Michael Herbert Schur (born October 29, 1975) is an American television writer, producer, director, and actor. He started his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1998–2004) before gaining acclaim as a writer and producer of the sitcom The Office (2005–2013), where he also played Mose Schrute. He expanded his career co-creating Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) with Greg Daniels and the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021) with Dan Goor, and creating the sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020), the sitcom Rutherford Falls (2020–2022), and the comedy series A Man on the Inside (2024–present). He has served as a producer of the comedy drama series Master of None (2015–2021) and the comedy drama series Hacks (2021–present). Schur's comedies typically include large, diverse casts; breakout stars have emerged from his shows.
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