{{short description|Television producer and writer (born 1972)}} {{Infobox person | name = Steven Molaro | image = Steven Molaro by Gage Skidmore.jpg | alt = | caption = Molaro at Comic-Con 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|02|16}} | birth_place = Queens, New York | other_names = Steve Molaro | occupation = Television producer, writer, story editor | years_active = 2000&ndash;present | notable_works = ''Young Sheldon''<br/>''The Big Bang Theory''<br/>''iCarly''<br/>''Drake & Josh''<br/>''The Amanda Show'' | spouse = }}

'''Steven Molaro''' (born February 16, 1972) is an American television producer and writer. He has worked on such productions as ''Freddie'', ''The Class'', ''Complete Savages'', Nickelodeon's ''All That'', ''The Amanda Show'', ''Drake & Josh'', ''Zoey 101'' and ''iCarly'' and The WB's ''What I Like About You''.

From 2007 to 2019, he was a producer/writer on the sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''.<ref>{{cite web | title = 'The Big Bang Theory' Celebrates 100 Episodes in L.A. | url = http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9473445.htm | access-date = 2012-06-11 | archive-date = 2023-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230131015336/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9473445.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Steven Molaro and Johnny Galecki of "The Big Bang Theory" and "Southland's" Michael Cudlitz, Regina King and Ben McKenzie to Participate in First-Ever USO Tour to Japan | url = http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9473445.htm | access-date = 2012-06-11 | archive-date = 2023-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230131015336/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9473445.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Molaro also co-created its prequel spinoff, ''Young Sheldon'', with Chuck Lorre and ''Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'' with Lorre and Steve Holland. He served as the senior writer of all three series.

In 2007, he created a troll pizza delivery order, the "None Pizza with Left Beef".<ref>{{cite web|title='None Pizza With Left Beef,' 10 Years Later|date=19 October 2017 |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/none-pizza-with-left-beefs-creator-steve-molaro-interview.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018181806/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/none-pizza-with-left-beefs-creator-steve-molaro-interview.html|archive-date=2018-10-18}}</ref>

He is a native of Queens, New York.<ref>{{cite web | title = Steven Molaro | url = http://mediatogo.thewb.com/credits/steven-molaro-2/ | publisher = mediatogo.thewb.com | access-date = 2012-06-11 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204073912/http://mediatogo.thewb.com/credits/steven-molaro-2/ | archive-date = 2013-02-04 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Molaro has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series two times along with fellow writers Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, in 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011 - Outstanding Comedy Series|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Comedy%20Series|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717091813/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Comedy%20Series|archive-date=July 17, 2011|access-date=2013-01-12|publisher=emmys.com}}</ref> and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations|title=Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series|publisher=emmys.com|access-date=2013-01-12}}</ref> He also shared the Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy, with Lorre, Prady and ''The Big Bang Theory'' editor Faye Oshima Belyeu, in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/news/80252/|title=PGA ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND LONG-FORM TELEVISION NOMINATIONS FOR 2012 PGA AWARDS|date=2012-06-03|publisher=producersguild.org|access-date=2013-01-12}}</ref> and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.producersguild.org/news/112661/|title=PGA Motion Picture Nominees Announced|date=2013-01-02|publisher=producersguild.org|access-date=2013-01-12}}</ref>

Until April 2011, Molaro authored the blog ''The Sneeze''.<ref name = "thr">{{cite news | first = Lesley | last = Goldberg | title = How 'The Big Bang Theory' Scored Record Ratings After 6 Years | date = 10 Jan 2013 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-big-bang-theory-scored-410550 | work = The Hollywood Reporter | access-date = 2013-05-07}}</ref>

== Television credits == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2000–2001 | ''The Amanda Show'' | Writer of 9 episodes<br/>Story editor of 22 episodes |- | 2000–2002 | ''All That'' | Producer of 13 episodes |- | 2004 | ''Party Wagon'' | Television Movie<br/>story editor |- | 2004–2005 | ''Complete Savages'' | Story editor of 5 episodes in 2004<br/>Executive story editor of 2 episodes in 2005<br/>Writer of 3 episodes in 2004-2005 |- | 2005–2006 | ''Freddie'' | Executive story editor of 17 episodes<br/>Writer of 2 episodes in 2005-2006 |- | 2004<br/>2006<br/>2008 | ''Drake & Josh'' | Writer:<br/>"Two Idiots and a Baby"<br/>''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''<br/>''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' |- | 2006–2007 | ''The Class'' | Writer of 2 episodes in 2006-2007 |- | 2005–2007 | ''Zoey 101'' | Writer of 3 episodes in 2005-2007 |- | 2007–2008 | ''iCarly'' | Writer of 5 episodes in 2007-2008 |- | 2007–2019 | ''The Big Bang Theory'' | Producer of 16 episodes<br/>Writer of 212 episodes<br/>Supervising producer of 23 episodes<br/>Co-executive producer of 36 episodes<br/>Executive producer of 203 episodes<br/>Showrunner (seasons 6-10) |- | 2017–2024 | ''Young Sheldon'' | Co-creator<br/>Executive producer<br/>Showrunner |- | 2024 | ''Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'' | Co-creator<ref>{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=January 12, 2024|title='Young Sheldon' Spinoff About Georgie & Mandy Nears CBS Series Order From Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/young-sheldon-spinoff-georgie-mandy-cbs-1235721299/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><br/>Executive producer<br/>Co-showrunner |}

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