Alma mater Tisch School of Arts Role Television producer | Name Thomas Schnauz Years active 2001–present Movies Otis | |
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Occupation Television producer, television writer Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Similar People Vince Gilligan, George Mastras, Gennifer Hutchison, Peter Gould, Sam Catlin | ||
Education Tisch School of the Arts | ||
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Thomas Schnauz is an American television producer and television writer. His credits include The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, Night Stalker, Reaper, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.
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- Personal life
- Career
- Awards and nominations
- References
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Personal life
Schnauz was born in New Jersey. He attended New York University's Tisch School of Arts, where he first met fellow student Vince Gilligan. Schnauz graduated Tisch in 1988.
Career
Schnauz started his career in various production jobs. His first screenplay was called "Spirits in Passing". He eventually joined Vince Gilligan on the writing staffs of The X-Files and its spinoff show, The Lone Gunmen. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the 2008 film Otis and the 2008 television film Infected. In 2010, he re-teamed with Gilligan on Breaking Bad, where he remained through the show's 2013 conclusion.
Currently, Schnauz serves as co-executive producer on the TV series Better Call Saul and has written and/or directed a number of its episodes including "Pimento", the penultimate episode of the show's first season, which received critical acclaim. In April 2015, it was reported that he had been tapped to write the screenplay for "a revisionist take" on Jack and the Beanstalk, also to be produced by Vince Gilligan.
Awards and nominations
He won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on Breaking Bad as a part of the writing team in 2012 and 2013. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for the 2012 Breaking Bad episode "Say My Name".