Justin Spitzer

American television and film writer, and producer

Justin Spitzer

Occupation| Writer • Television producer
Years active| 2004–present
Spouse|

Jenna Bans

(m. 2007)​

Children| 2

Justin Spitzer is an American television and film writer, producer, and showrunner. He is best known for creating the sitcoms Superstore and American Auto.[1][2] His other credits include Scrubs, Courting Alex, and The Office.[3]

## Career

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Spitzer was an assistant on the sitcom Grounded for Life and on fourteen episodes of the American adaptation of Queer as Folk.[4][5] From 2008 to 2013, he was a writer and producer for the American adaptation of The Office.[6][1] In 2013 he wrote a pilot based on The Money Pit that was put into development by NBC but ultimately never aired.[7][8]

He created the workplace sitcom Superstore, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, which had a midseason premiere on NBC in 2015.[9] He served as showrunner for three seasons before stepping down in 2019 while signing a multi-year deal with NBC and Universal Television.[10] The series continued to run for three more seasons after Spitzer's departure.[11]

In 2020, NBC ordered a pilot for Spitzer's comedy American Auto.[12] The series premiered in 2021 and ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2023.[13] In August 2021, Spitzer had signed a new four-year overall deal with Universal Television.[14]

## Personal life

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On November 24, 2007, he married producer and writer Jenna Bans. They have two children named Lucy and Phoebe.[15]

## Credits

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### Producing

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Television  Year  | Title  | Notes

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2012–2013  | The Office | co-executive producer
2014  | Mulaney
2015–2021  | Superstore | executive producer, also creator
2021–2023  | American Auto
2024  | St. Denis Medical
Television Movie  Year  | Title  | Notes

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2013  | Holding Patterns | executive producer

### Writing

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Films  Year  | Title  | Notes

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2006  | What Are the Odds? | short film
Television  Show  | Episode Title  | Season  | Air Date  | Notes

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Scrubs | "My Butterfly"  | 3  | March 16, 2004  |
Committed | "The Snap Out of it Episode"  | 1  | February 1, 2005  |
Courting Alex | "Birthday"  | March 6, 2006  |
The Office | "Back from Vacation"  | 3  | January 4, 2007  |
"Product Recall"  | April 26, 2007  | co-written with Brent Forrester
"Did I Stutter?"  | 4  | May 1, 2008
"Moroccan Christmas"  | 5  | December 11, 2008  |
"Michael Scott Paper Company"  | April 9, 2009  |
"Shareholder Meeting"  | 6  | November 19, 2009  |
"Body Language"  | April 29, 2010  |
"Costume Contest"  | 7  | October 28, 2010  |
"Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager"  | May 12, 2011  |
"Garden Party"  | 8  | October 13, 2011  |
"Angry Andy"  | April 19, 2012  |
The Money Pit | "Pilot"  | 1  |  | unaired
Mulaney | "Patriot Acts"  | 1  | November 23, 2014  |
Superstore | "Pilot"  | 1  | November 30, 2015  |
"Shots and Salsa"  | November 30, 2015  |
"Tornado"  | 2  | May 4, 2017  |
"Grand Re-Opening"  | 3  | September 28, 2017  |
"Town Hall"  | May 3, 2018  | Story credit
"Employee Appreciation Day"  | 4  | May 16, 2019  |
"All Sales Final"  | 6  | March 25, 2021  | Story credit
American Auto | "Pilot"  | 1  | December 13, 2021  |
"White Van"  | December 13, 2021  |
"Profile"  | March 8, 2022  | co-written with Eric Ledgin
"Crisis"  | 2  | January 24, 2023
Television Movie  Year  | Title  | Notes

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2013  | Holding Patterns | also credited as creator

### Directing

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Show  | Episode title  | Season  | Air date  | Notes

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Superstore | "Employee App"  | 5  | February 20, 2020  |

## Nominations

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Television  Year  | Association  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Credited As  | Ref.

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2009  | Primetime Emmy Awards  | Outstanding Comedy Series  | The Office | Nominated  | Producer  | [16]
2010
2011  | Supervising Producer

## External links

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* Justin Spitzer at IMDb
* Justin Spitzer on Twitter

## References

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1. ^ a b "Justin Spitzer". NBC Universal Media Village. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
2. ^ McLevy, Alex (April 19, 2019). "Showrunner Justin Spitzer quits his Superstore". News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
3. ^ "Justin Spitzer". IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
4. ^ Ferreira, Johanna (January 15, 2016). "Get to Know the Man Behind the Best Golden Globes Joke". vivala.com. Vivala. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
5. ^ "(article title missing)". Newsweek, Volume 149, Issues 14–26. 2007. p. 64. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
6. ^ Dellecese, Dave (November 1, 2007). "A peek at the Utica Branch of NBC's "The Office"". WKTV. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 4, 2013). "NBC Developing Comedy Based On Movie 'The Money Pit' With Justin Spitzer, Amblin". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
8. ^ Blacker, Ben (March 8, 2018). "Episode 23 – The Money Pit written by Justin Spitzer". maximumfun.org. Dead Pilots Society. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 19, 2015). "NBC Trims Orders For Midseason Comedies 'Superstore' & 'Hot & Bothered'". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
10. ^ Petski, Denise (April 19, 2019). "'Superstore' Creator Justin Spitzer Steps Down As Showrunner; He, Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green Re-Up Overall Deals With Uni TV". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
11. ^ Framke, Caroline (March 26, 2021). "RIP 'Superstore,' a Sharp Workplace Comedy That Was Unafraid to Change With the Times". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 23, 2020). "Jim Jefferies-Suzanne Martin Comedy, Justin Spitzer's 'American Auto' Get NBC Pilot Orders". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
13. ^ Porter, Rick (June 16, 2023). "NBC Cancels 'American Auto' After Two Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 18, 2021). "Justin Spitzer Re-Ups Overall Deal With Universal Television". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
15. ^ Spitzer, Justin (March 3, 2016). "My wife @jennabans show @thefamily airs tonight ABC 9:00 EST. It's just like #Superstore but with abducted children and no store. Pls watch!". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
16. ^ "Justin Spitzer". emmys.com. Television Academy. Retrieved January 11, 2019.

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