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American screenwriter and producer
Stephen Falk (born April 25, 1972) is an American
screenwriter and
producer best known as the creator,
executive producer , and
showrunner of the
FXX series
You're the Worst .
[1]
Falk served as co-executive producer of
Netflix ’s
Orange Is the New Black , and
Showtime ’s
Weeds as well.
[2]
In 2012, Falk received a
Writers Guild of America award nomination for
episodic comedy for an episode of Weeds called "Object Impermanence",
[3] and a second in 2014 for his work on Orange is the New Black .
[4]
Falk does a weekly
webshow about
movies with his group The Film Pigs, and has a long-running live
storytelling show at The Virgil in
Los Angeles called Public School.
[5]
As of September 2019
[update] , Falk has been developing the fantasy novel
Spoonbenders to
pilot for
Showtime .
[6]
References
^ Goldberg, Lesley (17 July 2013).
"FX Orders Comedy Pilot from 'Weeds' EP" . hollywoodreporter.com . The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 July 2013 .
^ Slamon, Joey.
"Talking Weed and Weeds with Writer/Producers Stephen Falk and Victoria Morrow" . Splitsider.com . Splitsider. Retrieved April 5, 2011 .
^ McNary, Dave (7 December 2011).
"WGA Announces TV Noms" . variety.com . Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2011 .
^ Pond, Steve (14 February 2015).
"Writers Guild Awards: 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Imitation Game' Win Screenplay Awards (Complete List of Winners" . The Wrap. Retrieved February 14, 2015 .
^ Levine, Kate.
"The Indoor Kids #168: You're the Best with Stephen Falk" . nerdist.com . Nerdist.
^ Otterson, Joe (19 September 2019).
" 'Spoonbenders' Adaptation From Stephen Falk Lands at Showtime With Production Commitment" . Variety . Retrieved 28 July 2020 .
External links
Stephen Falk at
IMDb
Murthi, Vikram (Sep 18, 2014)
"You’re The Worst creator Stephen Falk on a sideways approach to romantic comedies" , A.V. Club.
Marechal, AJ (July 17, 2013)
"FX Orders Stephen Falk's 'You're the Worst' to Pilot" , Variety.
Lesley, Goldberg (July 17, 2013)
"FX Orders Comedy Pilot from 'Weeds' EP" , The Hollywood Reporter.
Black, Peter (September 19, 2014)
"'You're The Worst' Creator: 'I'm Just Trying To Create A Show About Realistic Human Behavior'" , Design & Trend.
Wright, Megh (December 4, 2014)
"2015 WGA Award Nominees Include 'High Maintenance,' 'Inside Amy Schumer,' and 'Louie'" , Split Sider.
Pond, Steve (February 14, 2015)
"Writers Guild Awards: 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Imitation Game' Win Screenplay Awards (Complete List of Winners)" , The Wrap.
Ryan, Maureen (September 19, 2014)
"'You're The Worst' Finale Scoop and Much More From Creator Stephen Falk" , The Huffington Post.
Hooptie (FX Productions) "I wanted to honor my hometown of Berkeley, Calif."