Jonathan Goldblatt,
who writes under the pen name Julius Sharpe, is an American television writer, producer and show-runner of
''Making History'' and
''United We Fall''.
Biography
Sharpe received his B.A. from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
in 1995.
He started his TV writing career as a writer for ''
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish actor and comedian Craig Ferguson. This was the third iteration of the ''Late Late Show'' franchise, airing from January 3, 2005, to December 19, ...
'' and ''
Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn''.
He was also a writer for
Comedy Central
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's ''
Weekends at the DL'' and ''
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
''The Showbiz Show with David Spade'' was a weekly television program on Comedy Central that starred comedian David Spade. It is a comedic parody of celebrity news programs such as ''Entertainment Tonight'' and ''Access Hollywood''. The show was d ...
.''
In 2014, Sharpe inked an overall deal with
20th Century FOX Television
20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Compa ...
, where he created and executive produced the comedy series
''Making History''. He was also co-executive producer of
''The Grinder'' and worked as a writer, producer, and voice actor for
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series ''Family Guy'' (since 1999) and ''The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator ...
's ''
Family Guy
''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...
'', ''
The Cleveland Show
''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cleveland Brown, his new wife Donna Tubbs, a ...
'' and co-executive produced the live-action ''
Cristela
''Cristela'' was an American multi-camera sitcom television series that aired from October 10, 2014, through March 6, 2015, on ABC. The series was created by stand-up comedian Cristela Alonzo, who also starred in and wrote for the series and ser ...
'' and ''
Dads''.
In 2017, Sharpe signed a two-year overall deal at
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.
He created and produced the 2020 television series
''United We Fall''. In 2017, he was reported to be executive producing a television adaptation of the movie
''Stripes''.
Personal life
Sharpe is married to actress and producer Stephanie Escajeda. The series ''United We Fall'' was based on the actual life and relationship between Sharpe and Escajeda.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Columbia College (New York) alumni
American television writers
American television producers