John Wells

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John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American theater, film, and television producer, as well as a writer and director. He is best known for his work as executive producer and showrunner of ER, Third Watch, Southland, Shameless, Animal Kingdom, and American Woman.

John Wells Productions, a production company, is now based in Warner Bros.

Burbank, California, has two studios.

Wells has been a labor leader from 1999 to 2001, as president of the Writers Guild of America West from 1999 to 2011, and from 2009 to 2011.

Early life

Wells was born in Alexandria, Virginia, son of Marjorie Elizabeth (née Risberg) and Llewellyn Wallace Wells, Jr., an Episcopalian minister. He has ancestry of English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Norwegian origins. Wells graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1979. Carnegie Mellon University's name is on display in a studio theatre. He was one of the first actors to work at City Theatre, a frequent fixture of Pittsburgh theatre while at CMU.

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Career

Wells, a producer on the 1987 film Nice Girls Don't Explode, was a producer. In 1987, he joined Shell Game's writing staff. In 1988, he began writing for television with the film "Roughhouse," a CBS Summer Playhouse episode. John Wells Productions (originally John Wells & Friends) began a long-term relationship with Warner Bros. in 1986, becoming one of the world's most popular television producers.

In 1988, he was hired as a producer for the second season of ABC drama series China Beach. The film was produced by John Sacret Young and William Broyles, Jr., and it was aimed at Vietnam medics. For the second season and both parts of the two-part season finale "The World," Wells wrote five episodes.

In 1989, he was promoted to supervising producer for the third season of China Beach. He wrote three more episodes for the current season. In 1990, he returned as a co-executive producer for the fourth and final seasons. In season four, he was involved in eleven episodes, including the series's finale.

In total, Wells wrote sixteen episodes of the series. He collaborated with producer/director Mimi Leder on China Beach, and she wrote six of the episodes. Wells' production relationship with casting director John Frank Levey, editors Randy Jon Morgan, Jacque Toberen, and directors Rod Holcomb and Fred Gerber began with a meeting in China Beach.

In 1992, Wells appeared in two television films, Angel Street and The Nightman. Wells co-wrote and was the co-executive producer of The Nightman. Charles Haid's film is about a young man who is trying to enter a hotel owned by a mother and her daughter. Wells also helped with the teleplay from Lucille Fletcher's radio drama.

Wells wrote and executive produced Angel Street. It brought together several China Beach crew members, including director Rod Holcomb, editor Jacque Toberen, and casting director John Frank Levey. Wells was back as an executive producer in the telefilm series after the telefilm was followed by a series in which Wells was once more active as an executive producer. Wells also wrote the screenplay for Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Tale, a 1996 film starring Martin Sheen and Moira Kelly.

Wells was hired as an executive producer for the pilot of NBC medical drama ER in 1994. Michael Crichton, a novelist, wrote the book. Rod Holcombe, a regular Wells collaborator, and John Frank Levey was involved as a casting director on the pilot episode. Randy Jon Morgan, a long-time China Beach reporter, edited the pilot.

Wells became the showrunner and head writer for the continuing series that followed the pilot. He was named as an executive producer for all fifteen seasons of the series as well as as the show runner for the first six seasons. Lydia Woodward, a China Beach reporter, has been hired as a supervising producer and writer. Mimi Leder, the director of China Beach, has also worked as a supervising producer and regular director. The ER opened Wells' long-running collaboration with producer/director Christopher Chulack and music composer Martin Davich.

Wells produced five episodes of the first season, and he and the producers were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 1995 convention for their efforts on the first season. The season was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards and received eight in total. At the 1994 celebration, Wells and Michael Crichton received a Producers Guild of America Award. The Wise Owl Awards in the Television and Theatrical Film Fiction categories also recognized Wells and Crichton.

Wells remained show runner for the second season in 1995. Carol Flint, a China Beach colleague, has been hired as a co-executive producer for the second season. Wells produced four more episodes for the second season, and he and the producers received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 1996 Academy for their contribution to the second season. For the episode "The Healers," Wells was nominated for a Humanitas Prize (in the 60-minute category) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

Wells remained the head writer for the third season in 1996 and wrote three episodes. At the 1997 awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Wells and the producers were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for their work on the third season. Wells was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "Faith."

He remained in the same role for the fourth season in 1997 and wrote two more episodes. Wells' debut as a television producer with his screenplay "Carter's Choice." At the 1998 ceremony, Wells and the producers were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for their performance on the fourth season.

Wells returned as head writer for the fifth season in 1998. He wrote both parts of the two-part episode "The Storm" and also directed the first part. At the 1999 ceremony, Wells and the producers were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. After the fifth season, Wells sat as show runner, but he remained an executive producer and major creative force behind the series. Wells Productions introduced two new series The West Wing and Third Watch in the 1999-2000 television season.

Woodward took over as show runner for the sixth season of "The Peace of Wild Things" and wrote and directed "Such Sweet Sorrow." At the 2000 awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Wells and the producers were once more nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for their sixth season, but the show was sadly lacking out to Wells' other show The West Wing. Wells was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his role on "Such Sweet Sorrow." He was also nominated for the 2000 PGA Vision Award for his contributions to ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing.

