Thomas Schnauz

Thomas Schnauz
Born	New Jersey, United States
Alma mater	Tisch School of Arts
Occupation	Television producer, television writer
Years active	2001–2016

Thomas Schnauz is an American television producer and television writer. His credits include The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, Night Stalker, Reaper, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.

Schnauz was born in New Jersey. He attended New York University's Tisch School of Arts, where he first met fellow student Vince Gilligan. Schnauz graduated Tisch in 1988.

Schnauz started his career in various production jobs. His first screenplay was called "Spirits in Passing". He eventually joined Vince Gilligan on the writing staffs of The X-Files and its spinoff show, The Lone Gunmen. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the 2008 film Otis and the 2008 television film Infected. In 2010, he re-teamed with Gilligan on Breaking Bad, where he remained through the show's 2013 conclusion.

Currently, Schnauz serves as co-executive producer on the TV series Better Call Saul and wrote its third episode, "Nacho". He also wrote and directed "Pimento", the penultimate episode of the show's first season, which received critical acclaim. In April 2015, it was reported that he had been tapped to write the screenplay for "a revisionist take" on Jack and the Beanstalk, also to be produced by Vince Gilligan.

He won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on Breaking Bad as a part of the writing team in 2012 and 2013. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for the 2012 Breaking Bad episode "Say My Name".

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