Michael Schur

Michael Schur
Schur at the 2012 Annual Peabody Awards
Born	Michael Herbert Schur (1975-10-29) October 29, 1975 (age 41) Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Pen name	Ken Tremendous
Occupation	Television producer, Screenwriter, Actor
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Notable works	The Office Parks and Recreation Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Spouse	J. J. Philbin (m. 2005)
Children	William Schur Ivy Schur

Michael Herbert Schur (born October 29, 1975) is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office and Parks and Recreation, the latter of which he co-created along with Greg Daniels. He also co-created the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and created the NBC comedy series The Good Place. Schur is also known for his small role on The Office as Mose Schrute, the cousin of Dwight Schrute.

Michael Schur was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Warren M. Schur and Anne Herbert, and was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. Michael Schur first became interested in comedy when he was 11 years old, when he read Without Feathers, a 1975 collection of humorous essays by Woody Allen. Schur said he found the book on his father's bookshelf and stayed up reading it until 4 a.m.

Schur attended William H. Hall High School in West Hartford, Connecticut. Schur graduated Phi Beta Kappa with an A.B. from Harvard University in 1997, where he was a president of the Harvard Lampoon.

Schur wrote for six seasons on NBC's Saturday Night Live until 2004. Soon after, he became producer and writer for The Office on NBC, for which he wrote ten episodes. Schur appeared on The Office as Dwight's cousin Mose in the episodes "Initiation," in which Dwight takes Ryan to his beet farm, "Money," in which Jim and Pam spend a night at the farm, "The Deposition", "Koi Pond", and "Counseling." He also co-wrote The Office: The Accountants webisodes with Paul Lieberstein.