LEVITAN, Steven

PERSONAL

Born in Chicago, IL; married Krista; children: Hannah, Alexa, Griffin. Education: University of Wisconsin, B.A., journalism, 1984.

Career:

Producer, writer, and director. Previously worked as a television news reporter, Madison, WI, and at Leo Burnett Advertising, Chicago, IL, 1987–90.

Awards, Honors:

Humanitas Prize, 30 minute category, Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic (with others), PGA Golden Laurel Awards, 1996, for Frasier; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding writing for a comedy series, 1999, and Golden Globe Award nominations, for Just Shoot Me; Ursa Major Award, 2002, for Greg the Bunny; Emmy Award nomination, for The Larry Sanders Show; People's Choice Award, best new comedy, for Stark Raving Mad; also won a CableACE Award and Writer's Guild nomination.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; Series:

Men Behaving Badly, NBC, 1996.

Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997.

Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999.

Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002.

Oliver Beene, Fox, 2003.

Stacked, Fox, 2005.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Rescue Me," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1998.

"Slow Donnie," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1999.

"The Odd Couple: Parts 1 & 2," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1999.

"Fast Times at Finchmont High," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2000.

"My Bodyguard" (also known as "Guarding Tess"), Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 2000.

"The Grade," Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 2000.

"You Wanna?," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2000.

"All I Want for Christmas Is My Dead Uncle's Cash," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2000.

Television Director; Pilots:

Stacked, Fox, 2005.

Television Co–Executive Producer; Series:

Wings, NBC, 1990.

The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992.

Television Co–Executive Producer; Movies:

With You In Spirit, ABC, 2003.

Television Co–Executive Producer; Pilots:

Say Uncle, CBS, 2001.

WRITINGS

Television Episodes:

Wings, NBC, 1991–95.

"Seat of Power," Frasier, NBC, 1994.

"Miserable," The Critic, ABC, 1994.

"L.A. Jay," The Critic, ABC, 1994.

(With Mary Forbes) "Roseanne's Return," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

(With Garry Shandling) "Nothing Personal," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

"Breaking the Ice," Frasier, NBC, 1995.

"It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave," Frasier, NBC, 1996.

"Come Lie with Me," Frasier, NBC, 1996.

"After Midnight," Men Behaving Badly, NBC, 1997.

"Back Issues," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997.

"Your Dreams," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997.

"Old Boyfriends," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997.

"My Dinner with Woody," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1997.

"Rescue Me," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1998.

"Slow Donnie," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 1999.

"The Stalker," Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999.

"The Dance," Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999.

(With Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano) "Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction," Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002.

"The Singing Mailman," Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002.

"Father and Son Reunion," Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002.

"Future Issues," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2003.

"Space Race," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2003.

(With Howard Gewirtz) "Dibs," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2004.

Television Pilots:

Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999.

Stacked, Fox, 2005.

Also (with Dan Milano and Spencer Chinoy) wrote the unaired pilot for Greg the Bunny, Fox.

Television Stories; Episodic:

"Hello Goodbye," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1999.

(With Robert Leddy, Jr.) "The Singing Mailman," Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002.

Television Movies:

With You In Spirit, ABC, 2003.

Television Music; Series:

Theme lyrics, Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999.