Michael Jamin

Jamin attended Princeton University, graduating in 1992.[2] While there, he performed stand-up comedy at various campus venues and wrote his senior thesis on the evolution of the sitcom.[2] Jamin graduated with a degree in English Literature, concentrating in the plays of William Shakespeare. In later life he would explain self-deprecatingly that he had applied to the creative writing program but had been rejected on the basis that his writing was not strong enough.[3]

After graduating from Princeton, Jamin moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television writing.[2] Early on, he worked as a production assistant on several film and television shows. He also wrote infomercials for Dionne Warwick's Psychic Friends Network.[2]

In 1996, Jamin and his writing partner Sivert Glarum were hired as staff writers on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me.[2] They worked on the show for four seasons, writing episodes and serving as executive story editors.[1]

After leaving Just Shoot Me in 2000, Jamin joined the writing staff of the animated series King of the Hill on Fox.[2] He remained on the show through 2006, earning an Emmy nomination in 2002.[4]

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Jamin worked as a writer and producer on shows like Rules of Engagement, Wilfred, Maron, Lopez, Mystery Girls, and Brickleberry.[1]

When production slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamin turned to social media, building a large following for his screenwriting tips on TikTok and Instagram.[3][5]

In 2022, Jamin wrote and performed a one-man show A Paper Orchestra. The show premiered in Los Angeles before touring.[3]

As a member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) with a strong social media presence, Jamin is often asked to speak publicly about his experience as a professional screenwriter.[6]