Dave Krinsky

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Dave Krinsky
Born
David Krinsky

(1963-02-27) February 27, 1963 (age 58)[1]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationTelevision and film writer and producer
Years active1986-present
Websitehttp://www.ternionpictures.com/

David Krinsky (born February 27, 1963) is an American television and film writer and producer.

Early life[]

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He then moved with his family to Fort Lauderdale, Florida as a teen, later attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and co-created the first student produced comedy show on UNC Student Television.[2] He is Jewish.[3]

Career[]

Krinsky began his career as a writer for the humor magazine National Lampoon, together with John Altschuler, whom he met and began collaborating creatively with while at UNC Chapel Hill,[2] which became a collaboration that continued in the years to come. After selling their screenplays to Warner Brothers, Universal and , they moved to Hollywood and began working as assistant producers for the HBO series The High Life.[2] In 1997, Altschuler and Krinsky became writers on 20th Century Fox's King of the Hill. They worked there for 13 years and ran the show for the final seven seasons.[2]

In 2008, they formed Ternion Productions, a film and television production company with Mike Judge.[2] In 2009, Krinsky, Judge, and Altschuler co-created the show The Goode Family.[2] In 2011, they executive produced and wrote several episodes of MTV’s return of Beavis and Butt-head.

Altschuler and Krinsky also co-wrote various features, including Blades of Glory and Extract, of which Krinsky also served as an associate producer.

In 2013, Altschuler, Judge, and Krinsky co-created the HBO series Silicon Valley. In addition, they are working on an animated Woody Woodpecker feature. They are also writing and producing Brigadier Gerard, a feature with Steve Carell attached to play Brigadier Gerard and Ricky Gervais attached to play Napoleon.

In 2015, Krinsky, Altschuler, and Jeff Stilson co-created the sitcom series Lopez, starring George Lopez. TV Land gave a 12-episode straight-to-series order in August 2015. The series premiered on March 30, 2016.[4] On June 3, 2016, TV Land renewed Lopez for a second season.[5]

Altschuler has received several Emmy nominations and has won an SXSW Film Award for his writing work on Silicon Valley, shared with Judge, Altschuler, and .[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Birth ref results via birthdatabase.com & intelius.com
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky: Comedy writers". Huffington Post (US edition). Huffingtonost.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Bloom, Nate (September 14, 2017). "Jewish entertainers well-represented at Emmy Awards". Saint Louis Jewish Light.
  4. ^ TV Land press release (February 8, 2016). ""Lopez" Premieres March 30th on TV Land". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (June 4, 2016). "George Lopez Comedy Renewed For Second Season By TV Land". Deadline.
  6. ^ awards at IMDb

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