- Born
- Birth nameArthur Carlton Cuse
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Carlton Cuse is an American television writer, producer, and director. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in American history. He served as executive producer and co-show runner on Lost, which ran for six seasons and received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. He served as show runner on Five Days at Memorial. His additional television credits include Bates Motel, Colony, Locke & Key, The Strain, and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Earlier in his career, he created Nash Bridges and The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and began his television writing career on Crime Story. His feature film credits include San Andreas and Rampage. Cuse has received multiple Emmy Awards and nominations for his work in television.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gregg Sutter
- SpouseChristiane Hart(1985 - present) (3 children)
- According to Andy Borowitz, creator of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," he named the character portrayed by Alfonso Ribeiro, "Carlton" in Cuse's honor.
- Frequently noted (or mocked, by his co-writers) for his resemblance, both in voice and appearance, to Ted Danson.
- Mentored Damon Lindelof in the writer's room of Nash Bridges.
- Is a huge Boston Red Sox fan.
- Father of Nick Cuse.
- [on adding a contemporary viewpoint to the series 'Bates Motel'] There's a certain amount of baggage, obviously, that comes with working in the 'Psycho' environment. Setting it up this way gave us the license as storytellers to tell a really interesting character-driven psychological thriller. Making it contemporary liberated us from the original movie.
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