Lester "Les" Lewis (November 26, 1966 – March 19, 2013)
was an American
television writer and
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
, whose credits included
sitcoms
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such as ''
Flight of the Conchords'', ''
Caroline in the City'' and ''
The Larry Sanders Show.'' He was a supervising producer and writer on ''
The Office'' (U.S. version).
Career
He was developing a musical series for the Disney Channel which was tentatively titled ''
Madison High
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''. He appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2008 for a ''
The Office'' (U.S. version) panel.
IMDB profile
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Death
Lewis died by suicide on March 19, 2013, aged 46.[
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Filmography
;Written credits for ''The Office''
# " The Deposition" (November 15, 2007) - Season 4
# " Customer Survey" (November 6, 2008) - Season 5
References
External links
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American male screenwriters
American television producers
1966 births
2013 suicides
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