Jeff Schimmel began his 40-year career as a Writer/Producer while attending law school in L.A. While studying for the bar exam, Jeff wrote and sold his original Cold War spy thriller, Archangel, to Phoenix Entertainment Group. Soon after, Jeff was selected by comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield and award-winning Writer/Director Harold Ramis to co-write the Warner Brothers animated film, Rover Dangerfield. This led to a sports comedy screenplay assignment from Orion Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and Jeff’s first TV writing job as Story Editor on ABC’s top ten sitcom, Full House. Next, Jeff wrote and produced The Schimmel Papers, a series of short films for Fox TV's Sunday Comics, then went on to write for the groundbreaking, Emmy Award- winning sketch comedy series, In Living Color, wrote for the WB network’s first-ever sitcom, The Wayans Brothers, then served as Writer/Producer for Laughing With The Presidents, NBC TV's final comedy special starring Bob Hope, with appearances by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, actors Tom Selleck, Don Johnson, and many more. In a major departure from comedy, Jeff sold a World War II drama and true-life story, To See You Again, to Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks Studios, and wrote the dark comedy screenplay, True Blue, for MGM/UA and Oscar-winner Martin Landau’s Pentagon Pictures. Jeff has written and produced for several one-hour and half-hour comedy specials airing on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, and NBC, plus Comedy: Coast To Coast, a series of six one-hour, nationally syndicated stand-up specials that featured performances by A-listers like Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Mohr, Bobcat Goldthwait, and host David Steinberg. Jeff has provided rewrite and script consulting services on numerous TV and movie projects in genres ranging from the action-comedy film A Low Down Dirty Shame to the cutting-edge TV show Bargain Basement Late-Night for Twentieth Television. Jeff has even ventured into the game show world, contributing his joke writing skills to NBC’s Balderdash and as Writer/Producer on the nationally syndicated Funny You Should Ask featuring Jeff Ross, Jon Lovitz, Tom Arnold, Natasha Leggero, Whitney Cummings, Billy Gardell, Jamie Kennedy, Louis Anderson, Howie Mandel, etc. To date, Jeff has written and/or produced nearly 700 television episodes. In the mid-2000s, Jeff spent three seasons as Supervising Producer/Writer on Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central’s controversial, but highly-rated, sketch series, was Supervising Producer on No Strings Attached, a one-hour Comedy Central special that sold over 1,000,000 copies on DVD

Jeff Schimmel

Jeff Schimmel began his 40-year career as a Writer/Producer while attending law school in L.A. While studying for the bar exam, Jeff wrote and sold his original Cold War spy thriller, Archangel, to Phoenix Entertainment Group. Soon after, Jeff was selected by comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield and award-winning Writer/Director Harold Ramis to co-write the Warner Brothers animated film, Rover Dangerfield. This led to a sports comedy screenplay assignment from Orion Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and Jeff’s first TV writing job as Story Editor on ABC’s top ten sitcom, Full House. Next, Jeff wrote and produced The Schimmel Papers, a series of short films for Fox TV's Sunday Comics, then went on to write for the groundbreaking, Emmy Award- winning sketch comedy series, In Living Color, wrote for the WB network’s first-ever sitcom, The Wayans Brothers, then served as Writer/Producer for Laughing With The Presidents, NBC TV's final comedy special starring Bob Hope, with appearances by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, actors Tom Selleck, Don Johnson, and many more. In a major departure from comedy, Jeff sold a World War II drama and true-life story, To See You Again, to Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks Studios, and wrote the dark comedy screenplay, True Blue, for MGM/UA and Oscar-winner Martin Landau’s Pentagon Pictures. Jeff has written and produced for several one-hour and half-hour comedy specials airing on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, and NBC, plus Comedy: Coast To Coast, a series of six one-hour, nationally syndicated stand-up specials that featured performances by A-listers like Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Mohr, Bobcat Goldthwait, and host David Steinberg. Jeff has provided rewrite and script consulting services on numerous TV and movie projects in genres ranging from the action-comedy film A Low Down Dirty Shame to the cutting-edge TV show Bargain Basement Late-Night for Twentieth Television. Jeff has even ventured into the game show world, contributing his joke writing skills to NBC’s Balderdash and as Writer/Producer on the nationally syndicated Funny You Should Ask featuring Jeff Ross, Jon Lovitz, Tom Arnold, Natasha Leggero, Whitney Cummings, Billy Gardell, Jamie Kennedy, Louis Anderson, Howie Mandel, etc. To date, Jeff has written and/or produced nearly 700 television episodes. In the mid-2000s, Jeff spent three seasons as Supervising Producer/Writer on Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central’s controversial, but highly-rated, sketch series, was Supervising Producer on No Strings Attached, a one-hour Comedy Central special that sold over 1,000,000 copies on DVD

