Lester "Les" Lewis (November 26, 1966 – March 19, 2013) was an American television writer and

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, whose credits included

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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 ''

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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.

Filmography

;Written credits for ''The Office'' # " The Deposition" (November 15, 2007) - Season 4 # " Customer Survey" (November 6, 2008) - Season 5

References

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* American male screenwriters American television producers 1966 births 2013 suicides {{US-tv-bio-stub