Robert King Biography

Robert King is an American film and television writer and producer who was born in the year 1959. King is best known for creating the comedy-drama BrainDead (2016), the legal drama series The Good Wife (2009-16). Moreover, ‘The Good Wife’ drama series earned him together with his wife Michelle King a Writers Guild of America Award.

Robert began his career writing the television movie Imaginary Friends, in 1982. The movie starred veteran actors such as Peter Ustinov and Lilli Palmer and was directed by Michael Darlow. King also co-wrote the science-fiction horror film The Nest (1988) and co-wrote Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge, Under the Boardwalk and also Bloodfist (all 1989). He then continued to write feature films throughout the 1990s, including Full Contact, Dragon Fire, Clean Slate, Speechless, Cutthroat Island and also Red Corner.

In addition, King has also directed the comedy film Principal Takes a Holiday in 1998. He also co-wrote and directed Angels in the Infield (2000). Robert went ahead co-writing and produced Vertical Limit. The tv producer attended Archbishop Mitty High School and later on joined college at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Robert King Age

King the television writer and producer was born in the year 1959. Nonetheless, he has not yet revealed his birth date and month of birth.

Robert King Family

King the tv writer and producer keeps his personal life very private away from the public eye. He has not yet disclosed any information regarding his family including his parents and siblings.

Robert King Wife | Robert King Michelle King

King is married to Michelle Stern who is commonly known as Michelle King. His wife is also a television writer and producer. In addition, his wife Michelle is his writing partner. The couple met in the year 1983 while Michelle was a senior at UCLA and she worked part-time at FrontRunners athletic shoe store. They got married in 1987 and they have a daughter known as Sophia.

Robert King The Good Wife

The Kings co-created a second legal drama series entitled The Good Wife. The legal and political drama television series focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State’s Attorney. Alicia returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband. The series stars Julianna Margulies, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Alan Cumming, and also features Chris Noth in a recurring role.

The television series aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. Its executive producers included the Kings, Ridley and Tony Scott, Charles McDougall, and David W. Zucker. As well as the pilot episode, the Kings co-wrote the episodes “Stripped,” “Unorthodox,” “Hi,” and twelve other episodes. Michelle and his writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series for The Good Wife.

Robert King BrainDead

Robert and his wife Michelle created and produced the thriller drama series BrainDead. The political satire science fiction comedy-drama television series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laurel Healy, a documentary film-maker who then takes a job working for her brother Luke (Danny Pino), a U.S. Senator when the funding for her latest film falls through.

Healy discovers that Washington, D.C. has been invaded by extraterrestrial insects. The insects eat the brains and take control of people, including members of Congress and their staffers. The series aired on CBS from 13th June 2016 to 17th October 2016 before it was canceled.

Robert King The Good Fight

The Kings created The Good Fight along with Phil Alden Robinson. It is a sequel to The Good Wife. The first season of the series contains 10 episodes, and it premiered on February 19, 2017. Its first episode aired on CBS and the following nine episodes on CBS All Access. It was initially planned to air in May 2017 but was moved up after production delays forced CBS to postpone the premiere of the new series Star Trek: Discovery.

The series stars; Christine Baranski, Rose Leslie, Erica Tazel, Cush Jumbo, Delroy Lindo, Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, Audra McDonald, and Michael Sheen.

Moreover, Its second season premiered on the 4th of March 2018 and its third season premiered on the 14th of March 2019. The Good Fight was renewed for a fourth season on the 23rd of April 2019. All the episodes of the season began to air on CBS.

Robert King Net Worth

King has gained a good amount of wealth and fame from his career. However, he has not yet revealed his net worth to the public. Nonetheless, this information is still under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.

Robert King TV Shows

Younger
Person of Interest
John Woo’s ‘Once a Thief’
Forever Knight
The Golden Girls
The Cosby Show
America in Primetime
Life Ends at 30

Robert King Films

Vertical Limit – 2000
Red Corner – 1997
Speechless 1994 – 1994
Bloodfist – 1989
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) Angels in the Infield
Phantom of the Mall
Dragon Fire 1993
Principal Takes a Holiday – 1998
The Nest 1988
Under the Boardwalk (film)
Dhaam Dhoom
Judy’s Got a Gun

1995 Cutthroat Island (Video Game) (based on a movie written by)
1995 Cutthroat Island (screenplay)