Victor Fresco (born January 9, 1958) is an American

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writer and producer.

Personal life

Born and raised in

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, Fresco received his Bachelor's Degree in film and political science from

Hampshire College Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mo ...

. After graduating, he worked in television commercials as a production assistant and as a prop master. His brothers are director

Michael Fresco Michael Fresco is an American television director and television producer. Most notably Fresco has directed a number of episodes from shows including '' The O.C.'', '' My Name is Earl'' and the pilots to ''1-800-Missing'', '' Suburgatory'', and ...

and television drama writer Rob Fresco.

Career

Fresco was nominated for the

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in the second season of ''

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'' and the

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for ''

Andy Richter Controls the Universe ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving NBC's ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' in 2000. Running for two seasons, totaling ...

''. He created the ABC television series ''

Better Off Ted ''Better Off Ted'' is an American satirical sitcom series, created by Victor Fresco, who also served as the show's executive producer. The series ran on the ABC network from March 18, 2009, to January 26, 2010. ''Better Off Ted'' focuses on t ...

'', which ran for two seasons. Fresco created other television shows, including ''

Life on a Stick ''Life on a Stick'' (originally titled ''Related by Family'') is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from March 24 to April 27, 2005. Thirteen episodes of the show were completed, but Fox only showed the first five before pulling the show due to ...

'', '' The Trouble With Normal'' and '' Sean Saves the World''. He served as the creator, showrunner and executive producer of the

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comedy horror series ''

Santa Clarita Diet ''Santa Clarita Diet'' is an American horror-comedy streaming television series created by Victor Fresco for the streaming service Netflix, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. Fresco serves as the showrunner, and is an executive pr ...

''. He's stated that he came up with the concept of a suburban zombie show because he wanted to do "...a family show with an interesting approach that we haven't seen before." As of 2022 he is developing a comedy series for

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about first daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

References

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* Living people Hampshire College alumni American television writers American male television writers American television producers 1958 births {{US-tv-bio-stub