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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 & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 9-1-1 |
Timothy P. Minear, born on October 29, 1963, is a talented American writer and director for television. He has helped create many popular TV shows. He has been nominated for four Emmy Awards. These nominations were for his work as an executive producer on shows like American Horror Story and Feud.
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Tim Minear's Journey in Television
Early Life and Career Start
Tim Minear was born in New York City. He grew up in Whittier, California. He later studied film at California State University, Long Beach.
He started his career as an assistant director on the movie Platoon. After that, he began writing episodes for several TV series. Some of these early shows included The X-Files, Zorro, and Lois and Clark.
Writing and Directing Popular Shows
As his career grew, Tim Minear wrote, produced, and directed episodes for many other TV shows. These included Strange World, Angel, and Firefly. He also worked on Wonderfalls and The Inside. He even helped create The Inside with Howard Gordon.
For a while, Tim Minear became known for working on shows that only lasted one season. He even used the Twitter name "@CancelledAgain" because so many of his shows ended quickly. Some of these single-season shows were Strange World, Firefly, Wonderfalls, The Inside, Drive, Terriers, and The Chicago Code.
Finding Long-Term Success
His streak of short-lived shows changed when he started working with producer Ryan Murphy. Since 2011, Tim Minear has been an executive producer for many successful shows. These include American Horror Story, which is very popular.
He also co-created and runs two other successful shows: 9-1-1 and its spin-off, 9-1-1: Lone Star. He created these shows with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Tim Minear often works with Joss Whedon. His work is known for its clever, dark humor. He is also good at creating characters that feel real and understandable, even if they are not always perfect.
Tim Minear's Work List
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- 4x05 "Brutal Youth" (writer)
- 4x11 "'Twas the Night Before Mxymas" (writer)
- 4x14 "Meet John Doe" (writer)
- 4x20 "I've Got You Under My Skin" (writer)
- The X-Files
- 5x08 "Kitsunegari" (co-writer)
- 5x16 "Mind's Eye" (writer)
- Strange World
- 1x02 "Lullaby" (writer)
- 1x04 "Spirit Falls" (co-writer)
- Angel
- 1x06 "Sense & Sensitivity" (writer)
- 1x09 "Hero" (co-writer)
- 1x11 "Somnambulist" (writer)
- 1x15 "The Prodigal" (writer)
- 1x19 "Sanctuary" (co-writer)
- 2x02 "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" (writer)
- 2x07 "Darla" (writer/director)
- 2x09 "The Trial" (co-writer)
- 2x10 "Reunion" (co-writer)
- 2x15 "Reprise" (writer)
- 2x16 "Epiphany" (writer)
- 2x21 "Through The Looking Glass" (writer/director)
- 3x03 "That Old Gang of Mine" (writer)
- 3x06 "Billy" (co-writer)
- 3x09 "Lullaby" (writer/director)
- 3x14 "Couplet" (co-writer/director)
- 3x20 "A New World" (director)
- 3x21 "Benediction" (writer/director)
- 4x22 "Home" (writer/director)
- Firefly
- 1x02 "The Train Job" (co-writer)
- 1x03 "Bushwhacked" (writer/director)
- 1x08 "Out of Gas" (writer)
- 1x12 "The Message" (co-writer/director)
- Wonderfalls
- 1x02 "Karma Chameleon" (writer)
- 1x07 "Barrel Bear" (unaired) (co-writer)
- The Inside
- 1x01 "New Girl In Town" (teleplay & story/director)
- 1x06 "Thief of Hearts" (co-writer)
- 1x10 "Little Girl Lost" (unaired in US, UK Airdate 03/17/2006) (co-writer)
- 1x13 "Skin and Bone" (unaired) (story)
- Drive
- 1x00 "Unaired Pilot" (co-writer)
- 1x01 "The Starting Line" (co-writer)
- 1x02 "Partners" (co-writer)
- Dollhouse
- 1x05 "True Believer" (writer)
- 1x12 "Omega" (writer/director)
- 2x03 "Belle Chose" (writer)
- 2x11 "Getting Closer" (writer/director)
- Terriers
- 1x11 "Sins of the Past" (writer)
- The Chicago Code
- 1x04 "Cabrini-Green" (co-writer)
- American Horror Story
- 1x05 "Halloween (Part 2)" (writer)
- 1x11 "Birth" (writer)
- 2x01 "Welcome to Briarcliff" (writer)
- 2x07 "Dark Cousin" (writer)
- 2x13 "Madness Ends" (writer)
- 3x02 "Boy Parts" (writer)
- 3x09 "Head" (writer)
- 4x02 "Massacres and Matinees" (writer)
- 5x02 "Chutes and Ladders" (writer)
- 6x02 "Chapter 2" (writer)
- 6x09 "Chapter 9" (writer)
- 7x02 "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" (writer)
- 7x11 "Great Again" (writer)
- 8x04 "Could It Be... Satan?" (writer)
- 9x02 "Mr. Jingles" (writer)
- Feud: Bette and Joan
- 1x02 "The Other Woman" (co-writer)
- 1x03 "Mommie Dearest" (writer)
- 1x04 "More, or Less" (co-writer)
- 1x06 "Hagsploitation" (co-writer, director)
- 9-1-1
- 1x01 "Pilot" (co-writer)
- 1x02 "Let Go" (co-writer)
- 1x10 "A Whole New You" (co-writer)
- 2x01 "Under Pressure" (co-writer)
- 5x01 "Panic" (co-writer)
- 7x01 "Abandon Ship" (writer)
- 7x06 "There Goes The Groom" (co-writer)
- 7x08 "Step Nine" (co-writer)
- 8x02 "When the Boeing Gets Tough" (co-writer)
- 8x03 "Final Approach" (co-writer)
- 8x09 "Sob Stories" (co-writer)
- 8x16 "The Last Alarm" (co-writer)
- 9-1-1: Lone Star
- 1x01 "Pilot" (writer)
- 3x01 "The Big Chill" (writer)
- 3x03 "Stock & Thaw" (writer)
See also
- Mutant Enemy Productions
