Michael Curtis is a television producer and writer known for Friends and Disney Channel's Phil of the Future and Jonas.
Early life A Navy brat from year zero, Michael John Curtis was born at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. He lived in various locations around the United States including Charleston, South Carolina, Dam Neck Naval Base (Training Support Center Hampton Roads), Virginia, and overseas in Wollongong, Australia. Curtis attended White Point Elementary School in San Pedro, California (where he was awarded "Most Books Read") for 5th grade. and Fallbrook Union High School in Fallbrook, California.
Career He was a writer and executive producer of Friends during seasons 2 to 5 and also executive producer (with Roger S. H. Schulman) of Disney Channel's Phil of the Future (season 2, but not season 1). In 2008–2009 he worked with the Jonas Brothers and the Disney Channel as executive producer and co-creator of the series Jonas (Emmy Award nominated season 1, but not season 2). He co-wrote the biblical mockumentary The Making of '...And God Spoke' which had its theatrical debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and directed the series finale of Phil of the Future, "Back to the Future (Not the Movie)" and the season 1 finale of Jonas, "Double Date". He was co-founder of "Mantis Productions" (2007–2017) alongside Roger S.H. Schulman, co-creator of Jonas and the actual writer of Shrek.}
In 2009, Curtis earned a PhD in religion from the Universal Life Church.
Filmography
Film YearTitleContributionNotes1988Return of the Killer Tomatoes!Property Assistant1988Party LineSecond Second Assistant Director1988Phantasm IIProduction Assistant1988Survival QuestProduction Staff1988976-EVILProduction Assistant1989Tax SeasonSecond Second Assistant Director1989Veiled ThreatSecond Assistant Director1989Think BigSecond Assistant Director1989The BankerSecond Assistant Director1990The First PowerSecond Second Assistant Director1990Crash and BurnSecond Assistant DirectorDirect-to-Video1990KidSecond Assistant Director1990Arduous MoonFirst Assistant DirectorShort film1992Falling from GraceFirst Assistant Director1992World SongFirst Assistant DirectorShort film1992Little SisterSecond Assistant Director1992Miracle BeachSecond Assistant Director1993The Making of '...And God Spoke'WriterScreenplay
Television YearTitleContributionNotes198840th Annual Primetime Emmy AwardsProduction StaffAward ceremony1992Dream OnWriter2 episodes1992The Wonder YearsWriterEpisode: "Scenes from a Wedding"1992Great Scott!Executive Story Editor/WriterExecutive Story Editor of 12 episodesWriter of Episode: "Stripe Gripe"1993Daddy DearestExecutive Story Editor/WriterExecutive Story Editor of 13 episodesWriter of Episode: "Thanks, But No Thanks"1995Double RushWriter2 episodes1995–1999FriendsProducer/Executive Producer/Co-Executive Producer/Executive Story Editor/WriterProducer of 25 episodesExecutive Producer of 24 episodesCo-Executive Producer of 24 episodesExecutive Story Editor of 24 episodesWriter of 12 episodesNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1999) - Nominated Golden Globe Award for Comedy Series (1998)1999Work with MeCo-Executive Producer/WriterEpisode: "Time Apart?"2000–2001The Weber ShowCo-Executive Producer/WriterCo-Executive Producer of 17 episodesWriter of 3 episodes2002NikkiExecutive Producer/WriterExecutive Producer of 19 episodesWriter of Episode: "Welcome to the Rest of Your Life"2003Run of the HouseConsulting ProducerTelevision Series starring Joey Lawrence, Margo Harshman, Mo Gaffney2003Old SchoolExecutive ProducerTelevision Pilot starring Natasha Lyonne, John Krasinski, Jorge Garcia2003–2013The Joe Schmo ShowHead Writer/WriterHead Writer of 9 episodesWriter of 7 episodes2004Humor Me aka "The Lost Pilots""Executive Producer/WriterTelevision Pilot starring Dane Cook2005Love, Inc.Consulting Producer/WriterConsulting Producer of 5 episodesWriter of Episode: "Thick and Thin"2006Phil of the FutureDirector/Writer/Executive ProducerDirector of Episode: "Back to the Future (Not the Movie)"Writer of 3 episodesExecutive Producer of 22 episodes2006Haversham HallExecutive Producer/WriterTelevision Pilot starring Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka2009–2010JonasCo-Creator/Director/Writer/Executive ProducerCo-Creator of 24 episodesDirector of Episode: "Double Date"Writer of 3 episodesExecutive Producer of 21 episodesTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Show (2009)Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (2010)2013–2014The Soul ManWriter/Consulting ProducerWriter of 4 episodesConsulting Producer of 13 episodes2014–2015Melissa & JoeyConsulting Producer/Writer/Co-Executive ProducerConsulting Producer of 17 episodesWriter of 5 episodesCo-Executive Producer of 5 episodes2016–2018BizaardvarkCo-Executive Producer/WriterCo-Executive Producer of 22 episodesWriter of 3 episodes
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