Jennifer Celotta
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Ann Celotta is an American
television producer
and writer. Among her credits are Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle
, Greg the Bunny
, Andy Richter Controls The Universe
and The Office. She has directed two episodes of The Office including "Crime Aid
" and "The Promotion
." By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office producer and one of the series show runner
s, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein
. Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic
", which ended with character Pam Beesly
learning she is pregnant. In May 2009, Celotta said the sixth season would include a wedding for Jim
and Pam, although at the time she said the specifics of it had not been worked out yet.
Celotta and her co-writers on The Office have received Emmy Award
nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series
in 2007 and 2008, but lost both years to 30 Rock
. The team has also received Writers Guild of America Award
nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006. They won the award in 2007, but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm
, and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009. Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series, but lost to Grey's Anatomy
.
Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards
ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball
, Aaron Lee
and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television 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...
and writer. Among her credits are Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, Greg the Bunny
Greg the Bunny
Greg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox TV in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. In the show,...
, Andy Richter Controls The Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Andy Richter Controls the Universe is a sitcom which aired from 2002–2003 on the Fox network. The series was Andy Richter's first starring role after leaving Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2000....
and The Office. She has directed two episodes of The Office including "Crime Aid
Crime Aid
"Crime Aid" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's seventy-seventh episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on October 23, 2008 on NBC....
" and "The Promotion
The Promotion (The Office)
"The Promotion" is the 3rd episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 103rd episode overall. It was written and directed by Jennifer Celotta and originally aired in the United States on NBC on October 1, 2009....
." By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office producer and one of the series show runner
Show runner
Showrunner is a term of art originating in the United States and Canadian television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television seriesalthough such persons generally are credited as an executive producer...
s, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein
Paul Lieberstein
Paul Bevan Lieberstein is an American screenwriter, actor and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and as supporting cast member Toby Flenderson on the U.S...
. Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic
Company Picnic
"Company Picnic" is the fifth season finale of the American comedy television series The Office, and the 100th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 14, 2009...
", which ended with character Pam Beesly
Pam Beesly
Pamela Morgan "Pam" Halpert is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of The Office is Dawn Tinsley....
learning she is pregnant. In May 2009, Celotta said the sixth season would include a wedding for Jim
Jim Halpert
James Duncan "Jim" Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office...
and Pam, although at the time she said the specifics of it had not been worked out yet.
Celotta and her co-writers on The Office have received Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
in 2007 and 2008, but lost both years to 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
. The team has also received Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006. They won the award in 2007, but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
, and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009. Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series, but lost to Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
.
Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards 2008
The Independent Spirit Awards 2008 announced its nominees in December 2008. The winners were announced on February 21, 2009.-Best Actor :Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler*Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona...
ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball
Billy Kimball
-Personal life:He was born in New York City and graduated from Harvard College where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is currently married to the former Alexandra Manuela Vargas Hamilton and has two daughters.-Career:...
, Aaron Lee
Aaron Lee
Aaron Lee Soon Yong is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English.Aaron began writing poetry during his days at Raffles Institution, a secondary school in Singapore where he befriended other students who would also eventually go on to become published Singaporean writers...
and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson
Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor and comedian. He is primarily known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office...
.
Written credits for The Office
- "E-mail SurveillanceE-mail Surveillance"E-mail Surveillance" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fifteenth episode overall...
" (November 22, 2005) - Season 2 - "Drug Testing" (April 27, 2006) - Season 2
- "Grief CounselingGrief Counseling (The Office)"Grief Counseling" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 32nd episode overall. Written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Roger Nygard, the episode first aired in the United States on October 12, 2006 on NBC.Michael is...
" (October 12, 2006) - Season 3 - "A Benihana ChristmasA Benihana Christmas"A Benihana Christmas" is the tenth and eleventh episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Harold Ramis...
" (December 14, 2006) - Season 3 - "Beach GamesBeach Games"Beach Games" is the twenty-third episode of the third season of the US version of The Office, and is the 51st episode aired of the show. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and Greg Daniels and directed by film director Harold Ramis, who previously directed the episodes "A Benihana Christmas" and...
" co-written with series creator Greg DanielsGreg DanielsGregory Martin "Greg" Daniels is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director.-Life and career:...
(May 10, 2007) - Season 3 - "Launch PartyLaunch Party"Launch Party" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's fifty-eighth episode overall. The episode was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Ken Whittingham...
" (October 11, 2007) - Season 4) - "Goodbye, TobyGoodbye, Toby"Goodbye, Toby" is the fourth season hour-long finale of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's seventy-first episode overall...
" co-written with Paul LiebersteinPaul LiebersteinPaul Bevan Lieberstein is an American screenwriter, actor and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and as supporting cast member Toby Flenderson on the U.S...
(May 15, 2008) - Season 4 - "The DuelThe Duel (The Office)"The Duel" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's 84th overall episode. In the episode, Andy learns his fiancee Angela is having an affair with Dwight, and the two challenge each other to a physical fight to win her affections...
" (January 15, 2009) - Season 5 - "Company PicnicCompany Picnic"Company Picnic" is the fifth season finale of the American comedy television series The Office, and the 100th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 14, 2009...
" co-written with Paul LiebersteinPaul LiebersteinPaul Bevan Lieberstein is an American screenwriter, actor and television producer. An Emmy Award winner, he is most widely known as a writer, producer, and as supporting cast member Toby Flenderson on the U.S...
(May 14, 2009) - Season 5 - "The PromotionThe Promotion (The Office)"The Promotion" is the 3rd episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 103rd episode overall. It was written and directed by Jennifer Celotta and originally aired in the United States on NBC on October 1, 2009....
" (October 1, 2009) - Season 6 - "SabreSabre (The Office)"Sabre" is the 15th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 115th episode overall. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by John Krasinski, which marks his television directorial debut...
" (February 4, 2010) - Season 6
Directing credits for The Office
- "Crime AidCrime Aid"Crime Aid" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's seventy-seventh episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on October 23, 2008 on NBC....
" (October 23, 2008) - Season 5 - "The PromotionThe Promotion (The Office)"The Promotion" is the 3rd episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 103rd episode overall. It was written and directed by Jennifer Celotta and originally aired in the United States on NBC on October 1, 2009....
" (October 1, 2009) - Season 6