Paul Redford
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Paul Redford is an American television writer and producer.
Redford was a story editor and writer for Aaron Sorkin
's Sports Night
. He also worked on Sorkin's next series The West Wing. Redford joined the crew in the first season as a story editor and regular writer. Redford and his co-writers (Sorkin and Lawrence O'Donnell) won a Humanitas Prize
in the 60 minute category in 2000 for their episode "Take this Sabbath Day". The episode was also nominated for a WGA Award for best episodic drama.
Redford was promoted to co-producer for the second season and continued to write episodes. Redford and Sorkin were again nominated for a WGA Award for best episodic drama for their work on the second season episode "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail". Part way through the third season Redford was promoted again to producer. He returned as a producer and writer for the fourth season. Redford was nominated a third time for the WGA Award for best episodic drama for his work on the fourth season episode "Game On", which was once again co-written with Sorkin.
He was promoted again in the fourth season to supervising producer. Redford and his fellow producers won the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Drama Series
in 2003 for their work on The West Wing season four. Redford returned as a supervising producer for the fifth season. The production team were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2004 for their work on the fifth season.
He went on to work as a co-executive producer for LAX
and The Unit
. He was an executive producer for short-lived Fox drama Vanished
. He was hired by his West Wing and Sports Night colleague Kevin Falls
as a consulting producer on Falls' series Journeyman
.
In 2008 he joined the crew of Dirty Sexy Money as a writer and co-executive producer. He co-wrote the episode "The Injured Party" (with Sallie Patrick) and wrote the episode "The Unexpected Arrival". The show was canceled after the second season. In 2010 Redford wrote the Big Love
fourth season episode "The Greater Good" and was the co-executive producer for two episodes of that series.
Redford was a story editor and writer for Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Social Network, and Moneyball.After graduating from Syracuse...
's Sports Night
Sports Night
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure...
. He also worked on Sorkin's next series The West Wing. Redford joined the crew in the first season as a story editor and regular writer. Redford and his co-writers (Sorkin and Lawrence O'Donnell) won a Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser — also the founder of Paulist Productions — but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious...
in the 60 minute category in 2000 for their episode "Take this Sabbath Day". The episode was also nominated for a WGA Award for best episodic drama.
Redford was promoted to co-producer for the second season and continued to write episodes. Redford and Sorkin were again nominated for a WGA Award for best episodic drama for their work on the second season episode "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail". Part way through the third season Redford was promoted again to producer. He returned as a producer and writer for the fourth season. Redford was nominated a third time for the WGA Award for best episodic drama for his work on the fourth season episode "Game On", which was once again co-written with Sorkin.
He was promoted again in the fourth season to supervising producer. Redford and his fellow producers won the 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...
for Outstanding Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show...
in 2003 for their work on The West Wing season four. Redford returned as a supervising producer for the fifth season. The production team were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2004 for their work on the fifth season.
He went on to work as a co-executive producer for LAX
LAX (TV series)
LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:...
and The Unit
The Unit
The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
. He was an executive producer for short-lived Fox drama Vanished
Vanished
Vanished is an American serial drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox. The series premiered on August 21, 2006 on Fox and its last episode aired on November 10, 2006. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the series begins with the sudden disappearance of the wife of a Georgia senator, which is...
. He was hired by his West Wing and Sports Night colleague Kevin Falls
Kevin Falls
Kevin Falls is an American television writer and producer. He was the creator and showrunner of the NBC television drama Journeyman. He worked as a consulting producer and writer on Shark. He served as an executive producer for the short lived Lyon's Den. He was a co-executive producer for both The...
as a consulting producer on Falls' series Journeyman
Journeyman (TV series)
Journeyman is a 2007 American science fiction television drama created by Kevin Falls for 20th Century Fox Television which aired on the NBC television network. It starred Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser, a San Francisco reporter who involuntarily travels through time...
.
In 2008 he joined the crew of Dirty Sexy Money as a writer and co-executive producer. He co-wrote the episode "The Injured Party" (with Sallie Patrick) and wrote the episode "The Unexpected Arrival". The show was canceled after the second season. In 2010 Redford wrote the Big Love
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
fourth season episode "The Greater Good" and was the co-executive producer for two episodes of that series.
