Peter Engel (born ) is an American television producer who is best known for his teen

sitcoms A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use new ...

that appeared on

TNBC TNBC (or Teen NBC) was an American teen-oriented block programming, television programming block that aired on NBC from September 12, 1992, to September 28, 2002. The Saturday morning block featured live-action series – primarily in the form o ...

, a former Saturday morning block on

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which featured all teenage-oriented programs for educational purposes. His most well known work was the teen sitcom ''

Saved by the Bell ''Saved by the Bell'' is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in primetime, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, ''Saved by the Bell'' was broadcast in the United States ...

'' which inspired the birth of the TNBC block for his other shows such as ''

California Dreams ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by Pet ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

City Guys ''City Guys'' is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on NBC from September 6, 1997, to December 15, 2001. The series aired as part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC. Plot ''City Guys'' was mainly centered on it ...

'' in the 1990s.

Life and career

After producing teen-focused series for NBC, Engel transitioned to producing

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series. A reality television project that Engel executive produced is the

reality series ''

Last Comic Standing ''Last Comic Standing'' was an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The goal of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group ...

''. He has been announced as executive producer and creator of the E! Network reality show ''

Chasing The Saturdays ''Chasing the Saturdays'' is an American reality documentary television series that follows the British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The series premiered on January 20, 2013, at 10 pm ET/PT on E!. On June 1, 2013, 4Music revealed an adver ...

'', starring the British girl group

The Saturdays The Saturdays were a British-Irish girl group based in London, England. The group formed during the summer of 2007 and have been on hiatus since 2014. The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy, Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa Wh ...

. Religiously, Engel was raised Jewish, and has converted to Christianity. Engel released a memoir titled ''I Was Saved by the Bell: Stories of Life, Love, and Dreams That Do Come True''.

Production filmography

* ''

Good Morning, Miss Bliss ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' (also retroactively known as ''Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years'') is an American teen sitcom that aired on the Disney Channel from 1988 to 1989 (and later in syndication as part of the ''Saved by the Bell'' ...

'' (1988–1989) * ''

'' (1989–1993) * ''

'' (1992–1996) * '' Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' (1993–1994) * '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1993–2000) * ''

'' (1995–2000) * ''

USA High ''USA High'' is an American teen sitcom that ran on USA from August 1997 to June 1999, ending after 95 episodes. The series revolves around six friends enrolled at the American Academy boarding school in Paris, France. Background Information ''U ...

'' (1997–1999) * ''

'' (1997–2001) * ''One World'' (1998–2001) * ''

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'' (1998–2000) * '' All About Us'' (2001)

Associated production companies

* NBC Productions (1988–1996) * NBC Studios (1996–2001) * NBC Enterprises (1996–2001)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Engel, Peter Converts to Christianity from Judaism American television producers Living people Regent University faculty Place of birth missing (living people) 1936 births