John Irwin is an American television producer and entertainment executive.

Career

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From 1993 to 1996, Irwin was a producer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. From 1997 to 1999, he was a producer for Mad TV. He also serves as Vice President of Development and Production for Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video for five years.[1]

Irwin was the Executive Producer for seven seasons on the VH1 series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. From 2012 to 2015 he served as the Executive Producer of Couples Therapy for VH1.[2]

Irwin is the President of Irwin Entertainment, Inc., a film production company specializing in developing comedy, reality, scripted and live entertainment programming. Irwin founded the Los Angeles-based company in 2004, and has done projects with networks including NBC, VH1, E!, Netflix, Comedy Central, Oxygen, and Freeform.[3]

Select filmography

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Film / documentary

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Title Year Credit Notes
The Best of the Blues Brothers 1993 associate producer
David Cross: Let America Laugh 2003 producer - segment "New York Office"
The MidNightly News 2005 executive producer
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends 2022 executive producer

Television

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Title Year Credit Notes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993-1996 producer - 60 episodes, line producer - 2 episodes, 1996, associate producer - 2 episodes, 1995 - 1996
Mad TV 1997-1999 producer, 50 episodes
Macy's 4 July Fireworks Spectacular 2000 producer
The Colin Quinn Show 2002 producer, 3 episodes
Countdown to the Emmys 2002 executive producer
Night of Too Many Stars 2003 supervising producer
Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices 2009 executive producer - 7 episodes
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew 2009 executive producer - 8 episodes
Sober House 2009-2010 executive producer - 16 episodes, 2009 - 2010, associate producer - 1 episode, 2010
Kevin Hart: Serve and Protect 2014 executive producer
David Spade: My Fake Problems 2014 executive producer
Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide 2014 executive producer
Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project 2014 executive producer - 8 episodes
Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn 2014 executive producer
Artie Lange: The Stench of Failure 2014 executive producer
NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly 2014 executive producer
Trevor Moore: High in Church 2015 executive producer
The Illusionists 2015 executive producer
Couples Therapy 2012-2015 executive producer - 51 episodes
The Robert Irvine Show 2015-2017 executive producer - 138 episodes
Legal 2016 creator - 2 episodes
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady 2017 executive producer
The Red Nose Day Special 2018 executive producer
Pet Stars 2021 executive producer - 5 episodes
Immoral Compass 2021 executive producer - 10 episodes
Dancing with Myself (TV series) 2022 executive producer - 8 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Producer John Irwin Breaks Out on His Own : In Depth : TVWeek - Television Industry news, TV ratings, analysis, celebrity event photos". Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  2. ^ "Ratings - VH1 "Couples Therapy" Heads Into Finale with Most Popular Season to Date". thefutoncritic.com. 2014-03-06.
  3. ^ "VH1 Orders 'Couples Therapy' Spinoff to Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 August 2015.
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