Howard Klein is an American television producer and talent manager.[1] He is one of the founding partners in the production and management company 3 Arts Entertainment, alongside Erwin Stoff and Michael Rotenberg. He is best known for being an executive producer of Never Have I Ever (TV series), The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Office,[2] Parks and Recreation, King of the Hill[3] and The Mindy Project.[4][5]

Klein is a two-time Emmy winner for The Office and King of the Hill respectively. Some of his other past projects include Emmy-award nominated series Carnivale (HBO), The Starter Wife (miniseries), and Jessica Jones. He is also a producer on Mindy Kaling’s feature Late Night, which premiered at Sundance. The film’s U.S. rights were acquired by Amazon Studios.[6]

Klein started his career as an agent at International Creative Management (ICM) and then worked for the Brillstein Company before leaving to form 3 Arts Entertainment in 1991.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
1988 The I'm Exhausted Concert Executive producer
1990 The Jackie Bison Show Executive producer
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed Executive producer
1991 Lookwell Co-executive producer
1993 Hexed Executive producer
Loaded Weapon 1 Executive producer
1994 Galaxy Beat Executive producer
1996 The Tomorrow Man Executive producer
1997-2009 King of the Hill Executive producer, 94 episodes
2000 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly Executive producer
Life's Too Short Co-executive producer
Monsignor Martinez Executive producer
2003 Greetings from Tucson Executive producer, 2 episodes
2003-2005 Carnivàle Executive producer, 24 episodes
2005 Early Bird Executive producer
2005-2013 The Office Executive producer, 166 episodes
2006-2008 Off the Record Executive producer, 2 episodes
2007 The Starter Wife (miniseries) Executive producer, 6 episodes
2008 The Starter Wife (TV series) Executive producer, 10 episodes
2009-2020 Parks and Recreation Executive producer, 125 episodes
2012 Friday Night Dinner Executive producer
2012-2017 The Mindy Project Executive producer, 106 episodes
2013 Red Widow Executive producer, 2 episodes
2015 Mr. Robinson Executive producer, 6 episodes
Jessica Jones Executive producer, 13 episodes
2018 The Good Cop Executive producer, 10 episodes
2019 The Misery Index Executive producer, 12 episodes
2020 Never Have I Ever Executive producer, 10 episodes[8]
Upload Executive producer, 10 episodes
Space Force Executive producer, 10 episodes
2021 Ordinary Joe Executive producer, 13 episodes
2021 The Sex Lives of College Girls Executive Producer

Awards

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 26, 2017). "Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, Bill Lawrence Comedies Land NBC Pilot Orders". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Chuba, Kirsten (February 26, 2023). "PGA Awards: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 31, 2023). "'King of the Hill' Revival Ordered at Hulu". Variety. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Guy, Zoe (January 11, 2023). "Mindy Kaling and Constance Wu Are Solving the Mystery of Velma". Vulture. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Peacock sets unscripted UFO series with Demi Lovato, grows doc slate". Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "HBO Max Sets Premiere Date for New Animated Series 'Velma' -". mxdwn Television. December 20, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 18, 2018). "Lionsgate In Negotiations To Acquire 3 Arts Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Amazon Studios greenlights third season of sci-fi comedy series 'Upload'". The Economic Times. May 12, 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

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