Phoef Sutton

{{Short description|American writer and producer|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Robert Christopher "Phoef" Sutton''' (born September 11, 1958) is an American writer and producer. His film credits include ''Mrs. Winterbourne'' and ''The Fan'', both released in 1996. Phoef — the first name that he uses both personally and professionally — is pronounced "feef", and was a childhood nickname given to him in infancy by his brothers.

Sutton was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brash-books.com/author/phoefsutton/|title=Phoef Sutton|publisher=Brash Books|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> A 1981 graduate of James Madison University,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmu.edu/theatre/alumsuccess.htm|title=The School of Theatre and Dance}}</ref> he began his career writing scripts for ''Newhart''. He later became a writer for and executive producer of ''Cheers''. He collaborated with Bob Newhart again on the 1992 TV series ''Bob'' and worked as a creative consultant on 1990s TV series ''Almost Perfect'' and ''NewsRadio''. With Mark Jordan Legan he wrote and produced the cult comedy series ''Thanks'' about the Pilgrims' first years in America and co-wrote a 2017 episode of ''Kevin Can Wait''. He was also the showrunner and producer for the NBC series ''The Fighting Fitzgeralds'' and the American version of ''Coupling''. In 1999, he published the novel ''Always Six O'Clock''. In 2012, he published the novel ''The Dead Man: The Midnight Special'' and ''The Dead Man: Reborn''. In May 2015, his novel ''Fifteen Minutes to Live'' was published by Brash Books. His other novels include ''Crush'', and the two sequels ''Heart Attack & Vine'' and ''Colorado Boulevard'', as well as two books co-authored with Janet Evanovich: ''Wicked Charms''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/book/240616/wicked-charms-by-janet-evanovich-and-phoef-sutton |title=Random House Announces Wicked Charms |publisher=randomhouse.com}}</ref> and ''Curious Minds''.

From 2005 to 2009, Sutton was a consulting producer for ''Boston Legal''. In 2010, Sutton became a staff writer on the FX series ''Terriers'' starring Donal Logue. He was also a writer and consulting producer for the Rob Schneider sitcom ''Rob'', the SyFy Channel series ''Defiance'', and the showrunner and writer for the TV Land original sitcom ''The Soul Man''. He is an adviser to the American Shakespeare Center.

From 2017 to 2019, he created, wrote and produced the ''Darrow & Darrow'' series of four Hallmark movies <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kingsriverlife.com/06/02/darrow-and-darrow-2-hallmark/|title=Darrow and Darrow 2, The Key of Murder: Review/Interview With Series Creator|date=2018-06-02|website=Kings River Life Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley as idealistic lawyer Claire Darrow and Tom Cavanagh as Miles Strasburg, the Assistant District Attorney. Over that same period he also wrote two ''Emma Fielding Mystery'' movies for the network. In 2020, took over as executive producer of Hallmark's hit series ''Chesapeake Shores'' for its final two seasons.

In 2025, he became a writer/co-executive producer on ''You're Killing Me'' (fka ''Allie & Andi''), a new six-episode mystery series starring Brooke Shields, Amalia Williamson and Tom Cavanagh, which will air in early 2026 on AMC/Acorn <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/brooke-shields-allie-and-andi-acorn-tv-1236359020/|title=Brooke Shields To Headline Crime Drama Series 'Allie & Andi' At Acorn TV|publisher=Deadline|date=2025-04-07}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/amalia-williamson-tom-cavanagh-cast-youre-killing-me-1236492372/|title=Amalia Williamson & Tom Cavanagh Join Brooke Shields In Acorn TV's Crime Drama 'You're Killing Me'|publisher=Deadline|date=2025-08-20}}</ref>

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