Mark Goffman
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Mark Goffman is an American television writer and producer. He is an executive producer for USA Network
’s TV series White Collar
. Goffman started his TV writing career in 2002, as a staff writer on The West Wing. In 2006, he joined NBC
’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
, where he was a producer and in charge of the writer’s room. He has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America Award
s.
Goffman began writing professionally in Brussels, for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He went on to Harvard
’s Kennedy School of Government to receive a masters in public policy. He has written speeches for state and federally elected officials, consulted to the United States Department of State
and the White House.
Goffman has a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Emory University
and served as a Masters Thesis Advisor, Fiction Writing Program, at Johns Hopkins University
.
Goffman also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature documentary, Dumbstruck, a film about ventriloquists
, which was released in Spring 2011 by Magnolia Pictures.
Goffman’s play, Me Too, produced by David O. Sacks
, premiered at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood.
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
’s TV series White Collar
White Collar (TV series)
White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Matt Bomer as con-man Neal Caffrey and Tim DeKay as Special Agent Peter Burke. It premiered on October 23, 2009. In December 2009, White Collar was renewed for a second season that began on July 13, 2010...
. Goffman started his TV writing career in 2002, as a staff writer on The West Wing. In 2006, he joined NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
’s Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...
, where he was a producer and in charge of the writer’s room. He has been nominated for two Writers Guild of America 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...
s.
Goffman began writing professionally in Brussels, for the magazine Commerce in Belgium. He went on to Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
’s Kennedy School of Government to receive a masters in public policy. He has written speeches for state and federally elected officials, consulted to the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
and the White House.
Goffman has a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
and served as a Masters Thesis Advisor, Fiction Writing Program, at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
.
Goffman also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature documentary, Dumbstruck, a film about ventriloquists
Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy"...
, which was released in Spring 2011 by Magnolia Pictures.
Goffman’s play, Me Too, produced by David O. Sacks
David O. Sacks
David Oliver Sacks is the founder and CEO of Web 2.0 companies Geni, Inc. and Yammer, Inc..-Biography:Sacks attended the Memphis University School in Memphis, Tennessee. He earned his B.A. in Economics from Stanford University in 1994 and received a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School...
, premiered at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood.