Evan Katz is an American television writer and

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. He is best known for his work as

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of the television series '' 24''.

Career

Katz was an

of the television series '' 24'', which aired original episodes on the

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from 2001 to 2010. Prior to his work on ''24'' he created, wrote, and executive produced the American sci-fi/comedy television series ''

Special Unit 2 ''Special Unit 2'' is an American science fiction comedy television series that aired on UPN for two seasons from April 11, 2001 through February 13, 2002. The series focused upon the exploits of a top-secret Chicago police division known as Sp ...

'', which aired original episodes for two seasons on

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from April 2001 through February 2002. In May 2010, Katz was signed as

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and executive producer for the

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series ''

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''.

Awards

He won a 2006

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for Outstanding Drama Series (for ''24'') and has been nominated for two additional Emmy Awards. Also for ''24'', he won the

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay – Episodic Drama The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best written episodes of a dramatic television series. It has been presented annually since the 14th annual Writers Gu ...

for the season 2 episode "Day 2: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.".

Influences

Katz is a fan of the Australian alternative rock group

The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster (musician), Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only co ...

. He named the McLennan-Forster corporation featured in the fourth season of ''24'' after the group's central members,

Robert Forster Robert Wallace Foster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019), known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (1967), followed ...

and

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens (1977–89, 2000–06) with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977 and issued four solo albums: '' Wat ...

Education and personal life

He is a graduate of

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and the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

. His wife, Lisa Miller Katz, was the casting director on ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and Wor ...

''.

References

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* Living people Wesleyan University alumni American television producers American male screenwriters Writers Guild of America Award winners American male television writers American television writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-producer-stub