Doug Robinson (producer)

Doug Robinson is an American media executive and producer.[1]

Doug Robinson
EducationB.A. Syracuse University
OccupationMedia executive
Known forChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Doug Robinson Productions

Biography

Robinson was born to a Jewish family.[2] In 1985, he graduated with a double major in television-radio-film and marketing management from Syracuse University.[3] After school, he moved to California and worked as an agent for Creative Artists Agency and Endeavor Talent Agency after which, leveraging his network of contacts in the industry, began producing on his own.[3] In 2002, Robinson was appointed the head of TV at Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions.[1] He produced Rules of Engagement for CBS, Imaginary Mary, and The Goldbergs for ABC.[1] In 2017, Robinson signed a four-year agreement with Sony Pictures Television that will have him launch his own production company, Doug Robinson Productions (DRP).[1] He will be joined by producer Alison Greenspan who will focus on development of dramas; and Matt Mosko who will focus on producing comedies.[1] In September 2017, DRP sold its first family comedy series to ABC.[4]

Filmography
gollark: Hmm. Possibly. But that'd be a lot of moderator work.
gollark: Not great when there are multiple parallel discussions, plus there's no way for stuff people like to be more visible.
gollark: I've always thought that forums were poorly structured for most conversation anyway - you just put text into linear things and quote people usually.
gollark: Inconsistency is important - memorizing the differences between countless weirdnesses is a waste of development time.
gollark: You could write it in assembly and it might work.

References
  1. Deadline: "Doug Robinson Leaves Happy Madison for Overall Deal at Sony TV, Launches New Production Company" By Joe Otterson July 17, 2017
  2. Duke Today: "How Jewish Identity Is Portrayed (Or Not Portrayed) In Hollywood" September 14, 2016 | see minute 39:15 and 1:14:00
  3. Charity Buzz: "Meet with Producer and Hollywood Bigwig, Doug Robinson in LA" retrieved October 29, 2017
  4. Deadline: "Family Comedy From ‘The Goldbergs’ Trio Gets ABC Put Pilot Commitment by Nellie Andreeva September 7, 2017


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