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Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the [[Independent Spirit Awards 2008|2008 Independent Spirit Awards]] ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers [[Billy Kimball]], [[Aaron Lee]] and ''The Office'' co-star [[Rainn Wilson]].<ref name="Variety0207">{{Cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |last2=McNary |first2=Dave |title="Milk," "Slumdog" top WGA Awards |work=Variety |date=2009-02-07 |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1117999784 |accessdate=2009-07-14}}</ref>
Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the [[Independent Spirit Awards 2008|2008 Independent Spirit Awards]] ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers [[Billy Kimball]], [[Aaron Lee]] and ''The Office'' co-star [[Rainn Wilson]].<ref name="Variety0207">{{Cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |last2=McNary |first2=Dave |title="Milk," "Slumdog" top WGA Awards |work=Variety |date=2009-02-07 |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1117999784 |accessdate=2009-07-14}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Written credits for ''The Office''==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
# "[[E-mail Surveillance]]" (November 22, 2005) - Season 2
|-
# "[[Drug Testing (The Office)|Drug Testing]]" (April 27, 2006) - Season 2
! Year !! Title !! Notes
# "[[Grief Counseling (The Office)|Grief Counseling]]" (October 12, 2006) - Season 3
|-
# "[[A Benihana Christmas]]" (December 14, 2006) - Season 3
| 1996-1999
# "[[Beach Games]]" co-written with series creator [[Greg Daniels]] (May 10, 2007) - Season 3
| ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''
# "[[Launch Party]]" (October 11, 2007) - Season 4)
| Writer, 9 episodes
# "[[Goodbye, Toby]]" co-written with [[Paul Lieberstein]] (May 15, 2008) - Season 4
|-
# "[[The Duel (The Office)|The Duel]]" (January 15, 2009) - Season 5
| 1999-2000
# "[[Company Picnic]]" co-written with [[Paul Lieberstein]] (May 14, 2009) - Season 5
| ''[[Two Guys and a Girl]]''
# "[[The Promotion (The Office)|The Promotion]]" (October 1, 2009) - Season 6
| Writer, 2 episodes
# "[[Sabre (The Office)|Sabre]]" (February 4, 2010) - Season 6
|-

| 2001-2002
==Directing Credits==
| ''[[The Trouble with Normal (TV series)|The Trouble with Normal]]''
"The Office"
| Writer, 2 episodes; Co-producer, 11 episodes
# "[[Crime Aid]]" (October 23, 2008) - Season 5
|-
# "[[The Promotion (The Office)|The Promotion]]" (October 1, 2009) - Season 6
| 2002-2003
# "[[Promos (The Office)|Promos]]" (April 4, 2013) - Season 9
| ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]''

| Writer, 2 episodes; Producer, 9 episodes; Supervising producer, 9 episodes
⚫
"Cobra Kai"
|-
# "[[Esqueleto]]" (May 2, 2018) - Season 1
| 2002-2004
# "[[Cobra Kai Never Dies]]" (May 2, 2018) - Season 1
| ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''
# "[[Lull (Cobra Kai)|Lull]]" (April 24, 2019) - Season 2
| Writer, 1 episode; Co-producer, 13 episodes
# "[[Glory of Love]]" (April 24, 2019) - Season 2
|-

| 2003-2004
⚫
"People of Earth"
| ''[[Happy Family (American TV series)|Happy Family]]''
# "[[Always A Day Away]]" (August 14, 2017) - Season 2
| Writer, 3 episodes; Supervising producer, 5 episodes
# "[[Why Can't We Be Friends]]" (August 21, 2017) - Season 2
|-

| 2004-2005
''Trial & Error''
| ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
⚫
# "[[Chapter 4: An Unwelcome Distraction]] (March 21, 2017) - Season 1
| Writer, 1 episode; Supervising producer, 13 episodes; Co-executive producer, 9 episodes
|-
| 2005-2013
| ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
| Director, 3 episodes; Writer, 11 episodes; Producer, 98 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Newsroom (American TV series)|The Newsroom]]''
| Consulting producer, 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Trial & Error (TV series)|Trial & Error]]''
⚫
| Director, episode "Chapter 4: An Unwelcome Distraction"
|-
⚫
| ''[[People of Earth]]''
| Director, 2 episodes
|-
| 2018-2019
⚫
| ''[[Cobra Kai]]''
| Director, 4 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Space Force (TV series)|Space Force]]''
| Consulting producer, 4 episodes
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:09, 14 June 2020

