# Timothy Greenberg

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{{Short description|American writer, director and producer}}
'''Timothy Greenberg''' is an American writer, director and producer based in New York City.  In 2019, Greenberg created the Netflix series ''[Living with Yourself](/source/Living_with_Yourself)'', for which he received a [Writers Guild Award](/source/Writers_Guild_Award) nomination.<ref>"Writers Guild Unveils 2020 TV Award Nominees". variety.com. Retrieved Dec 5, 2019.</ref> He also served as an executive producer of ''[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart](/source/The_Daily_Show_with_Jon_Stewart)'', where he won two [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards) and a [Peabody Award](/source/Peabody_Award).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308367/awards|title=Timothy Greenberg|website=IMDb}}</ref>

== Career ==
Greenberg began his career as a CGI artist-animator on ''[Riven](/source/Riven): the sequel to Myst'', after winning an animation contest. He was later hired to write and direct the live-action elements for the game, which became one of the top-selling PC titles of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,12174/|title=Tim Greenberg Video Game Credits and Biography – MobyGames|website=MobyGames}}</ref> He subsequently co-founded a computer graphics software company based on technology developed for Riven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.microsoft.com/1997/06/19/lume-inc-launches-lumetools-collection-for-softimage-mental-ray/|title=Lume Inc. Launches LumeTools Collection for Softimage Mental Ray|date=19 June 1997}}</ref> 

Following a stint directing commercials, in 2006 he joined The Daily Show as a producer in the field department.  While there he directed field segments, including a series filmed in Iran; the subsequent imprisonment of interviewee and journalist [Maziar Bahari](/source/Maziar_Bahari) served as inspiration for Jon Stewart’s 2014 film ''Rosewater''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/svn1af/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jason-jones---tim-greenberg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009052431/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/svn1af/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jason-jones---tim-greenberg |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |title=Jason Jones & Tim Greenberg – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |publisher=Cc.com |date=2017-03-14 |accessdate=2017-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Chris |date=2016 |title=The Daily Show (The Book):An Oral History as told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff, and Guests |isbn=9781455565382 |edition=1st |url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/chris-smith/the-daily-show-the-book/9781455565382/}}</ref> Greenberg was eventually promoted to executive producer of The Daily Show.  During his time there he won two [Primetime Emmy Awards](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Awards) and was nominated for two more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308367/awards?ref_=nm_awd | title=Timothy Greenberg| website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb)}}</ref>

He served as an executive producer on Comedy Central's ''DL Hughley: Endangered List'', for which he received a [Peabody Award](/source/Peabody_Award).<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/dl-hughley-the-endangered-list |title=DL Hughley: The Endangered List |publisher=The Peabody Awards |date= |accessdate=2017-06-20}}</ref> He later served as executive producer on HBO's ''[Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas](/source/Wyatt_Cenac's_Problem_Areas)'', a docuseries focusing on policing in America.

In February 2017, IFC announced that it had greenlit his scripted dark comedy series ''[Living with Yourself](/source/Living_with_Yourself)''.  

On August 10, 2018, it was announced that the project had moved to Netflix which had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes.  Alongside the announcement of the series move to Netflix, it was confirmed that [Paul Rudd](/source/Paul_Rudd) had been cast in the series' dual lead roles, with Greenberg serving as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of all eight episodes.<ref>Petski, Denise (August 10, 2018). "Paul Rudd To Topline Netflix Comedy Series 'Living With Yourself' From Timothy Greenberg". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2018.</ref> The series premiered on October 18, 2019, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Rudd's performance,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/paul-rudd|title=Paul Rudd}}</ref> along with a Writer's Guild Nomination for Greenberg's scripts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-wga-nominations-list-full-1258932/episodic-comedy-10/|title = Writers Guild Awards Unveils TV Nominations|website = [The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date = 5 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2023, it was announced that Greenberg is developing ''Lodi'' starring [Ewan McGregor](/source/Ewan_McGregor) for Amazon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2023-04-18 |title=Ewan McGregor to Star in Drama Series ‘Lodi’ in Development at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/ewan-mcgregor-lodi-series-amazon-1235587125/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He grew up in Montclair, NJ and graduated from Montclair High School, before attending Dartmouth College. He has been married to Danielle Venokur since August 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=AUG. 15, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/fashion/weddings/16VENOCUR.html?_r=0 |title=Danielle Venokur, Timothy Greenberg – The New York Times |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=2009-08-15 |accessdate=2017-06-20}}</ref>

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