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- Born: December 18, 1955
- Birth Place: Michigan
- Moved to Los Angeles at the age of 10
- Attended UC Berkeley
- Transferred to UCLA School of Theater Film and Television
- Spouse: Colleen Surnow
- Has five daughters
- Currently working on 24
- Emmy Award: "Outstanding Drama Series" 2006The New Yorker: Whatever It Takes
- Supporter of the Republican Party
- Friend of Rush LimbaughThe New Yorker: Whatever It Takes
- Director of La Femme Nikita
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Conservative TV writer and producer Joel Surnow started his career scripting episodes of St. Elsewhere, Miami Vice and Falcon Crest.The New Yorker: Whatever It Takes He created the Fox action series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, as well as several comedy series for the Fox News Channel.
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Writing Credits
- Bay City Blues (1983)
- Legmen (1984)
- St. Elsewhere (1984)
- Miami Vice (1984-1985)
- Falcon Crest (1989-1990)
- The Commish (1991)
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
- Nowhere Man (1995-1996)
- Special Unit 2 (2001)
- The 1/2 Hour News Hour (2007)
- 24 (2001-2009)
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Production Credits
- The Equalizer
- The Commish
- Covington Cross
- Nowhere Man
- Company Man
- Red Eye
- The 1/2 Hour News Hour
- 24
- The Madness of Jane
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Joel Surnow Questions
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I used to like Billy Joel. Whatever happened to him? 1 AnswerAccording to Wikipedia; -quote- On December 11, 2008, Joel recorded his own rendition of "Christmas in Fallujah" during a concert at Acer Arena in Sydney, Aust... read more -
Does anyone know if Joel Stein has a Twitter? 1 AnswerYes, Joel Stein has a Twitter. http://twitter.com/thejoelstein @thejoelstein read more -
Ahhh...Billy Joel...this is more like it....What is your favorite Billy Joel song? You can only pick one! Mine is Goodnight Saigon! 3 Answers"Piano Man", by Billy Joel. read more
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Joel Surnow Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- December 18, 1955: Born
- 1984: Miami Vice
- 1997: La Femme Nikita
- 2001: 24
- 2007: Jane Mayer Article



