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Biography

Robinson was born to a

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family. In 1985, he graduated with a double major in television-radio-film and marketing management from

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retrieved October 29, 2017 After school, he moved to California and worked as an agent for

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and

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after which, leveraging his network of contacts in the industry, began producing on his own. In 2002, Robinson was appointed the head of TV at

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. He produced ''

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'' for

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, ''

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'', and '' The Goldbergs'' for

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. In 2017, Robinson signed a four-year agreement with

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that will have him launch his own production company, Doug Robinson Productions (DRP). He will be joined by producer

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who will focus on development of dramas; and Matt Mosko who will focus on producing comedies. In September 2017, DRP sold its first family comedy series to

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Filmography

* ''

'' (2007–13) * ''

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'' (2010–11) * '' Breaking In'' (2011–12) * '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–23) * ''

'' (2017) * '' Schooled'' (2019–20) * ''

Indebted ''Indebted'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from February 6 to April 16, 2020. The series was created by Dan Levy and co-executive produced with Doug Robinson, Andy Ackerman and David Guarascio for Sony Pictures Television. ...

'' (2020) * '' For Life'' (2020–21)

References

External links

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Robinson on 'Cuse Conversations Podcast in 2020
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film producers from New York (state) American Jews American talent agents S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni {{US-film-producer-stub