Peter Murrieta is an American

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and

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. He is best known for his work on the

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Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wi ...

'', in which he served as head writer and executive producer during the first three seasons. He went on to win two

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s for his work on the series and '' Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie''. His most recent work is being an executive producer for the

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live-action series, '' Level Up''. He has two sons named Joaquin Aaron Murrieta and Daniel Storms Murrieta and is residing in the

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. Murrieta's other television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Greetings from Tucson ''Greetings from Tucson'' is an American sitcom television series created by Peter Murrieta, which aired on The WB from September 20, 2002 to May 9, 2003. The series was executive produced by Rob LaZebnik, Peter Murrieta, Howard Klein and David ...

'', which he created. In 2021, Murrieta, with author Jeffrey J. Mariotte, released the novel ''Blood and Gold: The Legend of Joaquin Murrieta'' about his ancestor and legendary outlaw

Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes misspelled Murieta or Murietta) (c. 1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexicans, Mexican figure of disputed historicity. The novel ''The Lif ...

. That same year he signed a first look deal with Universal Television, as well as a deal with Striker Entertainment to adapt his novel. The novel was ultimately adapted by

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in 2022 as the podcast series ''Blood & Gold'', adapted for audio by Greg Cox. Murrieta currently works as a professor at

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