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== Life and career==
== Life and career==
Eisenberg was born in [[Needham, Massachusetts]]. His father is an immigrant from [[Israel]].<ref>{{cite video||title=The Creators of Little America in Conversation|date=10 March 2020||url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hSrjyDDKdY|accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Connecticut College]] in 1999, after which he wrote the independent short film "Flush," and was once a contestant on the game show ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''.
Eisenberg was born in [[Needham, Massachusetts]]. His father is an immigrant from [[Israel]].<ref>{{cite video|title=The Creators of Little America in Conversation|date=10 March 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hSrjyDDKdY|accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Connecticut College]] in 1999, after which he wrote the independent short film "Flush," and was once a contestant on the game show ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''.


===Television===
===Television===

Revision as of 21:22, 16 November 2020

This article is about the television writer. For the man who took hostages at a New Hampshire Hillary Clinton campaign office, see Leeland Eisenberg. For the author, see Lee Eisenberg (author).

Lee Eisenberg (born April 5, 1977) is an American film and television writer and producer. He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment.

Life and career

Eisenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts. His father is an immigrant from Israel.[1] He graduated from Connecticut College in 1999, after which he wrote the independent short film "Flush," and was once a contestant on the game show Pyramid.

Television

In 2005, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky joined the staff of the NBC comedy series The Office, where they remained from seasons 2 to 6. In addition to writing, he served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Stupnitsky, "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "The Lover". Although he is not credited for directing "Michael Scott Paper Company", similarly Stupnitsky is not credited for directing "The Lover", as only one person can be credited with directing the episode. They also directed The Outburst, a webisode series for The Office. He also acted as one of the Vance Refrigeration delivery guys (Gino), along with Stupnitsky, present in several episodes of The Office.

In 2013, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky had a busy year in television, and were listed as two of Deadline Hollywood's "Overachievers" of pilot season. Along with Stephen Merchant, they created, executive produced, and wrote for the HBO series Hello Ladies, which ran for one season and concluded with a feature-length special. That same year, they wrote a pilot for ABC based on the popular BBC series Pulling, in addition to serving as executive producers on the series Trophy Wife on ABC. They also executive produced the series Bad Teacher for CBS, which is based on their original screenplay.

Film

Eisenberg and Stupnitsky have worked together on several screenplays, many of which they have produced as well. Along with Harold Ramis, they wrote the screenplay for Year One, which starred Jack Black and Michael Cera, and was released in 2009. Following that, they wrote and produced the film Bad Teacher, which starred Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. They were to serve as producers of a proposed sequel.

Eisenberg and Stupnitsky wrote a screenplay for Ghostbusters III, which has not been used for the franchise. The duo also wrote the screenplay for Good Boys, which was released in 2019.[2][3][4]

Writing credits for The Office

  1. "The Fight" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (November 1, 2005) - Season 2
  2. "The Secret" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (January 19, 2006) - Season 2
  3. "Michael's Birthday" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (March 30, 2006) - Season 2
  4. "The Convention" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (September 28, 2006) - Season 3
  5. "Traveling Salesmen" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Michael Schur (January 11, 2007) - Season 3
  6. "The Return" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Michael Schur (January 18, 2007) - Season 3
  7. "Women's Appreciation" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (May 3, 2007) - Season 3
  8. "Dinner Party" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (April 10, 2008) - Season 4
  9. "Job Fair" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (May 8, 2008) - Season 4
  10. "Weight Loss" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (September 25, 2008) - Season 5
  11. "The Surplus" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (December 4, 2008) - Season 5
  12. "New Boss" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (March 12, 2009) - Season 5
  13. "The Lover" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (October 22, 2009) - Season 6
  14. "Scott's Tots" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (December 3, 2009) - Season 6
  15. "The Cover-Up" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky (May 7, 2010) - Season 6

Directing credits for The Office

  1. "The Lover" (October 22, 2009) - Season 6

Writing credits for Hello Ladies

  1. "Pilot" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1
  2. "The Limo" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1
  3. "The Date" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1
  4. "The Dinner" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1
  5. "Pool Party" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1
  6. "The Drive" co-written with Gene Stupnitsky and Stephen Merchant (2013) - Season 1

References

  1. ^ The Creators of Little America in Conversation. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (20 July 2018). "Universal R-Rated Kids Comedy 'Good Boys' From Seth Rogen's Point Grey Adds Four". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ Earp, Catherine (3 August 2018). "Seth Rogen apologises for use of blackface on his new film Good Boys". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (20 March 2018). "Jacob Tremblay to Star in Comedy 'Good Boys' for Universal". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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