Joshua Sternin is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is the oldest son of Alan Sternin and Esther Sternin, and married to actress/performer Paige Scurti Sternin.

Career

Among Sternin's producer credits include 23 episodes of ''

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'' in 1996 through 1997 and as writer for 10 of them, as well as producer for 64 episodes of ''

That '70s Show ''That '70s Show'' is an American television teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 197 ...

'' in 1998 through 2001 and as a writer for 8 of them. In 2002, he and Jennifer Ventimilia created a show for Fox called '' The Grubbs'', starring

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. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air. Sternin wrote ''

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'' episode " Simpson Tide" (with Ventimilia as his co-writer) and the teleplay of the episode 'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by

Al Jean Alfred Ernest Jean III (born January 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter and producer. Jean is well known for his work on ''The Simpsons''. He was raised near Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his wri ...

and

Mike Reiss Michael L. Reiss ( '; born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a showrunner, writer, and producer for the animated series ''The Simpsons'' and co-created the animated series ''The Critic''. He created and ...

.. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film ''

Surviving Christmas ''Surviving Christmas'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James ...

'' and the 2010 film ''

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''. He also worked on the 2010 film '' Yogi Bear,'' and was one of the lead screenwriters for the 2011 animated film ''Rio''. He also served as an executive producer and writer for '' Kitchen Confidential'' for

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, and '' Robot and Monster'', and ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' for

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. He also has a writing career on Wattpad, where he has written 5 works under the pseudonym AaronRubicon.

Awards

In 2004, Sternin was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for Worst Screenplay for ''

''. In 2009, Sternin was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series for Overkill: A Love Story. He has also won 2 consecutive Watty Awards.

References

External links

* *https://www.wattpad.com/user/AaronRubicon American television producers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American television writers American male television writers Nickelodeon Animation Studio people American showrunners {{simpsons-stub