John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is a theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California. He was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, west in 2009, after serving a prior term in that office from 1...
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John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is a theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California. He was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, west in 2009, after serving a prior term in that office from 1999–2001.
He was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1979. A studio theatre at Carnegie Mellon University bears his name.
Wells was a producer on the 1987 film Nice Girls Don't Explode. He began writing for television with an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse entitled "Roughhouse" in 1988. The episode featured actor Troy Evans in a prominent role.
He was hired as a producer for the second season of ABC drama series China Beach in 1988. The show was created by John Sacret Young and William...
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