| Full Name | Mitchell Hurwitz |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | 1963-05-29 |
| Place Of Birth | Anaheim, California, United States |
| Profession | Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Education | Georgetown University, Estancia High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Mary Jo Keenen |
| Children | Phoebe Hitomi Hurwitz, May Asami Hurwitz |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/mitchhurwitz |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403804 |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy, TV Land Future Classic Award, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television |
| Nominations | Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television - Comedy |
| Movies | Arrested Development |
| TV Shows | Arrested Development, Running Wilde, Sit Down, Shut Up, The Ellen Show, Everything's Relative, Lady Dynamite, Happiness Isn't Everything |
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| 1 | When I was on 'The Golden Girls,' we'd have eight scenes per show. And when 'Seinfeld' came along, they went to, like, 30 scenes a show, which was revolutionary. 'Arrested Development' has probably got 60 scenes per show. It just keeps emerging as this more and more complex thing. I always try to keep it very simple at its heart. |
| 2 | There's real peril in trying to repeat yourself, and apply rules that applied to something else to a new project. |
| 3 | Television is a very writer-driven business, and it's one of the few parts of entertainment where writers are treated with respect, only because they need you. If they didn't have to treat you with respect, they would be happy to dismiss you. |
| 4 | Shows don't reunite because television doesn't work that way. There's no profit model and people go off to do other work. |
| 5 | What's realistic to me is that families love each other and stand by each other. What's unrealistic is that they would ever say that. |
| 6 | When you don't have a laugh track, you can make the clothes funny. We can make a sign funny. We can make the way somebody walks funny. The makeup can be funny. |
| 7 | When we were making 'Arrested Development,' it was the hardest thing I'd ever done. You know, nobody was watching. We weren't getting feedback. The job wasn't paying very well. But the one thing I did feel confident about was: No one will ever be able to do this again. Because no one would be stupid enough to try. |
| 8 | It's like, if I had the luxury of choice, and didn't have to worry about making a living, I would definitely want to get into whatever field it was that allowed me to push further and further comedically. Because that's the joy of it. |
| 9 | Something about not waiting for the laugh of a laugh track allows you to take lines that otherwise might be seen as just direct jokes, and make them seem realistic. |
| 10 | You know, 'The Golden Girls' was a very unusual show to start on. I was young, and it was a show about old people, and it was a very traditional show, but it was also an amazing training ground for a joke-writer. It forced me to learn those skills. |
| 11 | With 'Arrested Development,' we tried showing the deep disdain that connects a family. We wanted to hold up a mirror to American society. And, just as predicted, America looked away. |
| 12 | [on the resurrected 'Arrested Development' series, 2013] Don't feel compelled to watch it all at once. It's wonderful and flattering that anyone would want to - I don't take any of that for granted. But comedy requires something of the human body. I hope people are laughing, but you can get tired of laughing. So really, it's OK with us if you take your time. That's the whole thing with Netflix. Do with it what you want. It's yours now. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Lady Dynamite | 2016 | TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes | |
| Flaked | 2016 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Arrested Development | 2003-2013 | TV Series executive producer - 67 episodes | |
| In the Flow with Affion Crockett | 2011 | TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes | |
| Lee Mathers | 2010 | TV Movie producer | |
| Team Spitz | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Wright vs. Wrong | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Running Wilde | 2010 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| Brothers | 2009 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| Sit Down Shut Up | 2009 | TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes | |
| Ab Fab | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Bless This Mess | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Happiness Isn't Everything | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Bridget Show | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Untitled Family Pilot | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Waiting to Die | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Thick of It | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Hench at Home | 2003 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Less Than Perfect | 2002-2003 | TV Series consulting producer - 21 episodes | |
| The Ellen Show | 2001-2002 | TV Series executive producer - 18 episodes | |
| Everything's Relative | 1999 | TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes | |
| The John Larroquette Show | | TV Series co-executive producer - 48 episodes, 1993 - 1995 executive producer - 36 episodes, 1995 - 1996 | |
| The Golden Palace | 1992-1993 | TV Series supervising producer - 24 episodes | |
| The Golden Girls | | TV Series producer - 21 episodes, 1991 - 1992 co-producer - 1 episode, 1991 | |
| Nurses | 1991-1992 | TV Series producer - 21 episodes | |
| Heartland | 1989 | TV Series co-associate producer - 1 episode | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Lady Dynamite | | TV Series created by - 12 episodes, 2016 written by - 1 episode, 2016 | |
| Arrested Development | | TV Series created by - 68 episodes, 2003 - 2013 written by - 24 episodes, 2003 - 2013 story by - 1 episode, 2006 | |
| Sketchy | 2012 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Running Wilde | | TV Series creator - 13 episodes, 2010 - 2011 written by - 4 episodes, 2010 - 2011 | |
| Sit Down Shut Up | | TV Series developed for U.S. television by - 13 episodes, 2009 written by - 2 episodes, 2009 | |
| Happiness Isn't Everything | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| The Thick of It | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| Hench at Home | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Less Than Perfect | 2002 | TV Series | |
| The Ellen Show | | TV Series creator - 18 episodes, 2001 - 2002 written by - 3 episodes, 2001 story - 1 episode, 2002 | |
| Everything's Relative | 1999 | TV Series creator - 4 episodes | |
| The John Larroquette Show | | TV Series 1 episode, 1996 writer - 10 episodes, 1993 - 1996 | |
| NBC Comedy All-Star with Paul Reiser | 1993 | TV Movie | |
| The Golden Palace | 1992-1993 | TV Series written by - 3 episodes | |
| The Golden Girls | | TV Series written by - 5 episodes, 1990 - 1992 teleplay by - 2 episodes, 1991 story by - 1 episode, 1991 | |
| Nurses | 1992 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Earth Day Special | 1990 | TV Special segment "The Golden Girls" | |
| Empty Nest | 1990 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Arrested Development | | announced | |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2009 | Outstanding Television Writer Award | Austin Film Festival | | |
| 2006 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Outstanding Producer of the Year - Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Episodic Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Future Classic Award | TV Land Awards | | Arrested Development (2003) |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2014 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Direction in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2007 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2007 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2006 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2006 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Episode of the Year | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2005 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Episode of the Year | Arrested Development (2003) |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development (2003) |
$15 Million