Steve Skrovan is an American producer, writer, director and television host.

Early life

Skrovan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to

Gilmour Academy Gilmour Academy is an independent, Catholic, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1946 by the Brothers of Holy Cross, Gilmour Academy has three division ...

during his high-school years. He majored in English and was a varsity football defensive back at

Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1979.

Career

Skrovan began his career as a

stand-up comic Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

. He hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV, ''Mouth to Mouth'', in 1988. In 1989, he became the original host of '' Totally Hidden Video'', which aired on FOX from 1989-1992. Starting in 1991, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show '' That's My Dog'' on what was then The Family Channel. Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 '' Seinfeld'' episode "

The Movie "The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom '' Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. P ...

". He was then a writer for the

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

sitcom ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch an ...

'', for the entire nine-year run (from 1996 to 2005). Skrovan produced the 2005 TV special '' Earth to America'', which covered environmental issues. He wrote, produced, and directed '' An Unreasonable Man'', a 2006 documentary about

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. He then worked as a producer on the 2006-2010 show ''

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'', which starred former ''Raymond'' cast member

Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...

. Since 2014, Skrovan has co-hosted the weekly ''Ralph Nader Radio Hour'' program from the

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''Everybody Loves Raymond'' episodes

This is a list of ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' episodes written or co-written by Skrovan.

Season One

*"Standard Deviation" *"Captain Nemo" (with

Lew Schneider Lew Schneider (born July 18, 1961) is an American television producer, writer, director, actor and comedian. Career In the fall of 1989, Schneider landed his first regular TV job as the host of the Nickelodeon game show, ''Make the Grade''. He ...

) *"Recovering Pessimist"

Season Two

*"The Children's Book" *"All I Want for Christmas" *"The Family Bed" *"Six Feet Under" (with

Cindy Chupack Cindy Chupack is a screenwriter and film director who has won three Golden Globes and two Emmys for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO's ''Sex and the City'' and writer/co-executive producer of American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Mo ...

& Tom Caltabiano)

Season Three

*"Getting Even" *"Halloween Candy" *"Cruising with Marie" (with Susan Van Allen) *"Dancing with Debra" (with

Aaron Shure Aaron Shure is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his work on several comedy series, including ''The Office'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Lucky Louie'', '' George and Leo'', ''and The New Adventures of Old ...

)

Season Four

*"You Bet" (with Ellen Sandler) *"Prodigal Son" *"Hackidu" (with

) *"Robert's Divorce" (with

Jennifer Crittenden Jennifer Crittenden (born ) is an American screenwriter and producer. She started her writing career on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and has since written for several other television sitcoms including ''Everybody Loves Raym ...

Tucker Cawley Tucker Cawley is an American television comedy writer and producer, best known for writing episodes for ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. He has also written for ''Men of a Certain Age'', ''Parks and Recreation'', '' Up All Night'', and the short-lived ...

)

Season Five

*"Pet Cemetery" *"The Sneeze" (with

)

Season Six

*"Odd Man Out" (with Jeremy Stevens) *"Raybert" *"Cookies" *"A Vote for Debra" (with

)

Season Seven

*"The Sigh" *"Somebody Hates Raymond" *"Just a Formality" (with Philip Rosenthal)

Season Eight

*"Home From School" *"Lateness" *"The Nice Talk" (with

)

Season Nine

*"Ally's F" *"Tasteless Frank" (with Leslie Caveny) *"The Finale" (with Philip Rosenthal,

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as t ...

, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce,

, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny)

References

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