Jim Mulholland (born in Rockville Centre,

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Career

At nineteen, he was the youngest writer ever on ''

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''. He has since won a

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and has received twenty

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nominations in the late-night comedy category. He co-wrote the

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'', '' Bad Boys'', and television specials including SCTV comedy special ''Public Enemy #2''.Public Enemy #2
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, November 8, 1991, "The Gold Standard",

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, February 8, 2009.

Filmography

* ''Favorite Deadly Sins'' (TV Movie) (segment "Greed") (1995) * '' Bad Boys'' (1995) * ''Public Enemy #2'' (1993) * ''Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's'' (TV Movie) (1993) * ''Life As We Know It!'' (TV Movie) (1991) * ''

'' (screenplay) (1991) * ''

'' (written by) (1987) * ''Many Happy Returns'' (TV Movie) (1986) * ''

'' (TV Movie) (written by) (1984) * ''Welcome to the Fun Zone'' (TV Movie) (1984) * ''Focus on Fishko'' (Short) (writer) (1983) * ''Likely Stories, Vol. 2'' (TV Movie) (1983) * ''Likely Stories, Vol. 4'' (TV Movie) (1983) * '' The Selling of Vince D'Angelo'' (TV Movie) (1983)

References

External links

Jim Mulholland
at the

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