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Carlton Cuse (born 22 March 1959 in Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
) Although born in Mexico City, Carlton Cuse grew up in Boston and Orange County, California
Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in Southern California California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana, California. The state of California estimates its population as of 2008 to be 3,121,251, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County, California and San Diego County, California....
. He was a student at The Putney School
The Putney School

The Putney School is an independent high school in Putney, Vermont. It was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton. It is a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school, with a day-student component, outside of Brattleboro, Vermont....
. He then attended Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
, graduating with a degree in American History. He started his career in feature films working first as a development executive
Development executive

In film production, a development executive is in charge of reading scripts and finding source material which can be turned into feature films....
 then formed a partnership with feature writer, Jeffrey Boam
Jeffrey Boam

Jeffrey Boam was an United States screenwriter and film producer. Educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA, he became one of Hollywood's most successful and highest paid writers during the 1980s and 1990s, working with such stars as Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Billy Zane and Sean Connery and filmmakers Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg an...
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Carlton Cuse
Carlton Cuse (born 22 March 1959 in Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
, Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
) Although born in Mexico City, Carlton Cuse grew up in Boston and Orange County, California
Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in Southern California California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana, California. The state of California estimates its population as of 2008 to be 3,121,251, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County, California and San Diego County, California....
. He was a student at The Putney School
The Putney School

The Putney School is an independent high school in Putney, Vermont. It was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton. It is a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school, with a day-student component, outside of Brattleboro, Vermont....
. He then attended Harvard University
Harvard University

Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
, graduating with a degree in American History. He started his career in feature films working first as a development executive
Development executive

In film production, a development executive is in charge of reading scripts and finding source material which can be turned into feature films....
 then formed a partnership with feature writer, Jeffrey Boam
Jeffrey Boam

Jeffrey Boam was an United States screenwriter and film producer. Educated at Sacramento State College and UCLA, he became one of Hollywood's most successful and highest paid writers during the 1980s and 1990s, working with such stars as Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Billy Zane and Sean Connery and filmmakers Richard Donner, Steven Spielberg an...
. Working with Boam, Cuse helped develop the films Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 in film action film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland....
, Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 in film buddy cop film action film-comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson ....
 and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas....
. In television, Mr. Cuse began his writing career on the Michael Mann
Michael Mann (film director)

Michael Kenneth Mann is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. For his work, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes Film Festival and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts a...
 series Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)

Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann . The show premiered with a two hour pilot—a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers....
. He co-created and executive produced the critically acclaimed FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox and stylized as FOX, is an United States television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
 series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. is a short-lived Western television series with science fiction elements set in the 1890s, starring Bruce Campbell as Brisco County, Jr....
  He created and executive produced all six seasons of Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges is an United States television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. The show starred Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two detectives with the San Francisco SFPD....
. He also created and executive produced the CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
 series Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)

Martial Law is a television series that ran from 1998 to 2000. It was created by Carlton Cuse.The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US....
 starring Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show, The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994....
 and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung is a Chinese people actor, Film producer and film director from Hong Kong, known for his work in many Chinese martial arts Martial arts film and Hong Kong action cinema....
, and co-created and executive produced the short-lived series Black Sash
Black Sash (TV series)

Black Sash was an action adventure drama television series starring Russell Wong. It ran in the United States from March 20, 2003 to June 1, 2003....
 on The WB.

He currently executive produces
Executive producer

The title of executive producer , or executive in charge of production, typically describes a film producer, television producer, radio producer, record producer, or similar Stakeholder who doesn't participate in the technical operations of the production process, but who is still responsible for the success of a project....
 and is the showrunner on Lost
Lost (TV series)

Lost is an American Serial television program. It follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial Oceanic Flight 815 flying between Sydney, Australia and Los Angeles, United States crashes somewhere in the Oceania....
 along with Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof

Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the hit television series Lost ....
. Cuse has won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Producers Guild Award, and a Writers Guild Award for his work on the show. He has two other Emmy nominations as a writer for Lost episodes. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season of Lost.

Lost episodes


  • "Hearts and Minds
    Hearts and Minds (Lost)

    "Hearts and Minds" is the thirteenth episode of the Lost of Lost . The episode was directed by Rod Holcomb and written by Carlton Cuse and Javier Grillo-Marxuach....
    " (Season 1, Episode 13) with Javier Grillo-Marxuach
    Javier Grillo-Marxuach

    'Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach' , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and Television producer, best known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the American Broadcasting Corporation television series Lost , though he has also written for a number of other series including ...
  • "Deus Ex Machina
    Deus Ex Machina (Lost)

    "Deus Ex Machina" is the nineteenth episode of the Lost of Lost . The episode was directed by Robert Mandel and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof....
    " (Season 1, Episode 19) with Damon Lindelof
    Damon Lindelof

    Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the hit television series Lost ....
  • "Exodus: Part 1
    Exodus (Lost)

