Matt Olmstead
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Matt Olmstead is an American
writer
and producer
for television shows.
. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities
and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up with Steven Bochco
. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him to write an episode for the show NYPD Blue
.
. The series was created by Steven Bochco
and David Milch
. It focused on a single homicide unit in New York City. Olmstead eventually became an Executive Producer
of NYPD Blue, and became a Producer in 2002.
Olmstead worked as a writer on the series Brooklyn South
in 1997. The series was created by Milch and Bochco along with William M. Finkelstein
and ex-police officer Bill Clark
. The show detailed the lives of a single precinct of police patrol officers. Olmstead wrote four episodes for the series first season. The series was canceled after completing its first season.
He also worked as a writer and producer for NYPD 2069 in 2004. In 2005, he was one of the creators of the show Blind Justice. He wrote the Pilot and Episode 3. The show was canceled in June 2005 after just 13 episodes.
's television series, Prison Break
.
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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...
for television shows.
Early life
Olmstead graduated from California State University, ChicoCalifornia State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is the second-oldest campus in the twenty-three-campus California State University system. It is located in Chico, California, about ninety miles north of Sacramento...
. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up with Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him to write an episode for the show NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
.
Career
In 1993, Olmstead wrote for the television series NYPD BlueNYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
. The series was created by Steven Bochco
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco is a US television producer and writer. He has developed a number of popular television hits including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and NYPD Blue, as well as some notable flops such as Cop Rock....
and David Milch
David Milch
David S. Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including NYPD Blue and Deadwood.-Biography:...
. It focused on a single homicide unit in New York City. Olmstead eventually became an Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of NYPD Blue, and became a Producer in 2002.
Olmstead worked as a writer on the series Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...
in 1997. The series was created by Milch and Bochco along with William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein
William M. Finkelstein is an American screenwriter, television producer, actor and television director. He has worked as a writer and producer on Law & Order, Brooklyn South, Murder One, L.A. Law, Cop Rock and NYPD Blue. He co-created Brooklyn South with frequent collaborators David Milch, Steven...
and ex-police officer Bill Clark
Bill Clark
Clark joined the New York City Police Department in 1969. He worked a special undercover assignment for two years before entering the Police Academy. In 1972 he earned his gold detective shield. On December 31, 1994, Clark retired from the Queens Homicide Detective Squad as a First Grade...
. The show detailed the lives of a single precinct of police patrol officers. Olmstead wrote four episodes for the series first season. The series was canceled after completing its first season.
He also worked as a writer and producer for NYPD 2069 in 2004. In 2005, he was one of the creators of the show Blind Justice. He wrote the Pilot and Episode 3. The show was canceled in June 2005 after just 13 episodes.
Prison Break (13 episodes)
Olmstead is credited for being a writer and an executive producer for the successful Fox networkFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's television series, Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
.
- 1.04 - "Cute PoisonCute Poison (Prison Break episode)"Cute Poison" is the fourth episode of television series Prison Break. It was first aired on September 12, 2005 in the United States. The episode is directed by Matt Earl Beesley and written by series producer Matt Olmstead...
" (12 September 2005) (written) - 1.14 - "The Rat" (20 March 2006) (written)
- 1.19 - "The Key" (24 April 2006) (co-written with Zack Estrin, story by Paul ScheuringPaul ScheuringPaul T. Scheuring is an American screenwriter and director for films and television shows. His work includes the 2003 film A Man Apart and, more notably, the creation of the television drama Prison Break, for which he is also credited as an executive producer and Head Writer.-Biography:Scheuring...
) - 1.21 - "Go" (8 May 2006) (written)
- 2.02 - "Otis" (28 August 2006) (written)
- 2.14 - "John DoeJohn Doe (Prison Break episode)"John Doe" is the thirty-sixth episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the fourteenth episode of its second season. The episode was aired on January 22, 2007 after a seven-week break. It was written by Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora, and directed by Kevin Hooks. The title,...
" (22 January 2007) (co-written with Nick SantoraNick SantoraNick Santora is a writer and producer born in Queens, New York. Santora graduated from Columbia Law School and practiced law for six years before giving up full-time practice to write and produce television....
) - 2.16 - "ChicagoChicago (Prison Break episode)"Chicago" is the thirty-eighth episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the sixteenth episode of its second season. It was written by Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead, and directed by Jesse Bochco. The episode first aired on February 5, 2007, making it the first episode to be...
" (5 February 2007) (co-written with Nick Santora) - 2.21 - "Fin Del Camino" (26 March 2007) (co-written with Seth HoffmanSeth HoffmanSeth Hoffman is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on Prison Break. He has also worked the television series House and FlashForward.-Prison Break :* 2.07 - "Buried"...
) - 3.02 - "Fire/Water" (24 September 2007) (written)
- 3.10 - "Dirt Nap" (21 January 2008) (co-written with Seth Hoffman)
- 3.13 - "The Art of the Deal" (18 February 2008) (co-written with Seth Hoffman)
- 4.01 - "ScyllaScyllaIn Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice...
" (1 September 2008) - 4.16 - "The Sunshine State" (22 December 2008) (co-written with Nicholas WoottonNicholas WoottonNicholas Wootton is an American Emmy Award-winning writer for and producer for television.He has written to various TV shows, including Chuck, Prison Break, Law & Order, NYPD Blue.- External links :...
) - 4.22 - "Killing Your Number" (15 May 2009) (co-written with Nicholas WoottonNicholas WoottonNicholas Wootton is an American Emmy Award-winning writer for and producer for television.He has written to various TV shows, including Chuck, Prison Break, Law & Order, NYPD Blue.- External links :...
