Evan Katz is an American television writer and

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. He is best known for his work as executive

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of the hit

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'' 24''.

Career

Katz is the executive

of the hit

'' 24'', which aired original episodes on the

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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 ''Special Unit 2'' is an American sci-fi/comedy television series that aired on UPN for two seasons from April 11, 2001 through February 13, 2002. The series focused upon the exploits of a top-secret Chicago police division known as Special Unit ...

'', which aired original episodes for two seasons on

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from April 2001 through February 2002. In May 2010, Katz was signed as

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and executive producer for the

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series ''

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''.

Awards

He won a 2006 primetime

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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

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for the

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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 Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in ''Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in ''The Delta Force'' (1986), ...

and

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977. In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens (1977–89, ...

Education and personal life

He is a graduate of

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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 ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch and ...

''.

References

External links

* 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) {{US-tv-producer-stub