Edward Kitsis
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Edward Lawrence Kitsis, also sometimes credited as Eddy Kitsis, is an American
screenwriter
and producer
, best known for his work on the popular American television series, Lost
and Once Upon a Time
.
mid-way through the first season as a writer and producer in 2005. He was promoted to supervising producer for the second season in fall 2005. Kitsis and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony
for their work on the first and second seasons. He was promoted to co-executive producer for the third season in the 2006-2007 television season. He returned as a co-executive producer and writer for the fourth season
in 2008. Kitsis was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony
for his work on the fourth season of Lost. He was promoted to executive producer for the fifth season
in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2010
ceremony for their work on the fifth season. Kitsis remained an executive producer and regular writer for the sixth and final season
in 2010.
Many of his episodes have been co-written with Adam Horowitz. He and Horowitz are both alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, and met in their "Introduction to Film" class. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in radio, television, and film in 1993, Kitsis travelled with Horowitz to Los Angeles
. They initially working as assistants and messengers until landing a job writing scripts for the remake of Fantasy Island
. It was cancelled after 13 episodes, but they went on to write for both Felicity and Popular
, before joining Lost halfway into the first season.
Kitsis was born to Tybe and Arlen Kitsis of Minneapolis. In May 2002, it was announced that he was engaged to Jennifer Susman, a TV/film graduate of University of Texas in 1999. They married on March 29, 2003 in Scottsdale, Arizona
.
Kitsis also wrote Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the movie Tron
, with his partner Horowitz and wrote with the same the book for Universal Pictures
future project "Ouija Board".
Kitsis and Horowitz are the creators of the fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time
, which began airing on ABC
October 23, 2011. The show focuses on a town which is actually a parallel world populated by fairytale characters who are unaware of their true identity. The two came up with concept seven years prior joining the staff of Lost, but wanted to wait until it ended before they focused on this project.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, best known for his work on the popular American television series, Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
and Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....
.
Life and career
Kitsis joined the crew of LostLost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
mid-way through the first season as a writer and producer in 2005. He was promoted to supervising producer for the second season in fall 2005. Kitsis and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2005
The 58th Writers Guild of America Awards, given on 4 February 2006, honored the best film and television writers of 2005.-Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain - Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana*Capote - Dan Futterman...
for their work on the first and second seasons. He was promoted to co-executive producer for the third season in the 2006-2007 television season. He returned as a co-executive producer and writer for the fourth season
Lost (season 4)
The fourth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company Network in the United States, and on CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008...
in 2008. Kitsis was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...
for his work on the fourth season of Lost. He was promoted to executive producer for the fifth season
Lost (season 5)
The fifth season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing on the ABC network in the United States and on A in Canada in January 2009, and concluded with a two-hour season finale on May 13, 2009...
in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the WGA award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2010
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia...
ceremony for their work on the fifth season. Kitsis remained an executive producer and regular writer for the sixth and final season
Lost (season 6)
The sixth and final season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing in the United States and Canada on February 2, 2010. The sixth-season premiere was the first to climb in the ratings year-over-year since the second season, drawing 12.1 million viewers. The season...
in 2010.
Many of his episodes have been co-written with Adam Horowitz. He and Horowitz are both alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, and met in their "Introduction to Film" class. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in radio, television, and film in 1993, Kitsis travelled with Horowitz to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. They initially working as assistants and messengers until landing a job writing scripts for the remake of Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
. It was cancelled after 13 episodes, but they went on to write for both Felicity and Popular
Popular (TV series)
Popular is an American teenage comedy-drama on The WB Television Network in the United States, created by Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls that reside on polar opposite sides of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to...
, before joining Lost halfway into the first season.
Kitsis was born to Tybe and Arlen Kitsis of Minneapolis. In May 2002, it was announced that he was engaged to Jennifer Susman, a TV/film graduate of University of Texas in 1999. They married on March 29, 2003 in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
.
Kitsis also wrote Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the movie Tron
Tron (film)
Tron is a 1982 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lisberger, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Jeff Bridges as the protagonist Kevin Flynn; Bruce Boxleitner in a dual role as security program Tron and Tron's "User", computer programmer Alan Bradley; Cindy...