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Jeff Schimmel began his 40-year career as a Writer/Producer while attending law school in L.A. While studying for the bar exam, Jeff wrote and sold his original Cold War spy thriller, Archangel, to Phoenix Entertainment Group. Soon after, Jeff was selected by comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield and award-winning Writer/Director Harold Ramis to co-write the Warner Brothers animated film, Rover Dangerfield. This
led to a sports comedy screenplay assignment from Orion Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and Jeff’s first TV writing job as Story Editor on ABC’s top ten sitcom, Full House.
Next, Jeff wrote and produced The Schimmel Papers, a series of short films for Fox TV’s Sunday Comics, then went on to write for the groundbreaking, Emmy Award- winning sketch comedy series, In Living Color, wrote for the WB network’s first-ever sitcom, The Wayans Brothers, then served as Writer/Producer for Laughing With The
Presidents, NBC TV’s final comedy special starring Bob Hope, with appearances by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, actors Tom Selleck, Don Johnson, and many more.
In a major departure from comedy, Jeff sold a World War II drama and true-life story, To See You Again, to Steven Spielberg’s Dreamworks Studios, and wrote the dark comedy screenplay, True Blue, for MGM/UA and Oscar-winner Martin Landau’s Pentagon Pictures. Jeff has written and produced for several one-hour and half-hour comedy specials airing on HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, and NBC, plus Comedy: Coast To Coast, a series of six one-hour, nationally syndicated stand-up specials that featured performances by A-listers like Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Mohr, Bobcat Goldthwait, and host David Steinberg. Jeff has provided rewrite and script consulting services on numerous TV and movie projects in genres ranging from the action-comedy film A Low Down Dirty Shame to
the cutting-edge TV show Bargain Basement Late-Night for Twentieth Television. Jeff has even ventured into the game show world, contributing his joke writing skills to NBC’s Balderdash and as Writer/Producer on the nationally syndicated Funny You
Should Ask featuring Jeff Ross, Jon Lovitz, Tom Arnold, Natasha Leggero, Whitney Cummings, Billy Gardell, Jamie Kennedy, Louis Anderson, Howie Mandel, etc. To date, Jeff has written and/or produced nearly 700 television episodes. In the mid-2000s, Jeff spent three seasons as Supervising Producer/Writer on Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central’s controversial, but highly-rated, sketch series, was Supervising Producer on No Strings Attached, a one-hour Comedy Central special
that sold over 1,000,000 copies on DVD

