Mike Schiff is an American television producer and writer based in Los Angeles. Schiff and Bill Martin met in the graduate film program at Columbia University. They began their television writing careers on In Living Color and soon were staffed on 3rd Rock from the Sun. There they served as showrunners for three seasons before leaving to create their own series Grounded for Life.
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.
Release Date1996-01-09
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Charactersd Guy Who Chokes on a Shrimp (uncredited)
Episode Count139
Vote Count517
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
Release Date2018-10-01
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count22
Vote Count146
A tight-knit group of best friends and family helps Wade embrace his “new normal” in the wake of the loss of his wife. As a sometimes ill-equipped but always devoted single parent to his two adolescent daughters, he is taking the major step of dating again.
Release Date2019-09-16
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count31
Vote Count36
Hank Pryor, a titan of industry, suddenly finds himself out of work, almost out of money and around a wife and kids for whom he's never made much time. Despite his recent setbacks, however, Hank is confident he's on the road back to the top. He knows he is destined to return to greatness. And he is—just not the greatness he imagines.
Release Date2009-09-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count3
Brody, a young hot-shot banker at Whitestone Trust, thought he was just having a one-night stand with Jennifer, a beautiful woman he met at a bar. But when he discovers that she works in maintenance for the building where he works, their worlds begin to collide in the most unexpected way. Facing Brody’s critical boss, Mr. Mansfield, as well as annoyed colleagues, the pair must find a way to deal with their growing feelings for each other in this modern take on Romeo & Juliet.
Release Date2013-11-14
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count37
Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
Release Date2001-01-10
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count9
Vote Count93
The Singles Table was an American comedy series that was originally considered for debut on NBC as a mid-season replacement in the 2006-2007 TV season. The series failed to find a time slot during the regular season and has been shelved since then.
Release Date2007-01-01
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count6
Joel, his cynical best friend, Nick, and easy-going little brother, Jamie, are contemporary cavemen who live in the suburban south and simply want to be treated like ordinary thirty-something guys. Despite their attempts at assimilation, Nick doesn't believe mainstream society will ever completely accept them, Jamie seems to take it all in stride and Joel straddles the middle, torn between his friends, his more traditional values and his loving fiancée.
Release Date2007-10-02
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count13
Vote Count7
