Mike Royce (born 1964) is an American

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and

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Education

Raised in

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, Royce graduated from Jamesville-Dewitt High School in 1982, then went on to film school at Ithaca College where he graduated in 1986.

Career

From 1986 to 1999, Royce was a stand-up comedian in New York City. For several years, he was also a warmup comedian for such shows as '' The Maury Povich Show'', '' Viva Variety'', and '' Spin City''. In 1997, he got his first job as a writer on MTV's '' Apartment 2F'', which starred Randy and Jason Sklar. In 1999, Royce joined the writing staff of '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', where he eventually worked his way up to the position of

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for the last two seasons. In 2005, Louis C.K. asked Royce to be the

and show runner of a new sitcom,

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's '' Lucky Louie''. In 2008, TNT ordered a pilot for a new series written by Royce and Ray Romano. By January 2009, TNT had ordered 10 episodes for the new series '' Men of a Certain Age'', which premiered on Monday December 7, 2009 at 10:00. TNT picked up ''Men of a Certain Age'' for a second season as the ratings have increased with men in the age demographic of 25 to 54. On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons. In 2011, Mike Royce and his Snowpants Productions company signed a deal with

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. In addition to two pilots, he produced two series under his Fox deal, '' 1600 Penn'' and '' Enlisted''. In 2015, he moved to Sony Pictures in an overall deal and developed a pilot for CBS, as well as the reimagining of Norman Lear's '70s sitcom "One Day at a Time" for Netflix In 2017, '' One Day at a Time'' premiered on

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starring Justina Machado and Rita Moreno. A reimagining of the 1975 Norman Lear sitcom, Royce co-created the 2017 version with Gloria Calderon Kellett. He is executive producer and co-showrunner of the series, alongside Ms. Kellett.

Awards and nominations

Royce was nominated for an

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in 2003 for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, for the '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' episode "Counseling". He and the other ''Raymond'' writers and producers won the Emmy for Best Comedy twice, in 2003, and 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Royce, Mike 1964 births Living people American stand-up comedians American comedy writers American television writers American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Television producers from New York (state) Ithaca College alumni People from DeWitt, New York Date of birth missing (living people) Comedians from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers American male comedians