Wells continued to write for the seventh season and appeared in two episodes. Wells was nominated for a Humanitas Award for his work on "A Walk in the Woods." At the 2001 ceremony, Wells and the producers were nominated for Outstanding Drama Series for their seventh season, but they were then defeated by Wells' other series The West Wing.

Wells produced two episodes for the eighth season, including the penultimate episode "On the Beach" which featured Anthony Edwards' departure from the cast. At the 2002 ceremony, Wells was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. At the 2003 ceremony, he was also named for a new Humanitas Prize and a Writer Guild of America (WGA) award.

The final episode "Kisangani" was written by Wells for the ninth season.

He returned in fall 2003 to write three episodes. Wells was nominated for a Humanitas Award once more, this time for his work on "Makemba."

For Carter's eleventh season, he continued to work on Carter's storylines, co-created the film "Carter est Amoureux" and directed the conclusion "The Show Must Go On" which marked Noah Wyle's departure from the starring cast.

Wells co-wrote the premiere episode of the twelfth season. Wells spent solely as an executive producer and director on the thirteenth and fourteenth seasons, directing one episode per season.

He wrote and directed the episode "Old Times," which starred several other starring cast members such as Noah Wyle, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, and Eriq La Salle, as a writer for the fifteenth and final season.

Wells had written 31 episodes and directed 7.

Trinity, a short lived NBC family drama focusing on an Irish-American family in Hell's Kitchen, was also produced by Wells Productions. Wells spent time on the series as an executive producer and writer, but it was cancelled after only nine episodes due to poor ratings. For composer Martin Davich's music, the series received an Emmy Award. Davich also worked on ER. John Spencer, Tate Donovan, and Kim Raver appeared on the program. It also included Third Watch actors Bobby Cannavale, Skipp Sudduth, and Molly Price.

Wells co-created the Third Watch with former Chicago police officer Edward Allen Bernero. Wells spent time on Third Watch for the first three seasons and then as an executive producer during the six-season run. The series, which was centered around emergency services workers in New York during a single shift. In 1999, the first season began. The pilot episode "Welcome to Camelot" was co-wrote by Wells and Bernero.

"Sunny, Like Sunshine," "This Band of Brothers," "Spring Forward, Fall Back," and Wells' first-season finale "Young Men and Fire" were among the first-season episodes.

Wells produced four second-season episodes, including "The Lost," "Faith," "Requiem for a Bantamweight," and "The Conclusion" and Zeus Wept. "Reality Love," directed by Wells, was the second season episode of "Reality Love."

"September Tenth," "After Time," "Adam 5-3," and "Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days" were among Wells' latest four episodes from the third season. After the third season, Bernero took over as show runner, and Wells stayed as an executive producer until Third Watch ended in 2005, but did not write any more episodes.

In 2003, Wells took over as show runner of The West Wing for the fifth season. He appeared on the programme for three seasons before its conclusion in 2006.

Wells developed Southland for NBC from 2008 to 2009. Ann Biderman created the series. It follows detectives and patrol agents in Los Angeles's prestigious neighborhood. Wells returned as an executive producer for the second season of fall 2009 and co-wrote the season's premiere "Phase Three" with Biderman. While the second season of NBC was in development, the episodes were picked up and broadcast by TNT.

Wells remained an executive producer and writer for a third season on TNT, while Wells remained an executive producer and writer. With Biderman, he co-wrote the season premiere "Let It Snow." He also wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Graduation Day" from Heather Zuhlke's story.

Wells has been a producer and writer on the TNT drama Animal Kingdom since 2016, and he has written four episodes of the series so far. The series has aired three seasons, and a fourth has premiered in May 2019. A new season has been ordered.

Wells began working on an American version of the British film Shameless in 2009. The initiative, which had been funded by HBO, was subsequently moved to competing network Showtime, where it debuted in January 2011.

Shameless, starring William H. Macy as an alcoholic single father of six children, was the best-performing first-year drama in Showtime's history. Shameless has been in existence for 11 seasons.

Wells made his directorial debut with the film drama The Company Men, starring Ben Affleck. The film was supposed to be released in the fall of 2010, but it premiered at the Sundance film festival earlier this year. "Wells has made," the Hollywood Reporter said after the Sundance screening, "wells has made, for his first film, a tough film, but certainly not a commercial one." This illustrates the kind of courage he always had to his television work, which one can only hope will continue to develop in future film projects.

August: Osage County (2013), Tracy Letts' second film, stars Meryl St. Roberts, Julia Roberts, and Ewan McGregor, a script by Tracy Letts. Weinstein's film was released in December 2013. Both Academy Awards® had been given to the film, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Streep) and Best Achievement by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Roberts).

Love and Mercy, the critically acclaimed biopic about The Beach Boys starring Paul Dano, John Cusack, Paul Giamatti, and Elizabeth Banks, will be released shortly. In September 2014, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival for the first time.

Wells produced the cooking drama film Burnt, which was also titled Chef and Adam Jones and in which Bradley Cooper starred as a Paris chef named Adam Jones. Sienna Miller, Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl, Alicia Vikander, and Lily James appeared alongside Omar Sy, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl, Alicia Vikander, and Lily James.

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