)
Blind Justice (5 episodes)
- 1 - Pilot (8 March 2005) (written)
- 3 - Rub a Tub Tub (22 March 2005) (written)
- 8 - Past Imperfect (26 April 2005) (written)
- 11 - Dance with Me (17 May 2005) (written)
- 12 - Under the Gun (31 May 2005) (written)
NYPD Blue (71 episodes)
- 6.10 - Show & Tell (12 January 1999) (written)
- 6.16 - T'aint Misbehavin (13 April 1999) (written)
- 7.06 - Brothers Under Arms (15 February 2000) (written)
- 7.09 - Jackass (29 February 2000) (written)
- 7.14 - Sleep Over (4 April 2000) (written)
- 7.17 - Roll Out the Barrel (25 April 2000) (written)
- 8.01 - Daveless in New York (9 January 2001) (written)
- 10.01 - Ho Down (24 September 2002) - (produced)
- 10.02 - You've Got Mail (1 October 2002) (produced)
- 10.03 - One in the Nuts (8 October 2002) (produced)
- 10.04 - Meat Me in the Park (15 October 2002) (produced)
- 10.05 - Death by Cycle (22 October 2002) (produced)
- 10.06 - Maya Con Dios (29 October 2002) (produced)
- 10.07 - Das Boots (12 November 2002) (produced)
- 10.08 - Below the Belt (19 November 2002) (produced)
- 10.09 - Half-Ashed (26 November 2002) (produced)
- 10.10 - Healthy McDowell Movement (10 December 2002) (produced)
- 10.11 - I Kid You Not (7 January 2003) (produced)
- 10.12 - Arrested Development (14 January 2003) (produced)
- 10.13 - Bottoms Up (4 February 2003) (produced)
- 10.14 - Laughlin All the Way to the Clink (11 February 2003) (produced)
- 10.15 - Tranny Get Your Gun (18 February 2003) (produced)
- 10.16 - Nude Awakening (25 February 2003) (produced)
- 10.17 - Off the Wall (8 April 2003) (produced)
- 10.18 - Marine Life (15 April 2003) (produced)
- 10.19 - Meet the Grandparents (29 April 2003) (produced)
- 10.20 - Maybe Baby (6 May 2003) (produced)
- 10.21 - Yo, Adrian (13 May 2003) (produced)
- 10.22 - 22 Skidoo (20 May 2003) (produced)
- 11.01 - Frickin' Fraker (23 September 2003) (produced)
- 11.02 - Your Bus, Ted (30 September 2003) (produced)
- 11.03 - Shear Stupidity (7 October 2003) (produced)
- 11.04 - Porn Free (14 October 2003) (produced)
- 11.05 - Keeping Abreast (21 October 2003) (produced & written)
- 11.06 - Andy Appleseed (28 October 2003) (produced)
- 11.07 - It's to Die For (4 November 2003) (produced)
- 11.08 - And the Wenner Is... (18 November 2003) (produced)
- 11.09 - Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax (25 November 2003) (produced)
- 11.10 - You Da Bomb (10 February 2004) (produced & written)
- 11.11 - Passing the Stone (17 February 2004) (produced)
- 11.12 - Chatty Chatty Bang Bang (2 March 2004) (produced)
- 11.13 - Take My Wife, Please (9 March 2004) (produced)
- 11.14 - Colonel Knowledge (16 March 2004) (produced)
- 11.15 - Old Yeller (23 March 2004) (produced)
- 11.16 - On the Fence (30 March 2004) (produced)
- 11.17 - In Goddess We Trussed (6 April 2004) (produced)
- 11.18 - The Brothers Grim (13 April 2004) (produced)
- 11.19 - Peeler? I Hardley Knew Her (20 April 2004) (produced)
- 11.20 - Traylor Trash (27 April 2004) (produced)
- 11.21 - What's Your Poison? (4 May 2004) (produced)
- 11.22 - Who's Your Daddy? (11 May 2004) (produced)
- 12.01 - Dress for Success (21 September 2004) (produced)
- 12.02 - Fish Out of Water (28 September 2004) (produced)
- 12.03 - Great Balls of Ire (12 October 2004) (produced)
- 12.04 - Divorce, Detective Style (12 October 2004) (produced)
- 12.05 - You're Buggin' Me (26 October 2004) (produced)
- 12.06 - The Vision Thing (9 November 2004) (produced)
- 12.07 - My Dinner with Andy (16 November 2004) (produced)
- 12.08 - I Like Ike (23 November 2004) (produced)
- 12.09 - The 3-H Club (30 November 2004) (produced)
- 12.10 - The Dead Donald (7 December 2004) (produced)
- 12.11 - Bale Out (14 December 2004) (produced)
- 12.12 - I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid (21 December 2004) (produced)
- 12.13 - Stoli with a Twist (11 January 2005) (produced)
- 12.14 - Stratis Fear (18 January 2005) (produced)
- 12.15 - La Bomba (25 January 2005) (produced)
- 12.16 - Old Man Quiver (1 February 2005) (produced)
- 12.17 - Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band (8 February 2005) (produced)
- 12.18 - Lenny Scissorhands (15 February 2005) (produced)
- 12.19 - Bale to the Chief (22 February 2005) (produced)
- 12.20 - Moving Day (1 March 2005) (produced)
External links
- California State University, Chico's article on Matt Olmstead
- BuddyTV Interview