Robert King (born 1959) is an American film and television writer and producer. He is married to

Michelle King Michelle King (née Stern; born 1958) is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King, who is also her writing partner. The couple created the legal drama series ''The Good Wife'', which earned them a Writers Gui ...

, who is also his writing partner. The couple created the legal drama series ''

The Good Wife ''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law ...

'' (2009–16), which earned them a

Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility Th ...

; its spin-off ''

The Good Fight ''The Good Fight'' is an American legal drama produced for CBS's streaming service CBS All Access (later Paramount+). It is the platform's first original scripted series. The series, created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robin ...

'' (2017–2022); the comedy-drama ''

BrainDead ''BrainDead'' is an American political satire science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Robert and Michelle King. The series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laurel Healy, a documentary film-maker who takes a job working for he ...

'' (2016); and ''

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'' (2019–).

Personal life

King attended

Archbishop Mitty High School Archbishop Mitty High School (commonly known as Mitty) is a private, Roman Catholic high school located in San Jose, California, United States. The school is named for the late John Joseph Mitty, the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco. It was the ...

and

Westmont College Westmont College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Montecito, California. It was founded in 1937. History Ruth Kerr, owner and CEO of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company, established the school as the Bible Missionary Institute in ...

. King is of Irish and Italian descent. King met Michelle Stern in 1983 when as a senior at

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she worked part-time at FrontRunners athletic shoe store. The couple married in 1987. They have one daughter, Sophia. A

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, he often attends Mass with ''The Good Fight'' lead actress

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Career

King began his career writing the television movie, ''Imaginary Friends'', in 1982, which starred veteran actors

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and

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, was directed by Michael Darlow. King later wrote the science fiction horror film '' The Nest'' (1988), and co-wrote '' Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge'', '' Under the Boardwalk'' and '' Bloodfist'' (all 1989).Profile
imdb.com; accessed May 4, 2014. King continued to write feature films throughout the 1990s, including ''Full Contact'', ''

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'', '' Clean Slate'', '' Speechless'', ''

Cutthroat Island ''Cutthroat Island'' is a 1995 adventure swashbuckler film directed by Renny Harlin and written by Robert King and Marc Norman from a story by Michael Frost Beckner, James Gorman, Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. It stars Geena Davis, Matt ...

'' and ''

Red Corner ''Red Corner'' is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Richard Gere, Bai Ling and Bradley Whitford. Written by Robert King, the film is about an American businessman in China who ends up wrongfully on tria ...

''. He directed the comedy film ''

Principal Takes a Holiday ''Principal Takes a Holiday'' is an American television film that aired on ABC's ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' anthology series. The film premiered on January 4, 1998 and stars Kevin Nealon, Zachery Ty Bryan and Jessica Steen. It was directed ...

'' in 1998. He co-wrote and directed ''

Angels in the Infield ''Angels in the Infield'' is a 2000 Disney television film directed by Robert King and starring Patrick Warburton, Brittney Irvin, David Alan Grier, and Kurt Fuller. A follow up to the 1994 film '' Angels in the Outfield'', and the 1997 film ''A ...

'' (2000). He co-wrote and produced ''

Vertical Limit ''Vertical Limit'' is a 2000 American survival thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, written by Robert King, and starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, and Scott Glenn. The film was released on December 8, 2000, in the United ...

''. Robert and Michelle King co-created and co-produced the short-lived drama series ''

In Justice ''In Justice'' is an American police procedural television series created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006, on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, ...

'' in 2006. They co-created a second, far more successful, legal drama series, ''

'', which ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2016 on

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. Aside from the pilot episode, they co-wrote the episodes "Stripped", "Unorthodox", "Hi", and twelve other episodes. King and the writing staff were nominated for a

for Best New Series for ''The Good Wife''. Robert and Michelle King also created and produced the comedy thriller drama series ''

'', which aired on

on June 13, 2016 thru October 17, 2016 before it was cancelled. The couple then returned to their ''The Good Wife'' spin-off ''

'' as showrunners. More recently, the King Size Productions company signed an overall deal with CBS Studios.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

King has been nominated for a

for Best New Series for ''The Good Wife''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Robert Living people American television producers American television writers American male television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Showrunners Westmont College alumni Writers Guild of America Award winners 1955 births American Roman Catholics