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David Israel(II)

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David M. Israel is an Emmy and Golden Globe award winning writer and producer best known for UnREAL (2017), the TV series About a Boy (2015), The Tracy Morgan Show (2004) and 3rd Rock From the Sun (1997). Prior to working in Los Angeles, he was a writer, producer and editor for Major League Baseball Productions in New York.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
    3rd Rock from the Sun
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Producer(as David M. Israel)
    About a Boy (2014)
    About a Boy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Grounded for Life (2001)
    Grounded for Life
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Producer(as David M. Israel)
    Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
    Dynasty
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer(as David M. Israel)

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer (as David M. Israel)
      • 2018–2022
    • Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer in UnREAL (2015)
      UnREAL
      7.7
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018
    • About a Boy (2014)
      About a Boy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Marvin Marvin (2012)
      Marvin Marvin
      2.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Lulu Antariksa, Noah Crawford, Cymphonique Miller, Samantha Boscarino, Max Schneider, Halston Sage, and Chris O'Neal in How to Rock (2012)
      How to Rock
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Kevin Chapman(L) as John McGinley and Scott Evans(R) as Steve Naginsky
      Inside Out
      8.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • CCH Pounder, Carl Weathers, Daryl Mitchell, and Michael Strahan in Brothers (2009)
      Brothers
      4.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2009
    • Wildlife
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Community Service
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Alessandra Torresani and Ryan Carnes in Grand Union (2006)
      Grand Union
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Grounded for Life (2001)
      Grounded for Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer (as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel)
      • 2001–2005
    • Tracy Morgan in The Tracy Morgan Show (2003)
      The Tracy Morgan Show
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003–2004
    • Gladise Jiminez, Victor Browne, Michael Gross, and Lela Lee in Tremors (2003)
      Tremors
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • The Mayor of Oyster Bay
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      3rd Rock from the Sun
      7.8
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • producer (as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel) ...
      • 1997–2001

    Writer

    • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
      Dynasty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by (as David M. Israel)
      • 2018–2022
    • Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer in UnREAL (2015)
      UnREAL
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by (as David M. Israel)
      • 2018
    • About a Boy (2014)
      About a Boy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by (as David M. Israel)
      • 2014–2015
    • Lulu Antariksa, Noah Crawford, Cymphonique Miller, Samantha Boscarino, Max Schneider, Halston Sage, and Chris O'Neal in How to Rock (2012)
      How to Rock
      5.4
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • written by
      • developer (as David M. Israel)
      • 2012
    • Kevin Chapman(L) as John McGinley and Scott Evans(R) as Steve Naginsky
      Inside Out
      8.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Bob Marley in Wicked Pissers
      • Writer
      • 2008
    • Wicked Pissers
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 2008
    • Wildlife
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Community Service
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • creator
      • 2006
    • Alessandra Torresani and Ryan Carnes in Grand Union (2006)
      Grand Union
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Tracy Morgan in The Tracy Morgan Show (2003)
      The Tracy Morgan Show
      6.4
      TV Series
      • creator
      • written by (as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel)
      • 2003–2004
    • The Mayor of Oyster Bay
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Grounded for Life (2001)
      Grounded for Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by (as David M. Israel)
      • 2001–2002
    • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      3rd Rock from the Sun
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by (as David M. Israel, as David M. Israel)
      • 1996–2001
    • Richard Dean Anderson, Jane Leeves, and Robert Guillaume in Pandora's Clock (1996)
      Pandora's Clock
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay
      • 1996

    Additional Crew

    • Lulu Antariksa, Noah Crawford, Cymphonique Miller, Samantha Boscarino, Max Schneider, Halston Sage, and Chris O'Neal in How to Rock (2012)
      How to Rock
      5.4
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • 2012
    • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
      3rd Rock from the Sun
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 1996–1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • David M. Israel

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was in the locker room when the New York Mets won the World Series in 1986.

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