    "Exodus" constitutes the 23rd and 24th episodes and the first season finale of Lost . The episodes were directed by Jack Bender, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse....
    " (Season 1, Episode 23) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Exodus: Part 2
    Exodus (Lost)

    "Exodus" constitutes the 23rd and 24th episodes and the first season finale of Lost . The episodes were directed by Jack Bender, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse....
    " (Season 1, Episode 24) with Damon Lindelof
  • "...And Found" (Season 2, Episode 5) with Damon Lindelof
  • "The Other 48 Days" (Season 2, Episode 7) with Damon Lindelof
  • "The 23rd Psalm" (Season 2, Episode 10) with Damon Lindelof
  • "One of Them
    One of Them

    "One of Them" is the 38th episode of Lost . It is the fourteenth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams , and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse....
    " (Season 2, Episode 14) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Lockdown
    Lockdown (Lost)

    "Lockdown" is the 41st episode of Lost . It is the seventeenth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams , and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof....
    " (Season 2, Episode 17) with Damon Lindelof
  • "?
    ? (Lost)

    "?", typically pronounced "Question Mark" is the 45th episode of Lost . It is the 21st episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Deran Sarafian, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse....
    " (Season 2, Episode 21) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Live Together, Die Alone
    Live Together, Die Alone

    "Live Together, Die Alone" is the twenty-third List of Lost episodes of the Lost of the American drama television program Lost , and the show's forty-seventh episode overall....
    " (Season 2, Episode 23) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Further Instructions" (Season 3, Episode 3) with Elizabeth Sarnoff
    Elizabeth Sarnoff

    Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an United States television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost ....
  • "I Do
    I Do (Lost)

    "I Do" is the sixth episode of the Lost of Lost . It aired on November 8, 2006 on American Broadcasting Company. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Tucker Gates....
    " (Season 3, Episode 6) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Not in Portland
    Not in Portland

    "Not in Portland" is the seventh episode of the Lost of Lost . It first aired on February 7, 2007 on American Broadcasting Company.. The episode was written by Carlton Cuse and Jeff Pinkner and was directed by Stephen Williams ....
    " (Season 3, Episode 7) with Jeff Pinkner
    Jeff Pinkner

    Jeff Pinkner is an American teleplay and television producer. He has done work mostly on Alias . He graduated from Pikesville Senior High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983....
  • "Enter 77
    Enter 77

    "Enter 77" is the eleventh episode of the Lost of Lost , and the fifty-eighth episode overall. It was aired on March 7, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Stephen Williams ....
    " (Season 3, Episode 11) with Damon Lindelof
  • "One of Us
    One of Us (Lost)

    "One of Us" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of Lost . It aired on April 11, 2007, making it the sixty-third episode of the series....
    " (Season 3, Episode 16) with Drew Goddard
    Drew Goddard

    Drew Goddard is a film and television screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams . He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Dramatic Series at the Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 for his work on the fourth season of Lost....
  • "The Brig
    The Brig

    "The Brig" is the nineteenth episode of the Lost of Lost , and the sixty-sixth episode overall. It aired on May 2, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Eric Laneuville....
    " (Season 3, Episode 19) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Through the Looking Glass
    Through the Looking Glass (Lost)

    "Through the Looking Glass" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the Lost of the American Broadcasting Company Television program Lost ....
    " (Season 3, Episode 22) with Damon Lindelof
  • "The Beginning of the End
    The Beginning of the End (Lost)

    "The Beginning of the End" is the Lost Season premiere, and seventieth List of Lost episodes overall, of the American Broadcasting Company's Serial Dramatic programming Television program Lost ....
    " (Season 4, Episode 1) with Damon Lindelof
  • "The Constant
    The Constant

    "The Constant" is the fifth List of Lost episodes of the Lost of the American Broadcasting Company's Serial Dramatic programming Television program Lost , and the seventy-fourth episode overall....
    " (Season 4, Episode 5) with Damon Lindelof
  • "There's No Place Like Home
    There's No Place Like Home

    "There's No Place Like Home" is the season finale of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost of the Serial Dramatic programming Television program Lost , consisting of the twelfth through fourteenth List of Lost episodes....
    " (Season 4, Episodes 12-14) with Damon Lindelof
  • "Because You Left
    Because You Left

    "Because You Left" is the television season premiere of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost of the Serial Dramatic programming Television program Lost ....
    " (Season 5, Episode 1) with Damon Lindelof
  • "316
    316 (Lost)

    "316" is the sixth television episode of the Lost of American Broadcasting Company's Lost . The eighty-ninth episode of the show overall, "316" aired on February 18, 2009 on ABC in the United States, and was simulcast on A in Canada....
    " (Season 5, Episode 6) with Damon Lindelof
  • "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
    The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

    "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is the seventh television episode of the Lost of American Broadcasting Company's Lost . The ninetieth episode of the show overall, "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" aired on February 25, 2009 on ABC in the United States, being simulcast on A in Canada....
    " (Season 5, Episode 7) with Damon Lindelof