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Zack Bornstein

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Zack Bornstein
Zack Bornstein is an Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning, and WGA Award-winning writer, director, producer, voice actor, and comedian. He is best known for Saturday Night Live, Shrinking, Strange Planet, Jimmy Kimmel Live, the New Yorker, and his viral Twitter posts. He has developed series & films with Dreamworks, Hulu, Netflix, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Hartbeat, ABC, and more. Born in Seattle, he studied neuroscience at Brown University, and was a Rhodes Scholar finalist.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
    Shrinking
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Strange Planet (2023)
    Strange Planet
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
      Shrinking
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 2024–2026
    • Strange Planet (2023)
      Strange Planet
      6.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 2023
    • Kevin Hight in The Me and You Show (2021)
      The Me and You Show
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2021–2023
    • Immoral Compass (2021)
      Immoral Compass
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2021
    • Floss (2020)
      Floss
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Alternatino with Arturo Castro (2019)
      Alternatino with Arturo Castro
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • staff writer
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • The Red Nose Day Special (2019)
      The Red Nose Day Special
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Nicole Byer in My Least Favorite Thing (2019)
      My Least Favorite Thing
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • co-creator
      • head writer (showrunner)
      • 2019
    • NBC's New Year's Eve (2018)
      NBC's New Year's Eve
      3.2
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • 2018
    • Tony Danza and Josh Groban in The Good Cop (2018)
      The Good Cop
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive consultant
      • 2018
    • Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (2008)
      Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016–2017
    • TripTank (2014)
      TripTank
      6.5
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2015
    • Motown Maurice in If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth (2015)
      If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth
      Short
      • created by
      • 2015
    • Disney Villains play Never Have I Ever
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2014

    Director

    • Josh Zuckerman, Bradley Trevor Greive, and Danice Cabanela in Adventure Beast (2021)
      Adventure Beast
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • live action
      • 2021
    • Floss (2020)
      Floss
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Venus Williams, Keegan-Michael Key, and Rob Gronkowski in Game On! (2020)
      Game On!
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Red Nose Day Special (2019)
      The Red Nose Day Special
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
      Jimmy Kimmel Live!
      6.4
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 2014–2016
    • GMA Live One Direction Concert Event (2015)
      GMA Live One Direction Concert Event
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Motown Maurice in If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth (2015)
      If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Dad? ...Dad?
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Cool Mom Sex Euphemisms
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Help! My Girlfriend Is Literally Dying
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • It's a Freelance Life (2014)
      It's a Freelance Life
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Klingon, Dolphin, and more Rejected Coke Ad Languages
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Garlic Jackson Live!
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Fact:
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Stop Asking for Such Heavy F***ing Presents
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Shrinking
      • producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Harrison Ford and Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023)
      Shrinking
      8.2
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2026
    • Kevin Hight in The Me and You Show (2021)
      The Me and You Show
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2023
    • Josh Zuckerman, Bradley Trevor Greive, and Danice Cabanela in Adventure Beast (2021)
      Adventure Beast
      5.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2021
    • TikTok LIVE New Year's Eve (2020)
      TikTok LIVE New Year's Eve
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2020
    • Floss (2020)
      Floss
      Short
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Lilly Singh in A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
      A Little Late with Lilly Singh
      1.5
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2019
    • Nicole Byer in My Least Favorite Thing (2019)
      My Least Favorite Thing
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Motown Maurice in If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth (2015)
      If the Earth Treated Us the Way We Treat the Earth
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Disney Villains play Never Have I Ever
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Wiggles Do the Wiggle
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Dad? ...Dad?
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Cool Mom Sex Euphemisms
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Help! My Girlfriend Is Literally Dying
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Will Tempfer in Gone Girl Twist (2014)
      Gone Girl Twist
      Short
      • producer (as Garlic Jackson)
      • 2014
    • Shermit The Frog Post-Game Interview
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Zachary Bornstein
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

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