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Biography
Jason Katims (born November 30, 1960) is an American television writer, producer, and playwright. He is best known as the creator of several television series, including Relativity (1996), Roswell (1999–2002), Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), Parenthood (2010–2015), About a Boy (2014–2015) and Rise (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Katims, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series · 2011
- Primetime Emmy Award
Filmography15 titles

Friday Night Lights
2006Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2006Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Roswell
1999Producer, Writer
1999Producer, Writer

As We See It
2022Executive Producer, Teleplay
2022Executive Producer, Teleplay

My So-Called Life
1994Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer
1994Executive Story Editor, Story Editor, Writer

Parenthood
2010Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer
2010Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer

The Vow
2012Writer
2012Writer

Dear Edward
2023Executive Producer, Teleplay
2023Executive Producer, Teleplay

Away
2020Executive Producer, Writer
2020Executive Producer, Writer

Rise
2018Creator, Producer, Writer
2018Creator, Producer, Writer

Pure Genius
2016Executive Producer, Writer
2016Executive Producer, Writer

The Path
2016Executive Producer
2016Executive Producer

About a Boy
2014Writer
2014Writer

United We Fan
2018as Self
2018as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
as Self

The Pallbearer
1996Co-Producer, Writer
1996Co-Producer, Writer