Gary Janetti
{{short description|American television writer (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gary Janetti
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| birth_name = Gary Vincent Janetti
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|03|22}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| occupation = {{Hlist|Television writer|producer|actor}}
| notable_works = Will & Grace
Family Guy
Vicious
| spouse = {{marriage|Brad Goreski|2017}}
| years_active = 1995–present
| alma_mater = Hofstra University
| website =
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Gary Vincent Janetti (born March 22, 1966) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work on Will & Grace, Family Guy, and Vicious.
Career
Janetti has written for Family Guy,{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=2fde43c5-e910-4301-ad8d-8f2e6236f6e6|title=Family Guy's father in the money|date=May 6, 2008|work=Postmedia News|access-date=March 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221817/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=2fde43c5-e910-4301-ad8d-8f2e6236f6e6|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}{{cite news|date=May 25, 1999|title=Cartoon Gaiety|newspaper=The Advocate|page=22–|publisher=Here|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ImMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Gary+Janetti%22&pg=PA22|access-date=March 2, 2011}} and was an executive producer on Will and Grace.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-03-29-britney-main_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA|title=Britney is back for more|last=Thomas|first=Karen|date=March 29, 2006|work=USA Today|access-date=March 2, 2011}} He co-created and wrote the British sitcom Vicious, which aired on ITV from 2013 to 2016.{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=June |title=Enough Mean-Queen Putdowns: The Vicious Finale Was All About Love and Kindness |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/06/the-vicious-series-finale-focused-on-a-very-gay-form-of-loving-kindness.html |website=Slate |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=20 June 2016}}
Janetti's Instagram page has gained international media attention primarily for a satirical characterization of Prince George and the child's imagined, and often catty, response to various photos and news stories about members of the British royal family.{{cite web |last1=Kurutz |first1=Steven |title=Meghan Markle, Future Princess? Not on This Instagram Account |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/02/style/prince-george-instagram.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=2 May 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Miller |first1=Julie |title=Meet the Man Who Knows What Prince George Is Thinking |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/05/gary-janetti-prince-george-instagram |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=7 September 2023 |date=17 May 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Lang |first1=Cady |title=Gary Janetti's Fans Tell Us Why They're Addicted to His Cheeky Prince George Memes About the Royals |url=https://time.com/5630757/gary-janetti-prince-george-instagram/ |magazine=Time |access-date=7 September 2023 |language=en |date=22 July 2019}} The page has more than 950,000 followers. Janetti produced a satire-animated sitcom version of Prince George called The Prince for HBO Max, in which he also provided the voice of Prince George.
Janetti's first solo nonfiction book, Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me), was published in October 2019,{{Cite web|title=Do You Mind If I Cancel?|url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250225825/doyoumindificancel|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Macmillan|language=en-US}} and became a New York Times Best Seller. His second is Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute).{{Cite web|title=Start Without Me|url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250225856/startwithoutme|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Macmillan|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Janetti divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City. He is married to his longtime partner, fashion stylist and television personality Brad Goreski.{{cite web|last1=Vokes-Dudgeon|first1=Sophie|title=Brad Goreski of Fashion Police Is Engaged to Marry Boyfriend Gary Janetti|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brad-goreski-is-engaged-fashion-police-co-host-to-marry-gary-janetti-2014812|website=usmagazine|date=December 8, 2014 }}
Filmography
=Producer=
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|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| |
| 1998
| |
| 1999–present
|1999 supervising producer (8 episodes) 1999–present consulting producer (180 episodes) 2011–2014 co-executive producer (44 episodes) |
| 2000
|co-executive producer, 1 episode |
| 2001
|executive producer |
| 2002–2006
|2002–2003 supervising producer (24 episodes) 2003–2005 co-executive producer (48 episodes) 2005–2006 executive producer (23 episodes) |
| 2007
|The Mastersons of Manhattan |executive producer |
| 2013–2016
|executive producer (14 episodes) |
| 2021
|executive producer |
=Writer=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 1995–1996
|3 episodes |
| 1997
|1 episode |
| 1998
|2 episodes |
| 1999–present
|14 episodes |
| 2000–2001
|2 episodes |
| 2001
| |
| 2002–2006
|9 episodes |
| 2007
|The Mastersons of Manhattan | |
| 2013–2016
|created by (14 episodes) written by (14 episodes) |
| 2021
|created by (12 episodes) written by (7 episodes) story by (1 episode) |
=Actor=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 1997
|Zola |
| 1998
|Bully Delivery Guy (1 episode) |
| 1999–present
|voice (26 episodes) |
| 2000–2001
|Boyd / Male Flight Attendant (2 episodes) |
| 2003
|Zack (1 episode, uncredited) |
| 2012
|Himself (2 episodes) |
| 2012
|Himself |
| 2021 |
Bibliography
- Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me) (2019)
- Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute) (2022)
- We Are Experiencing A Slight Delay (2024)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0417505}}
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