Justin Spitzer is an American television and film writer, producer, and series creator whose credits include ''Scrubs'' and ''

Courting Alex ''Courting Alex'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23 to March 29, 2006, and was a vehicle for Jenna Elfman of ''Dharma & Greg'' fame. The series was based on the British sitcom ''According to Bex''. Elfman portrays Alex Rose, ...

''. He worked as a writing assistant on '' Queer as Folk'' (U.S. version) and ''

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'' prior to serving as a writer on ''

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'' (U.S. version) for seven years. He is the creator of, and an executive producer on, the NBC sitcom '' Superstore,'' and served as the series'

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for its first three seasons.

Career

Spitzer was an assistant on ''

,'' and on fourteen episodes of '' Queer as Folk.'' In 2013 he wrote a pilot based on ''

The Money Pit ''The Money Pit'' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house. The film is a remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy film '' Mr ...

'' that was put into development by NBC but ultimately never aired. He is the creator, showrunner and executive producer for the NBC sitcom ''Superstore''. On January 23, 2020,

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ordered a pilot for Spitzer's comedy ''

American Auto ''American Auto'' is an American television sitcom created by Justin Spitzer that premiered on NBC on December 13, 2021. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on January 24, 2023. Premise The series follows the em ...

'' for

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and

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. In August 2021, Spitzer had signed a new four-year overall deal with Universal Television.

Personal life

On November 24, 2007, he married producer and writer

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. They have two children named Lucy and Phoebe.

Credits

Producing

Writing

Directing

Nominations

External links

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Justin Spitzer
on Twitter

References

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