Richard Day is an American writer, producer, director and occasional actor. He has worked as a writer/producer for several
television
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programs, including, ''
Arrested Development
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'', ''
Spin City
''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's ...
'', ''
Ellen
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People named Ellen include:
* Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress
* Elle ...
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Roseanne
''Roseanne'' is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams and Roseanne Barr which aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Barr as Roseann ...
'', ''
Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
'' and ''
Aliens in America
''Aliens in America'' is an American teen sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim ...
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In addition to his work in television, he has also written and directed his own
independent films
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''
Girls Will Be Girls''
and ''
Straight-Jacket
''Straight-Jacket'' is a 2004 comedy film written and directed by Richard Day, based on his play. Done as a pastiche of the Rock Hudson- Doris Day romantic comedy films, ''Straight-Jacket'' tells the story of Guy Stone, a closeted gay actor in ...
'' based on his own
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
play.
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
American film directors
American male screenwriters
American television directors
American television producers
American television writers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
American male television writers
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