Jennifer Celotta
Born
Jennifer Ann Celotta

(1971-11-11) November 11, 1971 (age 52)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television writer, producer, director
Years active1996–present
Notable workThe Office
Home Improvement
Malcolm in the Middle
The Newsroom
Cobra Kai

Jennifer Ann Celotta (born November 11, 1971) is an American television producer, writer, and director. Among her credits are Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, The Newsroom, Cobra Kai, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and The Office.[1] She has directed three episodes of The Office: "Crime Aid" "The Promotion" and " Promos"[2] By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office Executive producer and one of the series show runners, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein.[3] Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic", which ended with character Pam Beesly learning she is pregnant.

Celotta and her co-writers on The Office received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009[4][5] but lost all three years to 30 Rock.[6][7] The team has also received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006.[8][9][10][11] They won the award in 2007,[9] but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm,[12] and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009.[13][14] Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series,[8] but lost to Grey's Anatomy.[15]

After getting her start directing The Office, Celotta has directed episodes of Cobra Kai, People of Earth, and Trial & Error.

Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson.[16]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
1996-1999 Home Improvement Writer, 9 episodes
1999-2000 Two Guys and a Girl Writer, 2 episodes
2001-2002 The Trouble with Normal Writer, 2 episodes; Co-producer, 11 episodes
2002-2003 Andy Richter Controls the Universe Writer, 2 episodes; Producer, 9 episodes; Supervising producer, 9 episodes
2002-2004 Greg the Bunny Writer, 1 episode; Co-producer, 13 episodes
2003-2004 Happy Family Writer, 3 episodes; Supervising producer, 5 episodes
2004-2005 Malcolm in the Middle Writer, 1 episode; Supervising producer, 13 episodes; Co-executive producer, 9 episodes
2005-2013 The Office Director, 3 episodes; Writer, 11 episodes; Producer, 98 episodes
2014 The Newsroom Consulting producer, 6 episodes
2017 Trial & Error Director, episode "Chapter 4: An Unwelcome Distraction"
People of Earth Director, 2 episodes
2018-2019 Cobra Kai Director, 4 episodes
2020 Space Force Consulting producer, 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Jen Celotta". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Celotta". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  3. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2009-01-15). "Dispatch from NBC: Daniels, Poehler and company talk "The Office," the non-spin-off and an actual spin-off". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  4. ^ "Emmy nominations: Fresh faces, same old slights". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. 2007-07-19. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  5. ^ "2007–2008 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Emmy Awards. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Edward (2007-09-17). "Primetime Emmy Awards - TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ Serjeant, Jill (2009-01-12). ""John Adams," "30 Rock" big winners at Golden Globes". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  8. ^ a b "2006 Writers Guild Awards Television and Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. 2005-12-14. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  9. ^ a b "Winners Announced for 2007 Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America. 2007-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  10. ^ "Writers Guild Announces Nominations". Entertainment Weekly. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (2008-12-08). "TV trio rack up WGA nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  12. ^ King, Susan (2006-02-05). ""Brokeback," "Crash" win WGA honors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  13. ^ ""Juno," "No Country" take top honors at Writers Guild Awards". USA Today. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  14. ^ "2008 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". Writers Guild of America. 2008-02-09. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  15. ^ McNary, Dave (2006-12-13). "Writers love "Simpsons," "Office"". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  16. ^ Littleton, Cynthia; McNary, Dave (2009-02-07). ""Milk," "Slumdog" top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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