Jeff Greenstein is an American television writer, producer and director. Greenstein was the showrunner of ''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman ( Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler ( Debra Messi ...

'' and '' Dream On'', as well as on '' Partners'' and ''

Getting Personal ''Getting Personal'' is an American sitcom created by Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss, that aired on Fox from April 6 to October 16, 1998. Premise A creative director at Old Dog Productions, an ad company in Chicago gets a new boss: the woman w ...

'', both of which he created. A member of the Writers Guild and

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film director, film and television director, television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Dire ...

, Greenstein also created the television series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Greenstein grew up in

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, and graduated from

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

with a major in film and dance.

Career

Greenstein was one of the writers on '' The Charmings''. After that, he worked on '' Dream On'' for five seasons, before becoming a writer on the show ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...

''. He was the co-creator and co-showrunner of '' Partners'', and also created, produced, wrote for, and was the showrunner on ''

''. Greenstein was the head writer and showrunner for ''

'', and also wrote, executive produced and directed for ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

''. His directing credits include '' Husbands'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

* '' The Charmings'' (writer) * ''

Mr. Belvedere ''Mr. Belvedere'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985, to July 8, 1990. The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel ''Belvedere'', which was later ...

'' (writer - 1 episode, 1988) * ''

Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott ...

'' (writer - 1 episode, 1989) * '' Dream On'' * ''Incredi-Girl'' (creator/co-executive producer - TV movie, 1993) * ''

'' (writer - 4 episodes, 1994–1995) (supervising producer - 23 episodes, 1994–1995) * '' Partners'' (co-showrunner/co-creator, 19951996) * ''

'' (writer/executive producer, 1998) * ''

'' (head writer, showrunner) * '' Jake in Progress'' (writer - 1 episode, 2005) (executive producer - 1 episode, 2006) * ''

'' (writer/director/producer) * ''The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud'' (writer/executive producer - TV movie, 2007) * '' Parenthood'' * ''

'' (creator/writer/executive producer - 2011) * '' Husbands'' (director/executive producer) * '' Way to Go'' (writer/director - 1 episode, 2013) * ''

'' (director - 11 episodes, 2013–2015) * '' The Odd Couple (2015 TV series), The Odd Couple'' (director - 4 episodes, 2016) * ''

9JKL ''9JKL'' is an American sitcom television series that was created and executive produced by Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein, loosely based on the life of the couple, who are married in real life. The series debuted on October 2, 2017. It stars Feu ...

'' (director - 2 episodes, 2017) * '' Happy Together'' (director - 2 episodes, 2018) * '' The Neighborhood'' (director - 3 episodes, 2018–2019) * "RVs and Cats" (director - TV special, 2020)

Awards and nominations

Greenstein has been nominated for

Emmy awards The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

, Producers Guild awards, Writers Guild awards and CableACE awards. He won the 2000 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series as a co-executive producer of ''

''. Greenstein received a 2001 Emmy nomination as a writer for the ''Will & Grace'' one-hour flashback episode "Lows in the Mid-Eighties". In 2009, Greenstein received the P.T. Barnum Award for Excellence in Entertainment, an alumni award from Tufts University.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenstein, Jeff Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from Atlanta American television writers Showrunners American television directors American television producers Primetime Emmy Award winners School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts alumni Living people