Aaron Shure
{{short description|American television writer, director, and producer}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Aaron Shaw (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
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|name=Aaron Shure
|nationality= American
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|occupation=Writer, director, producer
|yearsactive= 1997–present
| credits = {{Unbulleted list|Writer, George and Leo|Writer and Executive Producer, Everybody Loves Raymond|Writer and producer, Lucky Louie|Writer and producer, The New Adventures of Old Christine|Writer and producer, The Office|Writer and producer, Hot in Cleveland|Director, Dirty Work|Writer and producer, People of Earth}}
| known_for = Comedy series
| awards = Primetime Emmy Award (3)
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Aaron Shure is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is known for his work on several comedy series, including The Office, Everybody Loves Raymond, Lucky Louie, George and Leo, and The New Adventures of Old Christine.
Shure was showrunner and executive producer for season 3 of the TBS comedy People of Earth, but that season was cancelled prior to production.{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesely |title=People of Earth' Canceled: TBS Reverses Course on Season 3 Renewal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/people-earth-canceled-tbs-reverses-course-season-3-renewal-1118691 |website=Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=14 January 2019}}
Career
= Television =
Born in Colorado, Shure regularly performed as an underage regular at Comedy Works in Denver. He graduated from Colorado College with a degree in philosophy and later worked as a karaoke host, street performer, radio commentator and circus clown.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795922/bio |title=Aaron Shure – Biography |publisher=IMDb}} After moving to Florida, Shure performed on the streets as a member of Streetmosphere, a character-based improv troupe at Disney-MGM Studios. He also developed skills in improvisational comedy at SAK Comedy Lab.
Shure began his career as a writer for the CBS series George and Leo, and then as a writer and executive producer for the classic CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond for the next seven years. In that time, Shure received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and five Emmy nominations.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795922/awards |title=Aaron Shure – Awards |publisher=IMDb}} The show was named 30-Minute TV Program of the Year by the American Film Institute{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/news/afi-picks-pix-tv-for-03-1117897155/ |title=AFI picks pix, TV for '03 |work=Variety}} and recognized, along with The Office, as one of the 101 best written television series of all time by the Writers Guild of America, West.{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5246 |title=Writers Choose the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time |publisher=Writers Guild of America, West |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607080758/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5246 |archivedate=June 7, 2013 |df=mdy }}
He then moved on to writing and producing for Louis C.K.'s HBO series Lucky Louie, followed by The New Adventures of Old Christine. From 2008 to 2012, Shure was a writer and producer for the hit NBC sitcom The Office, where he earned three consecutive Emmy nominations and three consecutive WGA nominations for TV Comedy Series, plus an additional WGA TV Episodic Comedy nomination for his episode "WUPHF.com." He worked on 99 episodes of the series, but not all his ideas made it into the show: an episode about Michael Scott coming back to the office in a messianic mood after spending the night accidentally crucified to a garage door was never filmed, even though Shure pitched it repeatedly.{{Cite web|last=Canfield|first=David|date=11 March 2020|title=The wildest Office ideas that almost happened|url=https://ew.com/books/the-best-office-ideas-that-almost-happened/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415062731/https://ew.com/books/the-best-office-ideas-that-almost-happened/|archive-date=15 April 2020|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Entertainment Weekly}}
Following The Office, Shure wrote and produced for TV Land's Hot in Cleveland. He also created and directed the transmedia series Dirty Work, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media,{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/dirty-work |title=Dirty Work |publisher=Television Academy}} the first time ever the Television Academy had awarded a property created solely for an online audience.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
Since 2016, he has written and produced for the TBS comedy series, People of Earth, whose executive producers also include Conan O'Brien and Greg Daniels.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=People of Earth (2016–2017) - Gerry's Return|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6957874/?ref_=ttep_ep3|access-date=10 July 2020|website=IMDB}}{{Cite web|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|date=14 November 2016|title='People of Earth' Exec Producer Greg Daniels on Reuniting With Conan O'Brien, Peak TV and an 'Office' Follow-Up|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/greg-daniels-people-earth-947000|access-date=|website=Hollywood Reporter}}
Shure and Norman Lear co-wrote en episode of "Notes on Love" for Shondaland and Netflix.{{cite web | last=White | first=Peter | title=Shondaland Teams With Norman Lear, Steve Martin & ‘Shrill’ Creator Lindy West On Neflix Anthology Series ‘Notes On Love’ | website=Deadline | date=24 September 2019 | url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/shondaland-notes-on-love-norman-lear-steve-martin-netflix-1202743382/ | access-date=11 August 2021}}
= Commentary =
Shure's radio commentary has aired on WBEZ and NPR and he once appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman during a "Stupid Human Tricks" segment.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-shure|title=Aaron Shure|work=Huffington Post}} He has written political commentaries for The Huffington Post and mused about the trials of being an expectant father for Salon.{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/life/feature/1999/12/07/fainter |title=The fainter |first=Aaron |last=Shure |work=Salon}}
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles with his two children and actively supports Public Citizen, a non-partisan foundation which says it serves as the people's voice in the nation's capital.
Filmography
=As producer=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2017
| rowspan="2" |People of Earth{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Aaron Shure filmography|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795922/|access-date=|website=IMDB}} |Executive Producer |
| 2017
|Showrunner |
| 2011–2012
| rowspan="2" | The Office | Consulting Producer |
| 2008–2011
| Co-Executive Producer |
| 2008
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | Consulting Producer |
| 2006–2007
| Consulting Producer |
| 2002–2005
| rowspan="3" | Everybody Loves Raymond | Co-Executive Producer |
| 2001–2002
| Supervising Producer |
| 2000–2001
| Producer |
| 2005
| Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh | Executive Producer |
=As writer=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
2017
|Writer and Executive Producer |
| 2012
| Writer and co-Creator |
2008–2012
| Writer |
| 2008
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | Writer |
| 2006
| Writer |
| 1999–2005
| rowspan="3" | Everybody Loves Raymond | Writer |
| 1999–2000
| Executive Story Editor |
| 1998–1999
| Story Editor |
| 1997–1998
| Teleplay |
Awards
{{BLP sources section|date=January 2019}}
=Primetime Emmy Awards=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Category ! Film ! Result |
|---|
| 2011–2012
| Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media |
| 2010–2011 |
| 2009–2010
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office |
| 2008–2009
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office |
| rowspan="3" | 2004–2005
| Outstanding Comedy Series |
| Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
| Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
| Everybody Loves Raymond – "The Finale" |
| 2003–2004
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond |
| 2002–2003
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond |
| 2001–2002
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond |
| 2000–2001
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond |
=Writers Guild of America Awards=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Category ! TV ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| {{nom}} |
| Television: Episodic Comedy
| The Office – "WUPHF.com" | {{nom}} |
| 2009
| Television: Comedy Series | The Office | {{nom}} |
| 2008
| Television: Comedy Series | The Office | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0795922}}
- [http://www.officetally.com/the-office-two-weeks-qa-with-aaron-shure The Office 'Two Weeks' Q&A with Aaron Shure] at OfficeTally
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