American screenwriter and producer (born 1971)
Adam Horowitz (born December 4, 1971) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is known for co-creating the
ABC fairy tale drama series
Once Upon a Time with his writing partner
Edward Kitsis . Days after the
show ended its seven-year run in 2018, Kitsis and Horowitz were announced as
showrunners for
Apple TV 's
Amazing Stories .
Early life
Horowitz was born in New York City,
[1] and graduated from
Hunter College High School in 1990. He attended
University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with a
B.A. in 1994, majoring in communication arts and
political science . There he met his future collaborator,
Edward Kitsis . Horowitz was writer and reporter for the
Daily Cardinal student newspaper, writing as many as five articles in the same issue. He often caught editors off-guard with humorous
leads or picking odd quotes. He worked on articles about
spearfishing and the
Exxon Valdez oil spill .
[2]
Career
Television
After graduating, Kitsis and Horowitz traveled together to Los Angeles, and worked together on Fantasy Island , Felicity and Popular , before joining the Lost team halfway through the first season. He is married to Erin Barrett Horowitz.
Horowitz, Kitsis and the
Lost writing staff won the
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the
February 2006 ceremony for their work on the
first and
second seasons.
[3] They were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the
February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and
third seasons,
[4] at the
February 2009 ceremony for the
fourth season of Lost
[5] and at the
February 2010 ceremony for the
fifth season .
[6] They also wrote Confessions of an American Bride , a
made-for-television movie . During Lost's run, he signed an overall deal with ABC Studios in 2007.
[7]
Horowitz and Kitsis created the
ABC fantasy drama series
Once Upon a Time , which began airing on October 23, 2011. The show focuses on a town which is actually a parallel world populated by fairytale characters who are unaware of their true identity. The two came up with the concept seven years prior to joining the staff of Lost , but wanted to wait until it ended before they focused on this project.
[8]
[9]
Kitsis and Horowitz also worked on the first four episodes of
Tron: Uprising . He explains that he has used this chance to explore the
Tron universe, particularly the life of a program under CLU's regime.
[10]
Kitsis, Horowitz, and
Josh Gad will serve as creators and writers for a limited prequel series to Disney's 2017 film
Beauty and the Beast .
[11] The series was conceived after the three had a discussion after the cancellation of their planned Disney+ series, Muppets Live Another Day .
[11] In December 2019, it was announced that Horowitz and Kitsis were working on a new TV show set in the world of fairy tales and
Disney titled Epic .
[12] The pilot was picked up by ABC in January 2021, however it was dropped in August of the same year.
[13]
Film
Kitsis and Horowitz worked as writers on early unused drafts of the Universal project
Ouija ,
[14] and co-wrote the film
Tron: Legacy in 2010.
[15]
He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include
J. J. Abrams ,
Damon Lindelof ,
Alex Kurtzman ,
Roberto Orci ,
Edward Kitsis ,
Andre Nemec ,
Josh Appelbaum ,
Jeff Pinkner , and
Bryan Burk .
