Mitchell Burgess is an American writer and producer. He was the writer and an executive producer on ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
''.
He was a creator and executive producer for ''
Blue Bloods''. He frequently works with his wife
Robin Green.
Career
''The Sopranos'', ''
Northern Exposure
''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...
'' and ''
Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' are some of the TV series that he has written for.
In 2010 Burgess worked as an executive consultant and writer on the second season of the police drama ''
Southland''. Green and Burgess were the creators of ''Blue Bloods'', which premiered in fall 2010 on
CBS.
Personal life
Burgess is married to his ''Sopranos'' co-writer
Robin Green, whom he met when they were students at the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 co ...
.
Awards
He has been nominated for eleven
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 ...
for ''The Sopranos'' and has won three.
References
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American television writers
American male television writers
American television producers
University of Iowa alumni
Living people
Writers Guild of America Award winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Showrunners
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