Russ Woody is an American

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, television producer and

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Career

Woody grew up in Walnut Creek,

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.Russ Woody bio at Nuldoid.com
/ref> In 1979, he graduated from California State University, Chico with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Speech and Drama.Distinguished Alumni of California State University, Chico
/ref> Since the early 1980s, he has amassed a number of producing and writing credits in television in the series '' Benson'', '' Fantasy Island'', '' Webster'', '' Newhart'', '' Valerie's Family'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' Hill Street Blues'', '' Parenthood'', '' Good Sports'', '' Room for Two'', '' Double Rush'', '' Mad About You'', ''

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'', '' Cybill'' (for which he won a

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), '' Style & Substance'', '' Becker'', '' True Jackson, VP'', ''

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'', '' The Middle'' and '' Murphy Brown'', for which he won a

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as a part of the show's writing team.Emmy winning television writer/producer Russ Woody and ''The Wheel of Nuldoid''
BY BJ Nathan Hedegus, Info compiled by Karen Young - MyDailyFind.com. He also worked as a production assistant on '' Bosom Buddies'' and '' Family Ties''.

Personal life

Woody currently lives in

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and Ventura with his wife, Catherine, and his sons, Henry and Joe.

References

External links

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''Russ Woody'' Official Website
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