# Phoef Sutton

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'''Robert Christopher "Phoef" Sutton''' (born September 11, 1958) is an American [writer](/source/Screenwriting) and [producer](/source/television_producer). His film credits include ''[Mrs. Winterbourne](/source/Mrs._Winterbourne)'' and ''[The Fan](/source/The_Fan_(1996_film))'', 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.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) and grew up in [Virginia](/source/Virginia).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brash-books.com/author/phoefsutton/|title=Phoef Sutton|publisher=[Brash Books](/source/Brash_Books)|access-date=October 14, 2020}}</ref> A 1981 graduate of [James Madison University](/source/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](/source/Newhart)''.  He later became a writer for and executive producer of ''[Cheers](/source/Cheers)''. He collaborated with [Bob Newhart](/source/Bob_Newhart) again on the 1992 TV series ''[Bob](/source/Bob_(TV_series))'' and worked as a creative consultant on 1990s TV series ''[Almost Perfect](/source/Almost_Perfect)'' and ''[NewsRadio](/source/NewsRadio)''. With Mark Jordan Legan he wrote and produced the cult comedy series ''[Thanks](/source/Thanks_(TV_series))'' about the Pilgrims' first years in America and co-wrote a 2017 episode of ''[Kevin Can Wait](/source/Kevin_Can_Wait)''. He was also the showrunner and producer for the NBC series ''[The Fighting Fitzgeralds](/source/The_Fighting_Fitzgeralds)'' and the [American version of ''Coupling''](/source/Coupling_(American_TV_series)). 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Boston_Legal)''. In 2010, Sutton became a staff writer on the FX series ''[Terriers](/source/Terriers_(TV_series))'' starring [Donal Logue](/source/Donal_Logue). He was also a writer and consulting producer for the [Rob Schneider](/source/Rob_Schneider) sitcom ''[Rob](/source/Rob_(TV_series))'', the SyFy Channel series ''[Defiance](/source/Defiance_(TV_series))'', and the showrunner and writer for the [TV Land](/source/TV_Land) original sitcom ''[The Soul Man](/source/The_Soul_Man)''. He is an adviser to the [American Shakespeare Center](/source/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](/source/Kimberly_Williams-Paisley) as idealistic lawyer Claire Darrow and [Tom Cavanagh](/source/Tom_Cavanagh) as Miles Strasburg, the Assistant District Attorney. Over that same period he also wrote two ''[Emma Fielding Mystery](/source/Emma_Fielding_Mystery)'' movies for the network. In 2020, took over as executive producer of Hallmark's hit series ''[Chesapeake Shores](/source/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](/source/Brooke_Shields), [Amalia Williamson](/source/Amalia_Williamson) and [Tom Cavanagh](/source/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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|date=2025-08-20}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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