Richard Day is an American writer, producer, director and occasional actor. He has worked as a writer/producer for several
television
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programs, including, ''
Arrested Development
''Arrested Development'' is an American satire, satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. It follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family and is presented in a Serial (radio and television), serialized format, inco ...
'', ''
Spin City
''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996, to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's off ...
'', ''
Ellen
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People named Ellen include:
* Elle ...
'', ''
Roseanne
''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...
'', ''
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter.
It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...
'' and ''
Aliens in America
''Aliens in America'' is an American sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim Doy ...
''.
In addition to his work in television, he has also written and directed his own
independent films
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''
Girls Will Be Girls''
and ''
Straight-Jacket'' based on his own
off-Broadway
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play.
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
Film directors from Nevada
American male screenwriters
American television directors
American television producers
American television writers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male television writers
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