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977) Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978) Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
1980s	James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980) James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981) Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982) James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983) Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984) Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985) Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986) Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988) Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
1990s	Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990) James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991) Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992) Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993) James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994) David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995) Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996) David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997) Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998) Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
2000s	Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000) Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001) Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002) Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003) Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004) Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005) Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006) Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007) Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008) Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
2010s	Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010) Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011) Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012) Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013) Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014) Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015) Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016) Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017) Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018) Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
2020s	Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020) Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021) MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)

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Steven Levitan
Levitan in 2010
Born	Steven E. Levitan (1962-04-06) April 6, 1962 (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Glenbrook South High School University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A.)
Occupation	Director, writer, producer
Years active	1990 – present
Spouse(s)	Krista Levitan (m. 1992)
Children	3

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (2010–present)
Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2010) Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman for "Caught in the Act" (2011) Louis C.K. for "Pregnant" (2012) Tina Fey & Tracey Wigfield for "Last Lunch" (2013) Louis C.K. for "So Did the Fat Lady" (2014) Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche for "Election Night" (2015)
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v t e Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy (2010s)
Robert Carlock for "When It Rains, It Pours" (2010) Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman for "Caught in the Act" (2011) Elaine Ko for "Virgin Territory" (2012) Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock for "Hogcock!" (2013) Louis C.K. for "So Did the Fat Lady" (2014) Clay Tarver for "Sand Hill Shuffle" (2015)
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