Surnow, Joel 1955-

PERSONAL

Born December 18, 1955, in MI; father a traveling carpet salesman; mother a clothing retailer; married second wife, Colleen; children (first marriage) two; (second marriage) three. Education: Attended University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles, graduated. Politics: Republican.

Addresses:

Agent—Jeffrey Benson, Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr. N., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Producer, director, and writer.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award (with Robert Cochran), outstanding writing for a drama series, 2002, for premiere episode, 24; Emmy Award nominations, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and Emmy Award, 2006, all outstanding drama series (with others), Producers Guild of America Award, 2003, and Producers Guild of America Award nominations, 2004, 2006, 2007, all television producer of the year in episodic drama (with others), Golden Nymph Award (with others), best international producer, Monte-Carlo Television Festival, 2006, and Television Award nomination (with others), best dramatic series, Writers Guild of America, 2007, all for 24.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Coproducer, Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981.

Executive story editor, Legmen, NBC, 1984.

Supervising producer, The Equalizer, CBS, 1985.

Co-executive producer, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures, Fox, 1990-92.

Creator and producer, Covington Cross (also known as Charring Cross), ABC, 1992.

Supervising producer, The Commish, ABC, 1993-95.

Creator, Pointman, syndicated, 1995.

Co-executive producer, Nowhere Man, UPN, 1995-96.

Executive producer, La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 1997.

Creator and executive producer, 24, Fox, 2001—.

Executive producer, The Hour News Hour, Fox News Channel, 2007.

Producer, Red Eye, Fox News Channel, 2007.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

Ring of the Musketeers (also known as Der Ring der Muskietiere), 1992.

Wiseguy, ABC, 1996.

Television Executive Producer; Pilots:

Company Man, Fox, 2007.

The Madness of Jane, Lifetime, 2008.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Before I Sleep," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 1999.

"Line in the Sand," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 2000.

"All the World's a Stage," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

24 Heaven, BBC, 2002.

24: Access All Areas, BBC, 2003.

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (also known as The 50 Greatest TV Dramas), Channel 4, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Pure 24, BBC3, 2003.

The Charlie Rose Show (also known as Charlie Rose), PBS, 2005.

Internet Appearances; Episodic:

24Inside, 2006, 2007.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Journeys below the Line: 24—The Editing Process, First Light Video Publishing, 2005.

WRITINGS

Television Series:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures, Fox, 1990-92.

The Commish, ABC, 1993-95.

Nowhere Man, UPN, 1995-96.

24, Fox, beginning 2001.

Television Movies:

Ring of the Musketeers (also known as Der Ring der Muskietiere), 1992.

Wiseguy, ABC, 1996.

Television Episodes:

"I Never Swung with My Father," Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983.

"Cool Runnin'," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984.

"Calderone's Return: Parts 1 & 2," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984.

"The Great McCarthy," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984.

Legmen, NBC, 1984.

"The Lock Box," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985.

Covington Cross (also known as Charring Cross), ABC, 1992.

"The Wraps," Special Unit 2 (also known as SU2), UPN, 2001.

"The Waste," Special Unit 2 (also known as SU2), UPN, 2001.

"The Depths," Special Unit 2 (also known as SU2), UPN, 2001.

Also writer for episodes of Falcon Crest, CBS; and St. Elsewhere, NBC.

ADAPTATIONS

Several episodes of the television series Miami Vice were based on stories by Surnow. The television specials 4 Heaven and 24: The Postmortem, BBC, 2002, and 24: Access All Areas, BBC, 2003, were based on Surnow's television series 24; the video game 24: The Game was also based on the television series 24.