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Jim Margolis(I)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Jim Margolis is known for Veep (2012), The Daily Show (1996) and Newsreaders (2013). He is married to Leslie Margolis. They have two children.
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    • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 8 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
    The Daily Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Alan Tudyk in Newsreaders (2013)
    Newsreaders
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
    Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Dogs Playing Poker (2021)
      Dogs Playing Poker
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
      Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2019
    • Hood Adjacent with James Davis (2017)
      Hood Adjacent with James Davis
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016
    • Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough, Timm Sharp, Jacki Weaver, Dolly Wells, Karan Soni, and Mary Holland in Blunt Talk (2015)
      Blunt Talk
      7.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2015
    • Alan Tudyk in Newsreaders (2013)
      Newsreaders
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2015
    • Almost Royal (2014)
      Almost Royal
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
      The Daily Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • field producer
      • 2001–2012
    • The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)
      The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
      7.2
      TV Special
      • supervising producer
      • 2010
    • 60 Minutes (1968)
      60 Minutes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer (segment "Wal-Mart")
      • 2001
    • Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
      Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
      8.5
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 1998
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Dogs Playing Poker (2021)
      Dogs Playing Poker
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
      Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Hood Adjacent with James Davis (2017)
      Hood Adjacent with James Davis
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Childrens Hospital (2008)
      Childrens Hospital
      7.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough, Timm Sharp, Jacki Weaver, Dolly Wells, Karan Soni, and Mary Holland in Blunt Talk (2015)
      Blunt Talk
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Alan Tudyk in Newsreaders (2013)
      Newsreaders
      7.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • written by: segment "Are You Decent?"
      • 2013–2015
    • Almost Royal (2014)
      Almost Royal
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2014

    Director

    • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
      Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
      8.3
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 2019
    • Hood Adjacent with James Davis (2017)
      Hood Adjacent with James Davis
      5.9
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Alan Tudyk in Newsreaders (2013)
      Newsreaders
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2015
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Spouse
      • Leslie Margolis? - present (2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

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