John R. Montgomery

John R. Montgomery IV is a television producer and advertising industry veteran. Currently, he serves as an Executive Producer for the CBS series Superior Donuts. Previously, he was an Executive Producer on the CW reboot of MADtv and the Creator/Executive Producer of the web series Attention Deficit Theater, which made its debut at SXSW and is available on CW Seed. In addition, Montgomery was an Executive Producer on CBS' The Crazy Ones. There, he also received the unique credit: "Suggested by the Experiences of" as the series was based in part on Montgomery's 33-year career at the Leo Burnett advertising agency in Chicago. Show creator David E. Kelley cited Montgomery as the inspiration for the The Crazy Ones and character Simon Roberts, portrayed by Robin Williams.

Montgomery grew up in Chicago, Illinois where he was raised by his parents John R. Montgomery III and DeeDee Smart Montgomery. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Later, he graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a B.A. in English.

Montgomery worked at Burnett for 33 years, where he served as Executive Vice President, Executive Creative Director and handled accounts including McDonald’s (domestic and global), Minute Maid (Coca-Cola), Nintendo, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble, Allstate, 7-Up, Keebler, Green Giant, Miller Beers, United Airlines, Kraft Foods, Nestle and Samsonite.

Montgomery is credited as the author of three books that were distributed with McDonald's Happy Meals in November, 2013.

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