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Michael Schur

Emmy Award-Winning Producer & Writer, Creator of Hit TV Comedy "The Good Place"

Michael Schur is an American television producer, actor, and writer known for creating quality, entertaining television.

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Michael Schur is an American television producer, actor, and writer known for creating quality, entertaining television. Early in his career, Schur landed a job as a writer for “Saturday Night Live”. In 2001, he ascended to the rule of overseeing the show’s Weekend Update segment and ultimately left the series in 2004, soon after which point he began his tenure as producer and writer for the sitcom “The Office” that ran until 2013. Schur is also known for his small role on The Office as Mose Schrute, the cousin of Dwight Schrute. Schur and his “The Office” colleague Greg Daniels then co-created the sitcom “Parks and Recreation”, which likewise afforded a mockumentary-style look at the Parks Department of a small town in Indiana.

Following the conclusion of “The Office,” Schur co-created yet another sitcom, this time with “Parks and Recreation” writer Dan Goor: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, a comedy series about a New York City police precinct. During the latter program’s tenure, Schur went off on his own to create the sitcom “The Good Place”, which chronicled the experiences of a group of four humans who die on Earth and then go on to experience the afterlife.

Despite all the big hits Schur has worked on, he’s also done a lot of work in between high high-profile projects as well. He served as the co-producer of the HBO show “The Comeback” and also wrote two episodes of the show. He served as a producer on “Master of None” and co-wrote an episode of “Black Mirror” with his Parks and Rec coworker, Jones. Schur even wrote for a sports journalism blog under the penname Ken Tremendous and helped to create a whole host of other projects. Schur attended Harvard and served as president of its infamous comedy paper, The Harvard Lampoon.

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Michael Schur | How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer To Every Moral Question | Talks at Google
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