Producer
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment... |
Co-executive producer | Season 2 |
| 2008 | |||
| 2007 | Journeyman Journeyman (TV series) Journeyman is a 2007 American science fiction television drama created by Kevin Falls for 20th Century Fox Television which aired on the NBC television network. It starred Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser, a San Francisco reporter who involuntarily travels through time... |
Consulting producer | Season 1 |
| 2006 | The Unit The Unit The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force... |
Co-executive producer | Season 1 |
| Vanished Vanished Vanished is an American serial drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox. The series premiered on August 21, 2006 on Fox and its last episode aired on November 10, 2006. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the series begins with the sudden disappearance of the wife of a Georgia senator, which is... |
Executive producer | Season 1 | |
| 2004 | LAX LAX (TV series) LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:... |
Co-executive producer | Season 1 |
| The West Wing | Supervising producer | Season 5 | |
| 2003 | |||
| Season 4 | |||
| 2002 | Producer | ||
| Season 3 | |||
| 2001 | Co-producer | ||
| Season 2 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| Story Editor | Season 1 | ||
| 1999 | |||
| Sports Night Sports Night Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure... |
Story editor | Season 1 | |
Writer
| Year | Show | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Big Love Big Love Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy... |
The Greater Good | Season 4, episode 2 |
| 2009 | Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money is an American prime time drama series created by Craig Wright, which ran on the ABC from September 26, 2007 to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by ABC Studios, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Berlanti Television and Gross Entertainment... |
"The Unexpected Arrival" | Season 2, episode 12 |
| 2008 | "The Injured Party" | Season 2, episode 6, co-written with Sallie Patrick | |
| 2007 | Journeyman Journeyman (TV series) Journeyman is a 2007 American science fiction television drama created by Kevin Falls for 20th Century Fox Television which aired on the NBC television network. It starred Kevin McKidd as Dan Vasser, a San Francisco reporter who involuntarily travels through time... |
"Keepers" | Season 1, episode 6 |
| 2006 | Vanished Vanished Vanished is an American serial drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox. The series premiered on August 21, 2006 on Fox and its last episode aired on November 10, 2006. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the series begins with the sudden disappearance of the wife of a Georgia senator, which is... |
"Drop" | Season 1, episode 3 |
| The Unit The Unit The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force... |
"Morale, Welfare and Recreation" | Season 1, episode 12 | |
| "Unannounced" | Season 1, episode 10 | ||
| "Dedication" | Season 1, episode 7 | ||
| "Non-Permissive Environment" | Season 1, episode 5 | ||
| 2004 | LAX LAX (TV series) LAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from the airport's IATA airport code, "LAX".-Synopsis:... |
"Finnegan Again, Begin Again" | Season 1, episode 2 |
| 2003 | The West Wing | "Separation of Powers" | Season 5, episode 7 |
| "Life on Mars" | Season 4, episode 21 | ||
| "Privateers" | Season 4, episode 18 | ||
| 2002 | "Game On" | Season 4, episode 6 | |
| "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" | Season 3, episode 19 | ||
| "Dead Irish Writers" | Season 3, episode 16 | ||
| 2001 | "On the Day Before" | Season 3, episode 5 | |
| "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" | Season 2, episode 16 | ||
| "The Leadership Breakfast " | Season 2, episode 11 | ||
| 2000 | "The Portland Trip" | Season 2, episode 7 | |
| "The White House Pro-Am" | Season 1, episode 17 | ||
| "Take This Sabbath Day" | Season 1, episode 14 | ||
| 1999 | "The State Dinner" | Season 1, episode 7 | |
| Sports Night Sports Night Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure... |
"Ordnance Tactics" | Season 1, episode 20 | |
| "Small Town" | Season 1, episode 13 | ||
| 1996 | Coach Coach (TV series) Coach is an American television sitcom that aired for nine seasons on ABC from 1989 to 1997. The series starred Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, head coach of the fictional Division I-A college football team, the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles... |
"Grimmworld" | Season 9, episode 6 |
| Partners Partners (TV series) Partners is an American sitcom that aired on FOX from 1995 to 1996.-Synopsis:The series centered a pair of young architects, Bob and Owen , and Owen's fiancée Alicia . Much of the show's humor derived from Bob's lack of success with women and his competition with Alicia for Owen's attention... |
"Hello? Harmless?" | Season 1, episode 19 | |
| "The Year of Bob?" | Season 1, episode 13 | ||
| 1995 | "Why Are the Blumenthals Living in My House?" | Season 1, episode 5 | |