Rob Wright (writer)

{{short description|American TV writer, producer (active 1998– )}}

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Rob Wright is an American television writer and producer. Starting with his work in 1998 as a story editor for the series The Magnificent Seven, his writing and producing credits include such titles as Lethal Weapon, The Librarians, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Grimm, Drop Dead Diva,{{cite news |title=Is it a hit: The real 'Mob Doctor' and his N.J. biographer |first=Amy |last=Kuperinksy |date=2012-09-14 |work=NJ.com |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/2012/09/the_mob_doctor_fox_ron_felber.html |access-date=2018-02-16 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730001533/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/2012/09/the_mob_doctor_fox_ron_felber.html |archive-date=2019-07-30 |url-status=live}} Las Vegas, Crossing Jordan, Charmed, Law & Order, and Walker Texas Ranger.

A graduate of Yale University (BA) and USC's School of Cinema/Television (MFA), Wright has sold movies and created pilots, including the 2012/2013 drama The Mob Doctor,{{cite magazine |title=Producers Josh Berman, Rob Wright on 'The Mob Doctor': TCA |date=July 23, 2012 |magazine=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2012/07/the-mob-doctor-lead-character-real-life-physiciantca-305835/ |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520132528/https://deadline.com/2012/07/the-mob-doctor-lead-character-real-life-physiciantca-305835/ |archive-date=2023-05-20 |url-status=live}} where he served as Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner.{{cite magazine |title=Reese Witherspoon to Produce Drama ‘Delivery' in Development at NBC from Kristin Newman, Rob Wright |first=Joe |last=Otterson |date=October 19, 2017 |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/reese-witherspoon-nbc-kristin-newman-rob-wright-1202594336/ |access-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613214703/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/reese-witherspoon-nbc-kristin-newman-rob-wright-1202594336/ |archive-date=2021-06-13 |url-status=live}}

From 2018 to 2022, Wright served as Executive Producer/Co-Showrunner, and wrote some (13) episodes, for the last three seasons of the series Supergirl.{{Cite press release |title=Supergirl {{!}} Bios {{!}} Rob Wright |date=2021-07-14 |publisher=The CW Press|url=https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/the-cw/shows/supergirl/bios?id=rob-wright |access-date=2021-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714205937/https://www.viacomcbspressexpress.com/the-cw/shows/supergirl/bios?id=rob-wright |archive-date=2021-07-14 |url-status=dead}}  

He was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles. As of 2021, he lived in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, television writer and producer Kristin Newman (including That 70’s Show, How I Met Your Mother, The Muppets), and their daughter and his two sons from a former marriage.