Bob Smiley, 2019.

Bob Smiley (born June 28, 1977, in Ventura, California) is an American TV/film writer-producer and partner in the Humble Picture Company. He is a Writers Guild of America-award winner for his work in kids' TV and the author of two books, the 2008 memoir Follow the Roar [1] and the 2012 novel Don't Mess with Travis.[2] He has also been a contributing writer to espn.com.

TV career

Smiley is a writer and producer on the Netflix series Atypical. Before that, he executive produced the Disney Channel pilot Forever Boys. He has also written for Yes, Dear on CBS, The Haunted Hathaways on Nickelodeon, and Puppy Dog Pals on Disney Junior.

Humble Picture Company

In 2016, Smiley founded the Humble Picture Company with writer Grant Nieporte. Their inaugural producing project is a film adaptation of the book Hope Heals.

Follow The Roar

In 2008, Smiley followed Tiger Woods from the gallery for the entirety of Woods' season and wrote a memoir about the adventure. Smiley came up with the idea after following Tiger for the second round of the Target World Challenge in December 2007. Smiley wrote an article for espn.com about the round, in which Tiger shot a tournament-record 62.

References

  1. ↑ Smiley, Bob (11 November 2008). Follow the Roar: Tailing Tiger for All 604 Holes of His Most Spectacular Season. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0061690259.
  2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Mess-Travis-Bob-Smiley-ebook/dp/B006ZL1JS0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524244600&sr=8-1&keywords=don%27t+mess+with+travis+book
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