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Mark Kunerth

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Mark Kunerth is a an award-winning writer, producer, director and EP, known for his work on Friends (1994), The Big C (2010), About A Boy (2014) and Speechless (2016). He has directed short films that have been featured in more than 30 film festivals including Tribeca, Aspen, and Santa Barbara Film Festivals. He has one daughter and was married to Alicia Sky Varinaitis, (d. 2018) from 2000-2018.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
    The Big C
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Girlfriend Experience (2014)
    The Girlfriend Experience
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2014
    Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
    Speechless
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
      Speechless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016–2019
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb, and Tone Bell in Truth Be Told (2015)
      Truth Be Told
      6.0
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2015
    • About a Boy (2014)
      About a Boy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Ellen Barkin, Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, NeNe Leakes, and Bebe Wood in The New Normal (2012)
      The New Normal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2012–2013
    • Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
      The Big C
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010–2012
    • Nancy Travis, Bill Engvall, Skyler Gisondo, Jennifer Lawrence, and Graham Patrick Martin in The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
      The Bill Engvall Show
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • supervising producer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2007–2009
    • Jennifer Aspen, Amy Pietz, Nick Searcy, Oliver Davis, Matthew Josten, and Rodney Carrington in Rodney (2004)
      Rodney
      6.9
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2005
    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.8
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • co-producer
      • 2001–2004
    • Steven Weber, Chris Elliott, Wendell Pierce, and Amy Pietz in Cursed (2000)
      Cursed
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2000–2001

    Writer

    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Reversal of Fortune (2020)
      Reversal of Fortune
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2020
    • Tessa Munro, Claire Byrne, and Ursula Taherian in NRA Auditions (2018)
      NRA Auditions
      Video
      • written by (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2018
    • Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, and Micah Fowler in Speechless (2016)
      Speechless
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016–2017
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb, and Tone Bell in Truth Be Told (2015)
      Truth Be Told
      6.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • About a Boy (2014)
      About a Boy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2014–2015
    • The Girlfriend Experience (2014)
      The Girlfriend Experience
      6.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • A Girl in a Bra, a Guy in Boxers: Dead
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2014
    • A Girl in a Bra, a Guy in Boxers: Eyes
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2014
    • A Girl in a Bra, a Guy in Boxers: Off Limits
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2014
    • A Girl in a Bra, a Guy in Boxers: Oral Sex
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2014
    • A Girl in a Bra, a Guy in Boxers: Sex
      Short
      • Writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2014
    • Ellen Barkin, Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, NeNe Leakes, and Bebe Wood in The New Normal (2012)
      The New Normal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012–2013
    • Laura Linney in The Big C (2010)
      The Big C
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2010–2012
    • Nancy Travis, Bill Engvall, Skyler Gisondo, Jennifer Lawrence, and Graham Patrick Martin in The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
      The Bill Engvall Show
      5.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • writer (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 2007–2009

    Additional Crew

    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.8
      TV Series
      • writers assistant (as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 1997–1998
    • Kirstie Alley in Veronica's Closet (1997)
      Veronica's Closet
      5.8
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • story editor (as Mark J. Kunerth, as Mark J. Kunerth)
      • 1997–2000
    • John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
      Roseanne
      7.1
      TV Series
      • assistant to writers
      • 1996–1997

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Website about writer, producer and director Mark Kunerth
    • Alternative name
      • Mark J. Kunerth
    • Spouse
      • Alicia Sky Varinaitis2000 - August 30, 2018 (her death, 1 child)

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