Rob Burnett (8 July 1962,
North Caldwell, New JerseyNorth Caldwell is an extremely wealthy borough in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,375....
) is an Emmy Award winning producer, director and writer, best known for being the executive producer of
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. He is also the president and CEO of
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Rob Burnett (8 July 1962,
North Caldwell, New JerseyNorth Caldwell is an extremely wealthy borough in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,375....
) is an Emmy Award winning producer, director and writer, best known for being the executive producer of
Late Show with David LettermanLate Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and bandleader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra,...
. He is also the president and CEO of
Worldwide PantsWorldwide Pants Incorporated is an American television and film production company owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. Its on-going productions are Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson .The company is headquartered at the Ed Sullivan Theater...
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Background
Burnett started his rise to fame as an intern for
David LettermanDavid Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman...
in 1985, and later became the head writer for the show in 1992. While acting as head writer he also helped develop
Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
. Burnett and
Jon BeckermanJon Beckerman is a producer, director and writer best known for his projects with Rob Burnett. He was born in 1969. He graduated from Shady Side Academy in 1987.-Career:...
created the television comedies
EdEd is an NBC television program produced by David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated that aired from 2000 to 2004.The hour-long comedy-drama starred Tom Cavanagh as Edward Jeremy Stevens, the protagonist, Julie Bowen as his love interest Carol Phyllis Vessey, Josh Randall as his friend Dr...
and
The Knights of ProsperityThe Knights of Prosperity was a short-lived comedy series that premiered on ABC in the United States on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. It was created by Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, who also created the NBC comedy-drama Ed. The show follows a group of misfits—the titular Knights—who attempt to rob...
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