Michael Curtis is a television producer and writer known for '' Friends'' and Disney Channel's ''

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Early life

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from year zero, Michael John Curtis was born at the

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. He lived in various locations around the United States including Charleston,

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, Dam Neck Naval Base (

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), Virginia, and overseas in

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, Australia. Curtis attended White Point Elementary School in San Pedro,

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(where he was awarded "Most Books Read") for 5th grade. and Fallbrook Union High School in Fallbrook, California.

Career

He was a writer and executive producer of '' Friends'' during seasons 2 to 5 and also executive producer (with Roger S. H. Schulman) of Disney Channel's ''

'' (season 2, but ''not'' season 1). In 2008–2009 he worked with the Jonas Brothers and the Disney Channel as executive producer and co-creator of the series ''

'' ( Emmy Award nominated season 1, but ''not'' season 2). He co-wrote the biblical

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'' The Making of '...And God Spoke''' which had its theatrical debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and directed the series finale of ''

'', " Back to the Future (Not the Movie)" and the season 1 finale of ''

'', "

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". He was co-founder of "Mantis Productions" (2007–2017) alongside Roger S.H. Schulman, co-creator of ''

'' and the actual writer of

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.} In 2009, Curtis earned a PhD in

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from the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Curtis, Michael Living people American television producers American television writers American male television writers San Francisco State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)