Paul Wolff

Paul Wolff is a screenwriter, actor, producer and popular screenwriting Professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He retired in 2016 after teaching at the university for over twenty years. Before he made the move to teaching and acting, Wolff had a prolific career in television which spanned nearly three decades.

Paul Wolff first entered the television scene as a writer in the late 1970s on the TV series, Family. He later went on to write for such TV shows as Little House on the Prairie, Family Ties, Fame, Remington Steele starring Pierce Brosnan and the number one hit Home Improvement.

In addition to being a successful television writer, Wolff also achieved success through his career as a television producer and showrunner. He created, produced, and acted as show runner on the short-lived yet critically acclaimed series, Annie McGuire, starring Mary Tyler Moore. In addition, he served as a producer and director on the early 1990s series Life Goes On

In 2013, Wolff received an award from the Writer's Guild of America for his contribution to the TV show Family Ties which was named as one of the Guild's "Best 101 Written Television Shows."

Wolff currently teaches a variety of screenwriting courses at the University of Southern California, including CTWR 206 and CTWR 499. Wolff created the course,Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. It focused on the role and importance of the storyteller in society.

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