, with his partner Horowitz and wrote with the same the book for Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
future project "Ouija Board".
Kitsis and Horowitz are the creators of the fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....
, which began airing on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
October 23, 2011. The show focuses on a town which is actually a parallel world populated by fairytale characters who are unaware of their true identity. The two came up with concept seven years prior joining the staff of Lost, but wanted to wait until it ended before they focused on this project.
Credits
- Once Upon a TimeOnce Upon a Time (TV series)Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series that premiered on Sunday October 23, 2011, on ABC. New episodes air Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT....
, 2011- Episode 1.01 "PilotPilot (Once Upon a Time)"Pilot" is the first-season and series premiere of the American Fairy Tale/Drama television series Once Upon a Time. It premiered in the United States on ABC on October 23, 2011...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 1.02 "The Thing You Love MostThe Thing You Love Most"The Thing You Love Most" is the second episode of the American Fairy Tale/Drama television series Once Upon a Time, which aired in the United States on ABC on October 30, 2011....
" with Horowitz
- Episode 1.01 "Pilot
- LostLost (TV series)Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
, 2005–2010- Episode 1.22 "Born to RunBorn to Run (Lost)"Born to Run" is the 22nd episode of the first season of Lost. It was directed by Tucker Gates, written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and based on a story by Javier Grillo-Marxuach. It first aired on May 11, 2005, on ABC. The character Kate Austen is featured in the episode's flashbacks...
" teleplay with Adam Horowitz , story by Javier Grillo-MarxuachJavier Grillo-MarxuachJavier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law and Order: Special... - Episode 2.04 "Everybody Hates HugoEverybody Hates Hugo"Everybody Hates Hugo" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American drama television series Lost, and the show's 29th episode overall. The episode was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and directed by Alan Taylor...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 2.12 "Fire and WaterFire and Water (Lost)"Fire + Water" is the 37th episode of Lost. It is the 12th episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Jack Bender, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on January 25, 2006 on ABC...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 2.18 "DaveDave (Lost)"Dave" is the 43rd episode of Lost and the 18th episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Jack Bender, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on April 5, 2006 on ABC. In flashbacks, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes is in a mental institution, where he deals with an...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 2.22 "Three Minutes" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 3.04 "Every Man for HimselfEvery Man For Himself (Lost)"Every Man for Himself" is the fourth episode of the third season of Lost, making it the 53rd episode of the series. It aired on October 25, 2006 on ABC, and was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 3.10 "Tricia Tanaka Is DeadTricia Tanaka Is Dead"Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" is an episode of ABC's Lost, the tenth of the show's third season and 59th episode overall. The episode was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by Eric Laneuville...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 3.14 "ExposéExposé (Lost)"Exposé" is the 14th episode of the 3rd season and 63rd episode overall of the American Broadcasting Company 's serial drama television series Lost. It was aired as on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada on March 28, 2007...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 3.18 "D.O.C.D.O.C. (Lost)"D.O.C." is the 18th episode of the 3rd season of Lost and the 67th episode overall. It was aired on April 25, 2007. The episode was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by Fred Toye. The character of Sun-Hwa Kwon was featured in the episode's flashbacks.-Flashbacks:In...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 3.21 "Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Lost)"Greatest Hits" is the 21st episode of the third season of Lost and 70th episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by supervising producer Stephen Williams. The episode first aired on May 16, 2007 on ABC in the United States and...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 4.03 "The EconomistThe Economist (Lost)"The Economist" is the third episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 75th episode overall. It was aired on February 14, 2008 on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. The episode was written by co-executive producers...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 4.07 "Ji YeonJi Yeon"Ji Yeon" is the seventh episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of Lost and 79th episode overall. The episode was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and directed by regular Lost editor Stephen Semel. It was first aired in the United States and...