Ted Mann (writer)
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Ted Mann is an Canadian borntelevision writer and producer
. He has worked in both capacities on the series NYPD Blue
, Deadwood
and Crash
. In 1995 he won the Emmy Award
for best drama series
for his work on the second season of NYPD Blue.
in 1978. In 1979 he worked as a writer on Delta House - a short lived television variation on Lampoon's film Animal House.
a theatrical film based on characters he created with Tod Carrol for National Lampoon and directed by Robert Altman
.
Mann worked as a writer on the crime drama Universal TV's innovative half hour syndicate faux verite cop show "The Street" as well as Steve Cannel'sWiseguy
Miami Vice
(1990) and a saturday morning animate cartoon entitled Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (1980).
which air two short seasons on the ABC network commencing in 1991.
Following which, in 1993 he began working on the ABC
police drama NYPD Blue
which was created by David Milch
and Steven Bochco
. Mann was a writer and producer on the first season. He wrote or co-wrote eight episodes for the season and also had a cameo role as a prisoner in the episode "Emission Accomplished". He was nominated for two Emmy Award
's for his work on the season. The first was for Best Drama Series
and Mann shared the award with the production team. The second was for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series for his work on the episode "NYPD Lou" which featured Dan Hedaya
as a troubed regular visitor to the police station named Lou who believes he is a werewolf. Mann returned as a writer and producer for the second season of NYPD Blue in 1994. He wrote or co-wrote a further eight episodes for the second season. Mann and the production team won the Emmy Award for best drama series in 1995 for their work on the second season. He left the production team with the close of the second season but continued to write for the series.
He wrote the space opera satire feature film Space Truckers
which was released in 1996. Also in 1996 he served as a consulting producer and writer for the dark crime series Millenium
. He wrote four episodes of the first season and then left the crew.
He scripted the fifth season NYPD Blue episodes "Lost Israel: Part 1" and "Lost Israel: Part 2" with Milch in 1997. He was again nominated for the Emmy Award for writing for a drama series for his work on "Lost Israel: Part 2" in 1998. He returned to write the sixth season episode "Big Bang Theory" in 1999. He wrote or co-wrote nineteen episodes for the series in total. He also wrote an episode of Bochco and Milch's short-lived police drama Brooklyn South
in 1998.
In 1999 he served as a consulting producer on the science fiction series Total Recall 2070
.
in 2000. He worked as a supervising producer on Skin
a short-lived modern take on Romeo and Juliet
set in the adult film industry in 2003. He also wrote an episode of Andromeda
which aired in 2004.
In 2004 he reunited with David Milch
to work as a writer on the first season of Deadwood
. Deadwood was created by Milch and is an examination of the genesis of civilization within a Western setting. Mann wrote the concluding episode of the first season episode "Sold Under Sin". He returned as a writer and producer for the second season in 2005. He wrote the episode "Requiem for a Gleat" and the season finale "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To". He had a small acting role as regular bar patron Rutherford. Mann and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award
for Best Dramatic Series for their work on the second season. The production team were also nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the second season. He again served as a writer, actor and producer for the third and final season in 2006. Mann co-wrote the third season premiere "Tell Your God to Ready For Blood" with Milch. He co-wrote the episode "True Colors" with story editor Regina Corrado
and wrote the episode "Full Faith and Credit". He wrote the series finale "Tell Him Something Pretty". The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for best dramatic series for the third season. Mann contributed to eight episodes for the series as a writer.
In 2007 Mann worked as a producer and writer for Milch's next series John from Cincinnati
. He wrote the third episode of the show's only season.
Mann moved on to work as a co-executive producer and writer for the Starz original drama series Crash
.
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...
. He has worked in both capacities on the series 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...
, Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
and Crash
Crash (2008 TV series)
Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It was developed for...
. In 1995 he 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 best 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...
for his work on the second season of NYPD Blue.
1970s
Mann was an editor of National Lampoon. He began working in the television industry with National Lampoon and HBO as a writer on the short film Disco Beaver from Outer SpaceDisco Beaver from Outer Space
Disco Beaver from Outer Space is an early production by National Lampoon, made-for-TV in 1978.The short film is a collection of comedy sketches, contained within the main story which is centered on two characters: the protagonist, an extraterrestrial in the form of a human sized beaver; and the...
in 1978. In 1979 he worked as a writer on Delta House - a short lived television variation on Lampoon's film Animal House.
1980s
In 1980 he worked as a writer on the animated series Drawing Power. He was the writer for O.C. and StiggsO.C. and Stiggs
O.C. and Stiggs is a 1987 film directed by Robert Altman, based on two characters that were originally featured in a series of stories published in National Lampoon magazine. The film stars Daniel H. Jenkins and Neill Barry as the title characters...
a theatrical film based on characters he created with Tod Carrol for National Lampoon and directed by Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
.
