Rob Lotterstein is an American

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and producer. He has written and produced for numerous television sitcoms including '' Boy Meets World'', '' Suddenly Susan'', '' Ellen'' and '' Will & Grace'', as well as serving as creator and

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of the

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sitcom '' The War at Home''. Lotterstein also served as executive producer on the

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original series '' Shake It Up''.

Early life

Lotterstein was born in Roslyn, New York and raised in the Jewish faith. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in marketing and went on to earn a master's degree in advertising from Northwestern University.

Career

Lotterstein began his career writing commercials before landing his first job as a staff writer for

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winning show '' Dream On''. It was during his time writing for the show '' Dream On'' that Lotterstein first began working with

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, who would become his writing partner for nearly the next 10 years until her death in 2003. Some of his notable writing/producing credits include '' The Nanny'', '' Boy Meets World'', '' Suddenly Susan'', '' Ellen'', '' Will & Grace'' and

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's '' Grosse Pointe''. Lotterstein was the creator, writer, and executive producer of the show '' The War At Home'' for which he was nominated for a GLAAD Award as well as The Humanitas Prize. In 2010, he made a cameo on the

animated series ''

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'' providing the voice of a CBS executive trying to "refine" Brian's script for a television pilot. Lotterstein used to serve as the

of the

's dance-driven sitcom '' Shake It Up!''.

Personal life

Lotterstein is openly gay, and currently lives in Los Angeles with his partner, Phil Oster.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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