Evan Katz is a television writer and
television producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television net ...
. He is best known for his work as executive
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
of the hit
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
''
24''.
Career
Katz is the executive
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
of the hit
television series
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...
''
24'', which aired original episodes on the
Fox Network from 2001 to 2010. Prior to his work on ''24'' he created, wrote, and executive produced the American sci-fi/comedy television series ''
Special Unit 2'', which aired original episodes for two seasons on
UPN
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. It was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries' United Television. Viacom (through its Paramount Television unit, which prod ...
from April 2001 through February 2002. In May 2010, Katz was signed as
showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also th ...
and executive producer for the
NBC series ''
The Event''.
Awards
He won a 2006 primetime
Emmy Award
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for Outstanding Drama Series (for ''24'') and has been nominated for two additional Emmy Awards. Also for ''24'', he won the
for the
Season 2 episode
Day 2: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Influences
Katz is a fan of the Australian alternative rock group
The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout it ...
. He named the McLennan-Forster corporation featured in the
fourth season of ''24'' after the group's central members,
Robert Forster and
Grant McLennan.
Education and personal life
He is a graduate of
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...
and the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
. His wife, Lisa Miller Katz, was the casting director on ''
Everybody Loves Raymond''.
References
External links
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Living people
Wesleyan University alumni
American television producers
American male screenwriters
Writers Guild of America Award winners
American male television writers
American television writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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