Joel Surnow
| Joel Surnow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 18, 1955 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, producer, director |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy (?-?) Colleen Surnow (1989-present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | http://joelsurnow.com/ |
Joel Surnow (born December 18, 1955) is an American television writer, producer and director
He is well known for being the co-creator of the action series La Femme Nikita and 24.
Joel Surnow is of Jewish descent. He was raised in Michigan, and later Los Angeles. Surnow attended the University of California, Berkeley for two years, and eventually graduated from UCLA film school in 1976.
Soon after graduation, he began writing for film; he then switched to television. His breakthrough came when he began writing for Miami Vice, in 1984. By the end of the year, Universal Studios, which owned the show, assigned Surnow to The Equalizer, as Supervising Producer, about a CIA officer turned vigilante.
He has five daughters, two from a previous marriage and three with his current wife.
Surnow was the co-creator and executive producer of the 1997–2001 television series La Femme Nikita, which was the top-rated drama on basic cable its first two seasons. In addition to being Supervising Producer and writing for The Equalizer and serving as executive story editor on the first season of Miami Vice, he has written scripts for a number of other TV series, including Nowhere Man and Wiseguy.
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