Mann worked as a writer on the crime drama Universal TV's innovative half hour syndicate faux verite cop show "The Street" as well as Steve Cannel'sWiseguy
Wiseguy
Wiseguy is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987 to December 8, 1990 for a total of four seasons. Starring Ken Wahl, the series was produced by Stephen J...
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
(1990) and a saturday morning animate cartoon entitled Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (1980).
1990s
He became a producer on Steven Bochco's Civil WarsCivil Wars (TV series)
Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. The series was produced by Steven Bochco, known for his work on NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, and Hill Street Blues.-Synopsis:...
which air two short seasons on the ABC network commencing in 1991.
Following which, in 1993 he began working on the 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...
police drama 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...
which was created by 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:...
and 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....
. Mann was a writer and producer on the first season. He wrote or co-wrote eight episodes for the season and also had a cameo role as a prisoner in the episode "Emission Accomplished". He was nominated for two 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...
's for his work on the season. The first was for Best 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...
and Mann shared the award with the production team. The second was for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series for his work on the episode "NYPD Lou" which featured Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
Daniel G. “Dan” Hedaya is an American character actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight, wisecracking individuals; three of his best-known roles are as Italian Mafia boss Tony Costello in Wise Guys, a cuckolded husband in the Coen brothers' crime thriller Blood Simple, and the scheming...
as a troubed regular visitor to the police station named Lou who believes he is a werewolf. Mann returned as a writer and producer for the second season of NYPD Blue in 1994. He wrote or co-wrote a further eight episodes for the second season. Mann and the production team won the Emmy Award for best drama series in 1995 for their work on the second season. He left the production team with the close of the second season but continued to write for the series.
He wrote the space opera satire feature film Space Truckers
Space Truckers
Space Truckers is a 1996 American comedy science-fiction film written and directed by Stuart Gordon. It was filmed at Ardmore Studios, County Wicklow, Ireland....
which was released in 1996. Also in 1996 he served as a consulting producer and writer for the dark crime series Millenium
Millennium (TV series)
Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...
. He wrote four episodes of the first season and then left the crew.
He scripted the fifth season NYPD Blue episodes "Lost Israel: Part 1" and "Lost Israel: Part 2" with Milch in 1997. He was again nominated for the Emmy Award for writing for a drama series for his work on "Lost Israel: Part 2" in 1998. He returned to write the sixth season episode "Big Bang Theory" in 1999. He wrote or co-wrote nineteen episodes for the series in total. He also wrote an episode of Bochco and Milch's short-lived police drama 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 1998.
In 1999 he served as a consulting producer on the science fiction series Total Recall 2070
Total Recall 2070
Total Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was later syndicated in the United States with some editing to remove scenes of nudity, violence and strong...
.
2000s
He wrote an episode of Judging AmyJudging Amy
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
in 2000. He worked as a supervising producer on Skin
Skin (TV series)
Skin is a television serial drama which aired at 9:00 p.m. Monday on Fox in 2003. It followed the tale of two teenagers who came from feuding families on opposite sides of the moral and legal spectrum. Adam is the son of the Los Angeles District Attorney, and Jewel is the daughter of a pornographer...
a short-lived modern take on Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
set in the adult film industry in 2003. He also wrote an episode of Andromeda
Andromeda (TV series)
Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
which aired in 2004.
In 2004 he reunited with 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:...
to work as a writer on the first season of Deadwood
Deadwood (TV series)
Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...
. Deadwood was created by Milch and is an examination of the genesis of civilization within a Western setting. Mann wrote the concluding episode of the first season episode "Sold Under Sin". He returned as a writer and producer for the second season in 2005. He wrote the episode "Requiem for a Gleat" and the season finale "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To". He had a small acting role as regular bar patron Rutherford. Mann and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) 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...
for Best Dramatic Series for their work on the second season. The production team were also nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for the second season. He again served as a writer, actor and producer for the third and final season in 2006. Mann co-wrote the third season premiere "Tell Your God to Ready For Blood" with Milch. He co-wrote the episode "True Colors" with story editor Regina Corrado
Regina Corrado
Regina Corrado is an American television writer. She has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Awards for her work on Deadwood.-Biography:...
and wrote the episode "Full Faith and Credit". He wrote the series finale "Tell Him Something Pretty". The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for best dramatic series for the third season. Mann contributed to eight episodes for the series as a writer.
In 2007 Mann worked as a producer and writer for Milch's next series John from Cincinnati
John from Cincinnati
John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been...
. He wrote the third episode of the show's only season.
Mann moved on to work as a co-executive producer and writer for the Starz original drama series Crash
Crash (2008 TV series)
Crash is an American television drama series set in Los Angeles, California. It is the first original series produced by the Starz network. The network ordered a 13 episode season which premiered on October 17, 2008. The series is based on the 2004 film of the same name. It was developed for...
.