Emily Spivey (born September 29, 1971) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of the series '' Up All Night'' and ''

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''. She previously worked as a staff writer on ''

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'' from 2001 to 2010. She won an

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in 2002 and a

WGA Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility The ...

in 2008, both for her work on ''Saturday Night Live''.

Biography

Spivey was born in

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and grew up in

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. She graduated from

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. She earned her bachelor's degree from the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the S ...

and her master's degree from

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...

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. In Los Angeles, she joined

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. Spivey wrote for the show ''

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'', which she left to go write for ''

'' in 2001. She left the show in 2010, a few episodes before the end of the 35th season, after nine years as writer. She was promoted to writing supervisor for what ended up being her final season. In 2011, Spivey created the sitcom '' Up All Night'' featuring

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and

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. The show aired for two seasons. In addition to writing the script, Spivey is also part of the ensemble cast of the ''

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'' movie ''

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''. Spivey is married to film editor and paranormal podcast host Scott Philbrook. They have a son born in 2009.

Writing credits

*''

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'' (2000–2001) *''

'' (2002) *''

'' (2001–2010) *'' Parks and Recreation'' (2011) *'' Up All Night'' (2011–2012) - Creator (debut) *''

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'' (2013) - Unaired pilot *''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...

'' (2013) *'' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2016) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Masterminds'' (2016) *''

'' (2019) *''

'' (2019–2021) - Creator *''

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'' (2022) *'' Loot (''2024)

Filmography

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