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Tim Minear
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Tim Minear in 2012
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| Born | October 29, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Occupation | Screenwriter, television director/producer |
| Known for | American Horror Story, Firefly, Angel, Lois and Clark |
Tim Minear, born on October 29, 1963, is a talented American writer and director for television. He helps create and produce many popular TV shows. Tim has been nominated for four Emmy Awards, which are big awards for TV shows. He earned these nominations for his work as an executive producer on shows like American Horror Story and Feud.
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Tim Minear's Journey in TV
Tim Minear was born in New York City. He grew up in Whittier, California. He later studied film at California State University, Long Beach. This helped him learn all about making movies and TV shows.
Tim started his career as an assistant director for the movie Platoon. He then began writing episodes for many TV series. Some of these early shows include The X-Files, Zorro, and Lois and Clark.
Creating and Directing Shows
Later, Tim took on bigger roles. He wrote, produced, and directed episodes for shows like Strange World, Angel, Firefly, Wonderfalls, and The Inside. He even helped create The Inside with Howard Gordon.
Tim also created a show called Drive for the Fox network in 2007. However, the show was canceled after only four episodes. This was part of a pattern for Tim. For a while, many of the shows he worked on for Fox didn't last very long.
From Short Runs to Big Hits
For almost ten years, Tim Minear worked on several shows that only lasted for one season. These included Strange World, Firefly, Wonderfalls, The Inside, Drive, Terriers, and The Chicago Code.
Because of this, he even used the Twitter name "@CancelledAgain." It was a funny way to show that he was often looking for new work after his shows ended quickly.
His streak of short-lived shows ended in 2011. He was hired to write and produce for Ryan Murphy's hit show, American Horror Story. Since then, Tim has been an executive producer for many successful shows. These include AHS, and two shows he helped create and run: 9-1-1 and its spin-off, 9-1-1: Lone Star. He created these popular shows with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
Tim's Unique Style
Tim Minear often works with another famous writer and director, Joss Whedon. Tim's work is known for its clever, dark humor. He is also very good at creating characters who are easy to understand and care about, even if they are not always perfect. For example, he wrote some very important episodes for Angel in its second season.
In 2018, Tim signed a new deal with Fox. This deal helped make sure that the shows he created with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk would stay under their creative control. This was important because Ryan Murphy had recently moved to produce shows for Netflix.
Shows Tim Minear Worked On
Tim Minear has contributed to many television series as a writer, director, or producer. Here are some of the main shows he has worked on:
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (writer)
- The X-Files (co-writer, writer)
- Strange World (writer, co-writer)
- Angel (writer, co-writer, director)
- Firefly (writer, co-writer, director)
- Wonderfalls (writer, co-writer)
- The Inside (teleplay, story, director, co-writer)
- Drive (co-writer)
- Dollhouse (writer, director)
- Terriers (writer)
- The Chicago Code (co-writer)
- American Horror Story (writer)
- Feud: Bette and Joan (co-writer, writer, director)
- 9-1-1 (writer)
- 9-1-1: Lone Star (writer)
See also
- Mutant Enemy Productions
