Dan Sterling is an American screenwriter and television producer who has worked on many successful television shows, including King of the Hill, Kitchen Confidential, The Daily Show, South Park, The Sarah Silverman Program and The Office.[1]

Sterling's script The Interview became famous after it was seen as an act of war by the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un.[2] The Guardians of Peace made terrorist threats of "a 9/11 style attack" against cinemas who planned to screen the film, and also threatened the safety of Sony Pictures employees and their families.[3] As a result of these threats, Sony Pictures initially cancelled the release of The Interview, though it was later given a limited theatrical release, with broad digital release online through a Sony website, Google Play, Microsoft's Xbox Video, and YouTube Movies.[4]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleCredit
2014The InterviewWriter
2019Long Shot[5]

Television

YearTitleCreditNotes
2023–presentAnimal ControlCreator, Writer and Executive Producer12 episodes
2022PanhandleCo-Executive Producer8 episodes
2021HousebrokenConsulting Producer11 episodes
2015–2018The Last Man on EarthExecutive producer18 episodes
2012–2013The OfficeWriter and executive producer16 episodes
2012GirlsWriter and consulting producer9 episodes
Susan 313Writer and executive producerTV movie
2007–2010The Sarah Silverman ProgramDirector, writer and executive producer22 episodes
2006The Daily Show with Jon StewartCo-executive producer78 episodes
2005–2006Kitchen ConfidentialWriter and co-executive producer12 episodes
2002–2006King of the HillWriter7 episodes
1998–2000JesseWriter and executive story editor28 episodes
1997–1998South ParkStaff writer10 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "'The Office' Newly Named Executive Producers -- Dan Sterling & Brent Forrester". Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Director: the Interview is a Case of Actual Irony". NPR. National Public Radio. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (16 December 2014). "Sony Hack: New Leaked Docs Reveal Michael Lynton's Email Inbox". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sony Broadly Releases 'The Interview' in Reversal of Plans". New York Times. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (3 October 2017). "Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron Comedy 'Flarsky' Gets Winter 2019 Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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