Where are you from and what inspired you to become a television writer?

I grew up in New Jersey. Watching a ton of both great and awful TV shows inspired me to write television. I think THIRTYSOMETHING was the first that made me pay attention to the writing. THE WEST WING was the first that made me dare to write a spec.

What Spec did you write to get into the workshop?

The Riches

What Spec did you write while you were in the workshop?

Rescue Me

Who is your all time favorite television character and why?

Frasier Crane because he allowed a writer to nerd out with hyper-literate dialogue and get away with it.