Jason Katims

Jason Katims

Active - 1996 - 2012  |   Born - Nov 30, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, United States  |   Genres - Drama, Sports & Recreation, Comedy

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Factsheet

  • Began career as a playwright in New York.
  • First professional TV writing gig came in 1994 when he wrote for the CBS drama The Road Home.     
  • Created first TV show, Relativity, for ABC in 1996.
  • Cowrote and coproduced the movie The Pallbearer in 1996.        
  • Nominated for numerous Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights.
  • In 2009, won the Humanitas Prize for his writing on Friday Night Lights.