[1]
Credits
Dead of Summer , 2016 (with Edward Kitsis)
Episode 1.01 "Patience" (also with
Ian Goldberg ) (also as director)
Episode 1.03 "Mix Tape"
Episode 1.04 "Modern Love"
Episode 1.10 "She Talks to Angels"
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland , 2013–2014 (with Edward Kitsis)
Tron: Uprising , 2012
Episode 1.01 "Beck's Beginning" with Edward Kitsis
Episode 1.02 "The Renegade, Part 1" with Kitsis (Story – Written by
Kamran Pasha , Adam Nussdorf and Bill Wolkoff)
Episode 1.03 "The Renegade, Part 2" with Kitsis (Story – Written by
Kamran Pasha , Adam Nussdorf and Bill Wolkoff)
Episode 1.04 "Blackout" with Kitsis
Once Upon a Time , 2011–2018 (with Edward Kitsis)
Tron: Legacy , 2010 (with Edward Kitsis)
Lost , 2005–2010
Confessions of an American Bride , 2005 with Edward Kitsis
Life as We Know It , 2004
Episode 1.08 "Family Hard-ships" with Edward Kitsis
One Tree Hill , 2004
Episode 1.20 "What Is and What Should Never Be" with Edward Kitsis
Black Sash , 2003
Episode 1.04 "Prodigal Son" with Edward Kitsis
Birds of Prey , 2002–2003
Episode 1.03 "Prey for the Hunter" teleplay with Edward Kitsis, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
Episode 1.06 "Primal Scream" teleplay with Kitsis, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
Episode 1.07 "Split" teleplay with Kitsis, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
Episode 1.08 "Lady Shiva" teleplay with Kitsis, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
Episode 1.11 "Reunion" with Kitsis
Felicity , 2001
Episode 4.03 "Your Money or Your Wife" with Edward Kitsis
Episode 4.09 "Moving On" with Kitsis
Popular , 1999–2001
Episode 1.08 "Tonight's the Night" with Edward Kitsis and
Ryan Murphy
Episode 1.15 "Booty Camp" with Kitsis
Episode 1.21 "What Makes Sammy Run" with Kitsis
Episode 2.02 "Baby, Don't Do It" with Kitsis
Episode 2.07 "Ur-ine Trouble" with Kitsis
Episode 2.12 "The Shocking Possession of Harrison John" with Kitsis
Episode 2.15 "It's Greek to Me" with Kitsis
Episode 2.20 "You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape...You Don't Spit into the Wind...You Don't Pull the Mask off the Ol' Lone Ranger...And You Don't Mess Around with Big Bertha Muffin" with Kitsis
Fantasy Island , 1998–1999
Episode 1.02 "Superfriends" with Edward Kitsis
Episode 1.08 "Handymen" with Kitsis
Episode 1.12 "The Real Thing" with Kitsis
Untitled
Beauty and the Beast series (with Kitsis and
Josh Gad )
[11]
Awards
2005
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series for Lost .
2000
SHINE Award for Best Comedy Episode for
Popular episode "
Booty Camp ".
Nominated for 2000 Shine Award for Best Dramatic Episode for Popular episode "
Tonight's the Night ".
Nominated for 2008 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for Lost
Nominated for 2009 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for Lost
Nominated for 2010 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for Lost
References
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Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family – J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”
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"Spearfishing Treaty Controversy - Indian Country Wisconsin" . www.mpm.edu . Archived from
the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
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"Awards Winners" .
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"2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced" . Writers Guild of America. Archived from
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"2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced" . WG A. 2008. Archived from
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"2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced" . WGA. 2009. Archived from
the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010 .
^ Adalian, Josef (March 1, 2007).
" 'Lost' scribes ink overall deal" . Variety . Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 31, 2011).
"Jane Espenson, Liz Tigelaar Join ABC's Once Upon a Time " . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved August 12, 2011 .
^ Levine, Stuart (October 28, 2010).
"EXCLUSIVE: 'Lost' exec producers Horowitz, Kitsis sell pilot to ABC" .
Variety . Archived from
the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011 .
^ Radish, Christina.
"Creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Talk ONCE UPON A TIME Season 1 Finale, Animated Series TRON: UPRISING, and Involvement with TRON 3" . Collider. Retrieved October 8, 2012 .
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c Goldberg, Lesley (March 6, 2020).
" 'Beauty and the Beast' Prequel Series in the Works at Disney+ (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 16, 2019).
"Disney Fairytale Universe-Set Romantic Anthology 'Epic' In Works At ABC From 'Once Upon A Time' Trio" . Retrieved January 29, 2021 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 29, 2021).
" 'Once Upon a Time' Creators Return to ABC With 'Epic' Fairy Tale Anthology" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 29, 2021 .
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Exclusive Interview: TRON: LEGACY screenwriters Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz bring the franchise back online
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" 'Tron' Writers Say Yes to 'Ouija Board' " . BloodyDisgusting. November 2, 2009.
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"AdamHorowitzLA Twitter announcement" . Twitter. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014 .
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