Joshua Sternin

Joshua Sternin is an American television producer and writer.

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Career

Among Sternin's producer credits include 23 episodes of Murphy Brown in 1996 through 1997 and as writer for 10 of them, as well as producer for 64 episodes of That 70's Show in 1998 through 2001 and as a writer for 8 of them. In 2002, he and Jeffrey Ventimilia created a show for Fox called The Grubbs, starring Randy Quaid. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air.[1]

Sternin wrote The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide" (with Ventimilia as his co-writer)[2] and the teleplay of the episode "'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.[3] He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film Surviving Christmas and the 2010 film Tooth Fairy.[4][5] His most recent work was the 2010 film Yogi Bear.

Awards

In 2009, Sternin was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series for Overkill: A Love Story.

References

  1. ^ Scott D. Pierce (2003-07-09). "Lies are plentiful on TV press tours". The Deseret News: p. C08. 
  2. ^ Jean, Al (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpson Tide" (DVD). 20th Century Fox. 
  3. ^ Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers. p. 173. ISBN 0-00-638898-1. 
  4. ^ Julie E. Washington (2004-10-22). "You can survive Christmas, but not this stinker flick". The Plain Dealer. 
  5. ^ Roger Ebert (2010-01-22). "A comedy that's a kick in the teeth - Lame effort will have you grinding yours". The Chicago Sun-Times: p. B1 / FRONT. 

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