Michael Patrick King

Michael Patrick King (born September 14, 1954) is an American director, writer, and producer. He is best known for directing and writing for Sex and the City and its film adaptations, and for co-creating the television comedies The Comeback, 2 Broke Girls, and AJ and the Queen.

For other uses, see Michael King (disambiguation).

Michael Patrick King
Born (1954-09-14) September 14, 1954
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film/television producer, director, writer
Years active1989–present

Life and career

King was born to a Roman Catholic Irish-American family in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, for three years.[3]

In 1975, King moved to New York, did comedy, and wrote plays. He also was a member of a comedy improv group called The Broadway Local which mostly performed at Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. They were considered to be the in-house Improv group there.

He eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he found work writing for the television series Murphy Brown, and was nominated for several Emmys.[4] He wrote for the HBO show, The Comeback, as well as for broadcast shows Will & Grace, Good Advice, and Cybill. He has an acting role on the HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's publicist.

He may be best known for his work on the HBO series Sex and the City, which was created by Darren Star. King wrote all the season premieres and finales of Sex and the City (except its pilot, written by Star, and the fifth-season finale, which King co-wrote with Cindy Chupack). He directed the show's film adaptation, and its follow-up, Sex and the City 2. He is featured on The Other Network Writers Room, an audio series for aspiring comedy writers. In 2008, his production company signed a deal with DreamWorks.[5]

He is gay[6] and lives in Greenwich Village. He owns Arcade Productions, a production company.

Filmography
YearTitleCreditRoleNotes
2021–present And Just Like That... Director, writer and executive producer 17 episodes
2020AJ and the Queen Creator10 episodes
2005, 2014The ComebackCreator, director, writer, executive producer21 episodes
2011–20172 Broke GirlsCreator, writer and executive producerdirector for 21 episodes
2011A Mann's WorldDirector, writer and executive producerTV movie
2010Sex and the City 2Director, writer and producer
2008Sex and the City
200155 Mercer StreetWriter
1999Larry David: Curb Your EnthusiasmHBO Publicist
1998–1999Will & GraceWriter and consulting producer6 episodes
1998–2004Sex and the CityDirector, writer and executive producer93 episodes
1997Temporarily YoursCreator and writer7 episodes
1996CybillWriter and executive producer8 episodes
1994The 5 Mrs. BuchanansWriter and creative consultant3 episodes
Good AdviceDirector and writer3 episodes
1991–1993Murphy BrownWriter10 episodes
1991Hi Honey, I'm Home!
1990My Talk Show
How to Be LouiseThe Agent
1989The Sweet LifeWriter and producer

See also

References
  1. Profile of Michael Patrick King Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rachel Abramowitz,"Michael Patrick King and Sex and the City 2", Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2010.
  3. "Michael Patrick King Interview 1 of 3". YouTube. April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  4. "Michael Patrick King", Sex and the City Cast & Crew, retrieved November 27, 2007
  5. Fleming, Michael (May 30, 2008). "'City's' King gets DreamWorks deal". Variety. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. Poniewozik, James (March 7, 2005), "Queer Eye for Straight TV", Time Magazine, archived from the original on March 7, 2005, retrieved November 27, 2007
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