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John Wells Biography
John Wells is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on May 28, 1956 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Producer of shows such as The West Wing, ER, and Shameless. He was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West, in 2009.
He directed the film The Company Men starring Ben Affleck.
Wells was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Marjorie Elizabeth (née Risberg) and Llewellyn Wallace Wells, Jr., an Episcopalian minister. He has English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry. Wells graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1979. A studio theatre at Carnegie Mellon University bears his name. While at CMU, he was one of the earliest actors to work at City Theatre, a prominent fixture of Pittsburgh theatre.
Wells was a producer on the 1987 film Nice Girls Don’t Explode. He joined the writing staff of the short-lived CBS drama series Shell Game in 1987. He began writing for television with an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse entitled “Roughhouse” in 1988.
He grew up with a brother named Llewellyn. His father was an Episcopalian minister.
| Name | John Wells |
| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Wells |
| Occupation | TV Producer |
| Birthday | May 28 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place of Birth | Alexandria |
| Home Town | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Marjorie Elizabeth Wells, Llewellyn Wallace Wells, Jr. |
| Siblings | Llewellyn Wells |
| Spouse | Marilyn Wells |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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He was promoted to supervising producer for the third season of China Beach in 1989. He wrote three further episodes for that season. He returned as a co-executive producer for the fourth and final season in 1990. He was involved in writing eleven episodes in season four, including the series finale.
John Wells Net Worth
John Wells is one of the richest TV Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Wells's net worth $300 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He attended Carnegie Mellon University. His first major series work was on China Beach, the late-1980s ABC drama.
He founded the production company John Wells Productions, which was based at Warner Bros.
John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American theater, film and television producer, writer and director.
| Net Worth | $300 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | TV Producer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wells worked on two television films in 1992 Angel Street and The Nightman. Wells co-wrote and was the co-executive producer of The Nightman. The film was directed by Charles Haid and is about a young man moving into a hotel run by a mother and daughter. Wells helped to adapt the teleplay from the radio drama by Lucille Fletcher.
In 1994 Wells was hired as an executive producer for the pilot of NBC medical drama ER. The show was created by novelist Michael Crichton. The pilot episode was directed by frequent Wells collaborator Rod Holcomb and John Frank Levey was involved as a casting director. The pilot was edited by frequent China Beach editor Randy Jon Morgan.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
John Wells height 6 feet 1 inches John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 feet 1 inches |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
He was hired as a producer for the second season of ABC drama series China Beach in 1988. The show was created by John Sacret Young and William Broyles, Jr. and focused on combat medics in the Vietnam War. Wells wrote five episodes for the first season and both parts of the two-part season finale “The World”.
Wells wrote five episodes of the first season and he and the producers were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 1995 ceremony for their work on the first season. The season was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards and won 8 in total. Wells and Michael Crichton won a Producers Guild of America Award at the 1994 ceremony. Wells and Crichton also received an honorable mention at the Wise Owl Awards in the Television and Theatrical Film Fiction category.
Who is John Wells Dating?
According to our records, John Wells married to Marilyn Wells. As of December 1, 2023, John Wells’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for John Wells. You may help us to build the dating records for John Wells!Wells remained show runner for the second season in 1995. He hired his China Beach colleague Carol Flint as a co-executive producer for the second season. Wells wrote four more episodes for the second season and he and the producers won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 1996 ceremony for their work on the second season. Wells was also nominated for a Humanitas Prize (in the 60-minute category) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode “The Healers”.
Facts & Trivia
John Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Wells celebrates birthday on May 28 of every year.
John Wells has been nominated for twenty-five Emmy Awards and received six wins including Outstanding Drama Series in 1996 for ER, Outstanding Drama Series in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 for The West Wing, and Outstanding Special Class Program in 2002 for The West Wing Documentary Special.
What is John Wells known for?
John Wells is an American theater, film and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and showrunner of the television series ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, Southland, and Shameless.
What else did John Wells direct?
- China Beach.
- TV movies.
- ER.
- Trinity.
- Third Watch.
- The West Wing.
- Southland.
- Animal Kingdom.
Where did John Wells grow up?
As a kid growing up in Denver, John Wells dreamed of being a working writer. The fact that he became one, in a big way, doesn’t surprise people who have worked with the writer-director-producer-showrunner on such series as China Beach, ER, The West Wing and Third Watch.
Who is the producer of Shameless?
| Executive producers | John Wells Mark Mylod Paul Abbott Andrew Stearn Etan Frankel Krista Vernoff Davey Holmes Nancy M. Pimental Christopher Chulack |
| Producers | Michael Hissrich Terri Murphy |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California Chicago, Illinois |
Who is John Wells married to?
Marilyn Wells
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