Brad Copeland is an American television

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, producer and film

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, best known for his work on the

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''.

Television career

He has written for the

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programs ''

'', ''

My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC. It aired for four seasons from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, with a total of List of My Name Is Earl episodes, 96 episodes. It wa ...

'', ''

Grounded for Life ''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on Fox until being canceled only two episodes into its th ...

'' and ''

NewsRadio ''NewsRadio'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from March 21, 1995, to May 4, 1999, focusing on the work lives of the staff of a New York City AM news radio station. It had an ensemble cast featuring Dave Foley, Stephen R ...

''. In 2006, Copeland created the pilot named ''Southern Comfort'' for the

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. The pilot revolved around a billionaire who returns to his small town to restore his relationship with his family. ABC chose not to pick up the pilot. He developed and executive produced the American version of ''

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'' for

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He formerly worked as writer and executive producer on ''

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''.

Movie career

Copeland wrote the screenplay for the

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film, ''

Wild Hogs ''Wild Hogs'' is a 2007 American biker road comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy. It was released nationwide in the United States and Canada on March 2, 2007 to negativ ...

'', which revolves around a group of wannabe bikers who encounter bikers from a dangerous New Mexican biker gang. The film was released on March 2, 2007; and stars

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and

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. His other movie credits include ''

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'', '' Coffee Town'', in which he also directed, ''

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,'' ''

Spies in Disguise ''Spies in Disguise'' is a 2019 American animated spy comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely inspired by the 2009 animated short ''Pigeon: Impossible'' by Lucas Martell, the film is directed by T ...

,'' and '' Jerry & Marge Go Large.'' Copeland will be writing the movie version of ''

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'', as well as the

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for the novel, '' Flora & Ulysses''.Film News Roundup: Disney Developing ‘Flora and Ulysses’ for Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Copeland, Brad American television producers American television writers Blue Sky Studios people American male television writers Living people 1975 births