Justin Spitzer
Justin Spitzer is an American television and film writer, producer, and showrunner. He is best known for creating the sitcoms Superstore and American Auto.[1][2] His other credits include Scrubs, Courting Alex, and The Office.[3]
Justin Spitzer | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer • Television producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Career
Spitzer was an assistant on the sitcom Grounded for Life and on fourteen episodes of the American adaptation of Queer as Folk.[4][5] From 2008 to 2013, he was a writer and producer for the American adaptation of The Office.[6][1] In 2013 he wrote a pilot based on The Money Pit that was put into development by NBC but ultimately never aired.[7][8]
He created the workplace sitcom Superstore, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, which had a midseason premiere on NBC in 2015.[9] He served as showrunner for three seasons before stepping down in 2019 while signing a multi-year deal with NBC and Universal Television.[10] The series continued to run for three more seasons after Spitzer's departure.[11]
In 2020, NBC ordered a pilot for Spitzer's comedy American Auto.[12] The series premiered in 2021 and ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2023.[13] In August 2021, Spitzer had signed a new four-year overall deal with Universal Television.[14]
Personal life
On November 24, 2007, he married producer and writer Jenna Bans. They have two children named Lucy and Phoebe.[15]
Credits
Producing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 | The Office | co-executive producer |
| 2014 | Mulaney | |
| 2015–2021 | Superstore | executive producer, also creator |
| 2021–2023 | American Auto |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | executive producer |
Writing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | What Are the Odds? | short film |
| Show | Episode Title | Season | Air Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrubs | "My Butterfly" | 3 | March 16, 2004 | |
| Committed | "The Snap Out of it Episode" | 1 | February 1, 2005 | |
| Courting Alex | "Birthday" | March 6, 2006 | ||
| The Office | "Back from Vacation" | 3 | January 4, 2007 | |
| "Product Recall" | April 26, 2007 | co-written with Brent Forrester | ||
| "Did I Stutter?" | 4 | May 1, 2008 | ||
| "Moroccan Christmas" | 5 | December 11, 2008 | ||
| "Michael Scott Paper Company" | April 9, 2009 | |||
| "Shareholder Meeting" | 6 | November 19, 2009 | ||
| "Body Language" | April 29, 2010 | |||
| "Costume Contest" | 7 | October 28, 2010 | ||
| "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager" | May 12, 2011 | |||
| "Garden Party" | 8 | October 13, 2011 | ||
| "Angry Andy" | April 19, 2012 | |||
| The Money Pit | "Pilot" | 1 | unaired | |
| Mulaney | "Patriot Acts" | 1 | November 23, 2014 | |
| Superstore | "Pilot" | 1 | November 30, 2015 | |
| "Shots and Salsa" | November 30, 2015 | |||
| "Tornado" | 2 | May 4, 2017 | ||
| "Grand Re-Opening" | 3 | September 28, 2017 | ||
| "Town Hall" | May 3, 2018 | Story credit | ||
| "Employee Appreciation Day" | 4 | May 16, 2019 | ||
| "All Sales Final" | 6 | March 25, 2021 | Story credit | |
| American Auto | "Pilot" | 1 | December 13, 2021 | |
| "White Van" | December 13, 2021 | |||
| "Profile" | March 8, 2022 | co-written with Eric Ledgin | ||
| "Crisis" | 2 | January 24, 2023 |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | also credited as creator |
Directing
| Show | Episode title | Season | Air date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superstore | "Employee App" | 5 | February 20, 2020 |
Nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Credited As | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office | Nominated | Producer | [16] |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2011 | Supervising Producer |
External links
- Justin Spitzer at IMDb
- Justin Spitzer on Twitter
References
- "Justin Spitzer". NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- McLevy, Alex (April 19, 2019). "Showrunner Justin Spitzer quits his Superstore". News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- "Justin Spitzer". IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- Ferreira, Johanna (January 15, 2016). "Get to Know the Man Behind the Best Golden Globes Joke". vivala.com. Vivala. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- "(article title missing)". Newsweek, Volume 149, Issues 14–26. 2007. p. 64. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- Dellecese, Dave (November 1, 2007). "A peek at the Utica Branch of NBC's "The Office"". WKTV. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- Andreeva, Nellie (October 4, 2013). "NBC Developing Comedy Based On Movie 'The Money Pit' With Justin Spitzer, Amblin". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- Blacker, Ben (March 8, 2018). "Episode 23 – The Money Pit written by Justin Spitzer". maximumfun.org. Dead Pilots Society. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- Andreeva, Nellie (October 19, 2015). "NBC Trims Orders For Midseason Comedies 'Superstore' & 'Hot & Bothered'". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Petski, Denise (April 19, 2019). "'Superstore' Creator Justin Spitzer Steps Down As Showrunner; He, Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green Re-Up Overall Deals With Uni TV". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Framke, Caroline (March 26, 2021). "RIP 'Superstore,' a Sharp Workplace Comedy That Was Unafraid to Change With the Times". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Andreeva, Nellie (January 23, 2020). "Jim Jefferies-Suzanne Martin Comedy, Justin Spitzer's 'American Auto' Get NBC Pilot Orders". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- Porter, Rick (June 16, 2023). "NBC Cancels 'American Auto' After Two Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Andreeva, Nellie (August 18, 2021). "Justin Spitzer Re-Ups Overall Deal With Universal Television". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- Spitzer, Justin (March 3, 2016). "My wife @jennabans show @thefamily airs tonight ABC 9:00 EST. It's just like #Superstore but with abducted children and no store. Pls watch!". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- "Justin Spitzer". emmys.com. Television Academy. Retrieved January 11, 2019.