Mick Betancourt (born April 13, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, comedian, actor, and director who has written scripts for several television series on major networks, including '' Chicago Fire'', ''

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'', '' Chicago P.D.'', and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Betancourt was born in

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, to a Puerto rican father, and Irish mother. He graduated from Fenwick High School in 1992 and currently lives in

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. He sold his first television series to

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at age 30 and has since written on ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Detroit 187''. He directed his first short film in 2008, ''No Place Like Home'', which was well received at independent film festivals. Betancourt has performed as a comedian at the Chicago and Montreal Comedy Festivals, and has performed stand-up on channels such as

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, TBS, and

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. He was featured in

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's book ''Death-Will the Circle Be Unbroken''.

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Brief Biography

Mick Betancourt podcast interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Betancourt, Mick 1974 births Living people American male screenwriters American male television writers Screenwriters from Chicago Television writers from Illinois