Dan O'Shannon | |
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| Born | (1962-03-10)March 10, 1962 (age 63) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Riverside High School |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Notable work | Modern Family Frasier Cheers Newhart |
Daniel O'Shannon (born March 10, 1962) is an American television writer and producer who has worked on shows such asNewhart,Cheers, andFrasier. He was anexecutive producer of the ABC showModern Family, and left the show at the conclusion of season five to accept a development deal at CBS TV Studios. He grew up inEuclid andPainesville, Ohio,[1] graduating fromRiverside High School inPainesville Township.[2]
Aside from television writing (since 1985), he is the author of two books,The Adventures of Mrs. Jesus, published by Harper-Collins (2014) andWhat Are You Laughing At? A Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event, published by Continuum International Publishing Group in 2012.[3][4]
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O'Shannon has won six Primetime Emmy Awards and two regional Emmy Awards for his TV work over the past 30+ years (five forModern Family, and one forCheers). He has earned five awards and five nominations forModern Family, three nominations forFrasier and four nominations and one award forCheers.[5] He produced, wrote, and co-hosted a documentary about kids' TV in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio titledThe Golden Age of Kids' TV: Cleveland and for that he was awarded two regional Emmy awards- one for Best Nostalgia, and one for Writer Short/Long Form Content.[6] He has received five Writers Guild of America Awards (WGA) awards including three forModern Family, one forFrasier, and one for a special television event,Time-Warner Presents the Earth Day Special. He has received severalGolden Globe Awards[7]
O'Shannon received an Academy Award writing nomination forRedux Riding Hood, an animated short produced by Disney.[8] That short film was nominated for an Annie Award.[9] He wrote and producedThe Fan and the Flower, an animated short which received an Annie Award.[10]
O'Shannon has several television writing and producing credits includingModern Family, on which he served as an executive producer for seasons 3 through 5, a co-exec producer for seasons 1 and 2, and he is credited as the episode writer (or co-writer) of 10 episodes.[citation needed]
Prior to joining the writing/producing staff ofModern Family, he worked as a co-executive writer/producer forBetter Off Ted, writing two episodes. He may be best known as a co-executive producer ofFrasier; he also wrote/co-wrote seven episodes for that series. He was a writer/co-writer of 18 episodes, an exec story editor for season 8, a co-producer for season 9, a co-exec producer for season 10, and the exec producer/showrunner for season 11, forCheers.[citation needed]
Other writing or producing credits includeThe King of Queens, as creative consultant for season 1;Suddenly Susan, on which he was a co-executive producer of season 1, a creative consultant for season 2, and a writer/co-writer of 4 episodes;The Boys, on which he was creator and executive producer for 6 episodes and writer or co-writer of four episodes;Newhart, on which he was the story editor of season 7, and a writer or co-writer of 7 episodes; andIt's a Living, on which he was a staff writer for the 1985 season (and the writer of 1 episode).[citation needed]
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