Stephen Falk (born April 25, 1972) is an American

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and producer best known as the creator,

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, and

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of the

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series ''

You're the Worst ''You're the Worst'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Falk. Originally broadcast by FX, the series moved to its sister channel FXX beginning with the second season. The series follows Jimmy (Chris Geere), a sel ...

''. Falk served as co-executive producer of

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’s ''

Orange Is the New Black ''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in ...

'', and

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’s '' Weeds'' as well. In 2012, Falk received a

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award nomination for episodic comedy for an episode of ''Weeds'' called "Object Impermanence", and a second in 2014 for his work on ''Orange is the New Black''. Falk does a weekly webshow about

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s with his group The Film Pigs, and has a long-running live storytelling show at The Virgil in

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called Public School. , Falk has been developing the fantasy novel '' Spoonbenders'' to

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for

References

External links

* *Murthi, Vikram (Sep 18, 2014
"You’re The Worst creator Stephen Falk on a sideways approach to romantic comedies"
A.V. Club. *Marechal, AJ (July 17, 2013
"FX Orders Stephen Falk's 'You're the Worst' to Pilot"
Variety. *Lesley, Goldberg (July 17, 2013
"FX Orders Comedy Pilot from 'Weeds' EP"
The Hollywood Reporter. *Black, Peter (September 19, 2014

Design & Trend. *Wright, Megh (December 4, 2014
"2015 WGA Award Nominees Include 'High Maintenance,' 'Inside Amy Schumer,' and 'Louie'"
Split Sider. *Pond, Steve (February 14, 2015
"Writers Guild Awards: 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Imitation Game' Win Screenplay Awards (Complete List of Winners)"
The Wrap. *Ryan, Maureen (September 19, 2014

The Huffington Post.
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