Ed Decter

{{Short description|American film director, producer and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Ed Decter | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Edward Decter | alma_mater = Wesleyan University | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|19}} | birth_place = West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | occupation = Film director, film producer, screenwriter | years_active = 1988–present | spouse = }}

'''Edward Decter''' (born May 19, 1959)<ref>''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.</ref> is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

== Early life and education == Born in West Orange, New Jersey, Decter graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art from Wesleyan University in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/alumni_more.html |title=More Notable Alumni - About - Wesleyan University |access-date=2013-03-12 |archive-date=2019-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001100952/https://www.wesleyan.edu/about/alumni_more.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career == His credits include, ''There's Something About Mary'', ''The Santa Clause 2'', ''The Santa Clause 3'', ''The New Guy'', ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', and television series ''Boy Meets World'', ''In Plain Sight'', and ''Shadowhunters''.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/95069/abc-family-gives-series-order-to-shadowhunters-based-on-the-mortal-instruments/ ABC Family Gives Series Order to Shadowhunters Based on The Mortal Instruments]</ref><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Ed-Decter.html Ed Decter Biography (1959-) at FilmReference.com]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/ed-decter/ |title=Ed Decter at FanFiction.com |access-date=2010-08-25 |archive-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620144633/http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/ed-decter/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. His production company was Frontier Pictures and is now Carteret Street Productions.

==Filmography== === Film === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year ! colspan="3" scope="col"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- ! Writer ! Director ! Producer |- ! scope=row| ''Options'' | 1989 | {{yes|Story & screenplay}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- ! scope=row| ''There's Something About Mary'' | 1998 | {{yes|Story & screenplay}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- ! scope=row| ''Head over Heels'' | 2001 | {{yes|Story}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Executive producer}} | |- ! scope=row| ''The New Guy'' | 2002 | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes|Executive producer}} | |- ! scope=row| ''The Santa Clause 2'' | 2002 | {{yes|Screenplay}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- ! scope=row| ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'' | 2003 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- ! scope=row| ''Rebound'' | 2005 | {{yes|Story}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |- ! scope=row| ''The Wild'' | 2006 | {{yes|Screenplay}} | {{no}} | {{yes|Co-producer}} | |- ! scope=row| ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' | 2006 | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |}

===Television=== The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year ! colspan="3" scope="col"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Network ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |- ! Creator ! Writer ! Executive<br />Producer |- ! scope=row| ''Riptide'' | 1984 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (1) | {{no}} | NBC | |- ! scope=row| ''The Adventures of Mark & Brian'' | 1991–92 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} (3) | {{no}} | NBC | Supervising producer |- ! scope=row| ''Boy Meets World'' | 1993–94 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (4) | {{no}} | ABC | Co-executive producer {{small|(2 episodes)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Me and the Boys'' | 1994–95 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{no}} | ABC | Co-executive producer {{small|(2 episodes)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Too Something'' | 1996 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{no}} | Fox | Co-executive producer {{small|(Pilot)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Chicago Sons'' | 1997 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} (1) | {{yes}} | NBC | |- ! scope=row| ''The Closer'' | 1998 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} (1) | {{yes}} | CBS | |- ! scope=row| ''Odd Man Out'' | 1999–2000 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} (1) | {{yes}} | ABC | |- ! scope=row| ''Worst Week of My Life'' | 2006 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Fox | Unaired pilot |- ! scope=row| '' Backyards & Bullets'' | 2007 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | NBC | Unaired pilot |- ! scope=row| ''In Plain Sight'' | 2011–12 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{yes}} | USA Network | |- ! scope=row| ''Big Mike'' | 2011 | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | A&E | Unaired pilot |- ! scope=row| ''The Client List'' | 2012–13 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{yes}} | Lifetime | |- ! scope=row| ''Helix'' | 2014 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (1) | {{no}} | Syfy | Executive consultant {{small|(9 episodes)}}<br>Consulting producer {{small|(4 episodes)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Unforgettable'' | 2014 | {{no}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{yes}} | CBS | Executive producer {{small|(season 3)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Shadowhunters'' | 2016–19 | {{yes|Developer}} | {{yes}} (2) | {{yes}} | Freeform | Executive producer {{small|(season 1)}} |- ! scope=row| ''Shelter'' | style="background:#FFFFCC;"|TBA{{dagger|alt=Series that have not yet been released}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Amazon Prime Video | |} {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Television series that have not yet been aired}} |Denotes television series that have not yet been aired |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0214036|name=Ed Decter}}

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