Biography
Mark Roberts (born January 19, 1961) is an American producer, screenwriter, playwrighter, actor and comedian, best known for creating the American sitcom Mike & Molly. Mark has began as a stand-up in Chicago, and was soon spotted by a casting director who helped him land work in commercials. Sitcom work soon followed, including a series regular gig on the Tea Leoni series "The Naked Truth", before Roberts chose to pursue writing, his true passion. His 2000 play "Couples Counseling Killed Katie", starring Roberts and Jessica Tuck, caught the eye of producer Chuck Lorre, who went on to hire him as a writer and producer on "Two and a Half Men". Roberts would then go on to create "Mike and Molly", which won an Emmy for star Melissa McCarthy.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
16
Acting credits
3
Directing
3
Writing
4
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.4Friends
1994 · tv · as Director
- 2
★ 8.3Seinfeld
1989 · tv · as Seth
- 3
★ 7.9The Big Bang Theory
2007 · tv · Executive Consultant
- 4
★ 7.9The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · tv · as Mr. Spiegel
- 5
★ 7.7The Practice
1997 · tv · as Security Guard George Reddington
- 6
★ 7.5Two and a Half Men
2003 · tv · as Mr. Malinkovich
- 7
★ 6.7Mike & Molly
2010 · tv · Writer
- 8
★ 5.9Next of Kin
1989 · movie · as Furniture Mover
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