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 4.10 "Something Nice Back HomeSomething Nice Back Home"Something Nice Back Home" is the tenth episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 82nd episode overall. It was aired on May 1, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 5.02 "The LieThe Lie (Lost)"The Lie" is the second episode of the fifth season of ABC's science fiction drama television series Lost. The 88th episode of the show overall, "The Lie" aired on January 21, 2009 on ABC in the United States, being simulcast on A in Canada. It aired immediately after the previous episode, "Because...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 5.10 "He's Our YouHe's Our You"He's Our You" is the tenth television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 96th episode of the show overall, "He's Our You" aired on March 25, 2009 on ABC in the United States...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 5.14 "The VariableThe Variable"The Variable" is the 14th television episode of the fifth season of Lost, and the 100th episode overall. It originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States on April 29, 2009. The hundredth episode milestone was celebrated by cast and crew on location in Hawaii...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 6.02 "What Kate DoesWhat Kate Does"What Kate Does" is the 106th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost and third episode of the sixth season. It was written by executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed in September 2009 by Paul Edwards. "What Kate Does" was first aired February 9, 2010...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 6.07 "Dr. LinusDr. Linus"Dr. Linus" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of ABC's drama television series Lost. It is the 110th episode overall. The episode was written by executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by actor Mario Van Peebles...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 6.12 "Everybody Loves HugoEverybody Loves Hugo"Everybody Loves Hugo" is the 12th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 115th episode overall. The episode was aired on April 13, 2010 on ABC in the United States...
" with Adam Horowitz - Episode 6.16 "What They Died ForWhat They Died For"What They Died For" is the 16th and penultimate episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 119th and penultimate episode overall. The episode aired on May 18, 2010 on ABC in the United States...
" with Adam Horowitz and Elizabeth SarnoffElizabeth SarnoffElizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost.-Career:...
- Episode 1.22 "Born to Run
- Confessions of an American Bride, 2005
- One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
, 2004- Episode 1.20 "What Is and What Should Never Be" with Adam Horowitz
- Life as We Know It, 2004
- Episode 1.08 "Family Hard-ships" with Adam Horowitz
- Black SashBlack Sash (TV series)Black Sash is an American action adventure drama television series starring Russell Wong. It ran from March 30, 2003, to June 1, 2003. Including pilots, a total of eight episodes were made, however only six episodes were aired on The WB.-Plot:...
, 2003- Episode 1.04 "Prodigal Son" with Adam Horowitz
- Birds of PreyBirds of Prey (TV series)Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series...
, 2002–2003- Episode 1.03 "Prey for the Hunter" teleplay with Adam Horowitz, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
- Episode 1.06 "Primal Scream" teleplay with Adam Horowitz, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
- Episode 1.07 "Split" teleplay with Adam Horowitz, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
- Episode 1.08 "Lady Shiva" teleplay with Adam Horowitz, story by Adam Armus & Kay Foster
- Episode 1.11 "Reunion" with Adam Horowitz
- PopularPopular (TV series)Popular is an American teenage comedy-drama on The WB Television Network in the United States, created by Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls that reside on polar opposite sides of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to...
, 2000–2001- Episode 1.08 "Tonight's the Night" with Adam Horowitz and Ryan Murphy
- Episode 1.15 "Booty Camp" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 1.21 "What Makes Sammy RuÊn" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 2.02 "Baby, Don't Do It" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 2.07 "Ur-ine Trouble" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 2.12 "The Shocking Possession of Harrison John" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 2.15 "It's Greek to Me" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 2.20 "You Don't Tug on Superman's Cape...You Don't Spit into the Wind...You Don't Pull the Mask off the Ol' Lone Ranger...And You Don't Mess Around with Big Bertha Muffin" with Adam Horowitz
- Felicity, 2001
- Episode 4.03 "Your Money or Your Wife" with Adam Horowitz
- Episode 4.09 "Lonelyhearts" with Adam Horowitz
Awards
- 2005, Writers Guild of AmericaWriters Guild of AmericaThe Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
, Dramatic Series - Television, Lost (co-writer)
External links
- "Lost writers found in Madison", March 7, 2006, interview with Kitsis and Horowitz at the Hillel Foundation at the University of Wisconsin