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Work Experience

Writer / Producer at Allen Media Group, National Syndication
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2025
Wrote and produced episodes for a nationally syndicated series, collaborating with writers and production teams to develop and deliver scripted content.
Head Writer / Executive Producer at Fuse Network
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Led writing team and oversaw production for Skee TV, shaping show concepts and managing writers’ room and on-air content.
Writer at IL2M Productions, Canada
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Wrote pilot material for Number One Son, contributing to script development and project concept.
Writer at TLV Productions, Israel
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Wrote pilot material for Girls, Inc., contributing to concept and script development.
Writer at MTV / Viacom
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Wrote for Dogg After Dark, contributing to episode scripts and show material.
Creator / Writer at Candor Entertainment
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Created and wrote pilot for Hollywood House, developing concept and scripts.
Writer at CMT Network
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
Wrote for Meet the In-Laws, contributing to script development and production readiness.
Writer at ADA Animation, Russia
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Wrote for Where’s Hunter?, supporting local production teams with script material.
Executive Producer at HBO / Simmons-Lathan Productions
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2006
Executive produced Jerry Minor: On the Streets, leading development and production oversight.
Supervising Producer at Comedy Central
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Oversaw production for No Strings Attached; responsibilities included script development and show management.
Writer / Supervising Producer at Comedy Central
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007
Wrote for Mind of Mencia and served as Supervising Producer, directing writing staff and episode production.
Writer / Consultant at Comedy Central
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Contributed to Last Laugh ’05 with writing and consultancy for comedic programming.
Writer at NBC / PAX Television
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004
Wrote for Balderdash, contributing to script development for network programming.
Writer / Executive Producer at TBP Productions
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003
Wrote and served as Executive Producer for Recipe for Romance (Pilot), leading script and production planning.
Writer / Consultant at BET Network
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Contributed to Comic View with writing and consulting work for the show.
Writer / Supervising Producer at Twentieth Television
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1995
Wrote for Bargain Basement Late Night and supervised production elements.
Writer at Warner Bros. Television
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994
Wrote for The Wayans Brothers, contributing to script development for the series.
Producer at Showtime / Murder, Inc.
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994
Produced Guilty as Charged, overseeing production and script development.
Producer at NBC Television
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994
Wrote and produced Laughing with the Presidents, contributing to development and production.
Writer / Producer at National Syndication
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1994
Wrote and produced for Comedy Coast-to-Coast, a syndicated program with multiple network partners.
Writer at HBO
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1993
Wrote First Look: The Making of Blankman, contributing to special behind-the-scenes content.
Writer at FOX Television
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
Wrote for In Living Color, collaborating with writers to develop sketches and material.
Writer at ABC Television
January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991
Wrote for Full House, participating in episode scripting and show development.
Writer / Producer at FOX Television
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1991
Wrote for The Sunday Comics, contributing to script and production elements.
Writer at Showtime / Murder, Inc.
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990
Wrote Hardcore in the Big Apple, supporting comedic content development.
Creator / Writer at Paragon Productions, Canada
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990
Created and wrote Doing Time (Pilot), developing concept and scripts.
Creator / Writer at Warner Bros. Television
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1989
Created Big Man on Campus (Pilot), driving concept and scripts.
Writer at Cinemax
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1988
Wrote The Reunion: 20 Years in the Making for Cinemax.
Creator / Writer at Showtime
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1987
Created Comedy on the Road: Travel Tips; wrote and developed content.
Creator / Writer
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Television development projects including The Blue Bloods of Bermuda (Creator) and other development efforts.
Creator at Anonymous Content
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010
Developed Peter Turner: The Perceptionist as a development project.
Creator at ITV America
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010
Developed Sitcom Mom as a development project.
Creator at Maverick / All3Media
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Developed Officer Crashers as a development project.
Creator at GRB Productions
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Developed Brad Williams: Coming Up Short as a development project.
Creator / Writer at HBO / Simmons-Lathan Productions
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008
Developed Midnights with Patrice O’Neal as a development project.
Writer at Braven Films / Hangtime Films
January 1, 2021 - Present
Wrote the feature Heart of Stone; collaborated with production companies Braven Films and Hangtime Films.
Rewrite / Consultant at Vision Films / Has III Productions
January 1, 2015 - Present
Wrote and rewrote material for The Hybrids Family; provided consulting on development and script polish.
Writer at Preferred Productions / Anman Films
January 1, 2008 - Present
Wrote the feature Party Girls for release by the listed production companies.
Rewrite / Consultant at Rainforest Films / Facilitator Films
January 1, 2006 - Present
Wrote and rewrote Puff, Puff, Pass; provided consulting on script development.
Writer at DreamWorks Studios
January 1, 1997 - Present
Wrote To See You Again.
Writer at MGM / Pentagon Pictures
January 1, 1996 - Present
Wrote True Blue for MGM / Pentagon Pictures.
Rewrite / Consultant at Caravan Pictures / Hollywood Pictures
January 1, 1994 - Present
Wrote the project A Low Down Dirty Shame as a rewrite/consultant.
Writer at Warner Bros. / Paperclip Productions
January 1, 1991 - Present
Wrote Rover Dangerfield.
Writer at 20th Century Fox / Orion Films
January 1, 1989 - Present
Wrote The Scout.
Writer at Phoenix Entertainment Group
January 1, 1986 - Present
Wrote Archangel.
Writer / Producer at Allen Media Group
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2025
Funny You Should Ask — Writer / Producer for national syndication.
Executive Producer (Pilot) at HBO / Simmons-Lathan Productions
January 1, 2006 - Present
Jerry Minor: On the Streets — Executive Producer (Pilot).
Writer / Executive Producer (Pilot) at TBP Productions
January 1, 2003 - Present
Recipe for Romance — Writer / Executive Producer (Pilot).
Writer / Supervising Producer (Pilot) at Twentieth Television
January 1, 1995 - Present
Bargain Basement Latenight — Writer / Supervising Producer (Pilot).
Writer / Producer at NBC Television
January 1, 1994 - Present
Laughing with the Presidents — Writer / Producer.
Writer (Pilot) at IL2M Productions
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Worked on Number One Son pilot; contributed to script development in Canada.
Writer at TLV Productions
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Worked on the pilot for Girls, Inc.; contributed to script development in Israel.
Creator / Writer (Pilot) at Candor Entertainment
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009
Hollywood House — created and wrote pilot for the project.
Writer at ADA Animation
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007
Where’s Hunter? — writer for Russia-based project.
Creator / Writer (Pilot) at Paragon Productions, Canada
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990
Doing Time — creator / writer on the pilot.
Creator / Writer (Pilot) at Warner Bros. Television
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1989
Big Man on Campus — creator / writer on the pilot.
Creator at PEB / United Kingdom
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
The Blue Bloods of Bermuda — creator (development in UK).
Creator at PEB, United Kingdom
January 1, 2011 - Present
The Blue Bloods of Bermuda.
Writer (Pilot) at IL2M Productions, Canada
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Wrote the pilot Number One Son.
Writer (Pilot) at TLV Productions, Israel
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Wrote the pilot Girls, Inc.

Education

Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Bachelor of Science at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Bachelor of Science — Broadcast / Media / Journalism at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - April 4, 2026
Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026
Bachelor of Science at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026
Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026
Bachelor of Science at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026
Juris Doctor at Southwestern University School of Law
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026
Bachelor of Science (Broadcast / Media / Journalism) at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026

Qualifications

WGA-w Membership
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services