Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American screenwriter and

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Education

Raised in Syracuse, New York, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at

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where he graduated in 1986.

Career

From 1988 to 1999, Royce was a stand-up comedian in

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. For several years, he was also a warmup comedian for such shows as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1997, he got his first job as a writer on MTV's '' Apartment 2F'', which starred Randy and Jason Sklar. In 1999, Royce joined the writing staff of ''

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'', where he eventually worked his way up to the position of executive producer for the last two seasons. In 2005, Louis C.K. asked Royce to be the executive producer and

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of a new sitcom, HBO's ''

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''. In 2008,

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ordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce and

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. By January 2009, TNT had ordered 10 episodes for the new series ''

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'', which premiered on Monday December 7, 2009 at 10:00. TNT picked up ''Men of a Certain Age'' for a second season as the ratings have increased with men in the age demographic of 25 to 54. On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons. In 2017, '' One Day at a Time'' premiered on

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starring

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and Rita Moreno. A reimagining of the 1975 Norman Lear sitcom, Royce co-created the 2017 version with

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. He is executive producer and co-showrunner of the series, alongside Ms. Kellett. In 2011, Mike Royce and his Snowpants Productions company signed a deal with

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. He produced two shows for his Fox deal, '' 1600 Penn'' and ''

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''. It later joined Sony Pictures in an overall deal and developed a failed CBS pilot.

Awards and nominations

Royce was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for the ''

'' episode "Counseling". He and the other ''Raymond'' writers and producers won the Emmy for Best Comedy twice, in 2003, and 2005.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Royce, Mike 1964 births Living people American stand-up comedians American comedy writers American television writers American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Television producers from New York (state) Ithaca College alumni People from DeWitt, New York Date of birth missing (living people) Comedians from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers