Ed Decter

Ed Decter
Born
Edward Decter

(1959-05-19) May 19, 1959 (age 65)
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materWesleyan University
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1988–present

Edward Decter (born May 19, 1959)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Early life and education

Born in West Orange, New Jersey, Decter graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art from Wesleyan University in 1979.[2]

Career

His credits include, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and television series Boy Meets World, In Plain Sight, and Shadowhunters.[3][4][5]

He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. His production company was Frontier Pictures and is now Carteret Street Productions.

Filmography

Film

Title Year Credited as Notes
Writer Director Producer
Options 1989 Story & screenplay No No
There's Something About Mary 1998 Story & screenplay No No
Head over Heels 2001 Story No Executive producer
The New Guy 2002 No Yes Executive producer
The Santa Clause 2 2002 Screenplay No No
The Lizzie McGuire Movie 2003 Yes No No
Rebound 2005 Story No No
The Wild 2006 Screenplay No Co-producer
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006 Yes No No

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes
Creator Writer Executive
Producer
Riptide 1984 No Yes (1) No NBC
The Adventures of Mark & Brian 1991–92 Yes Yes (3) No NBC Supervising producer
Boy Meets World 1993–94 No Yes (4) No ABC Co-executive producer (2 episodes)
Me and the Boys 1994–95 No Yes (2) No ABC Co-executive producer (2 episodes)
Too Something 1996 No Yes (2) No Fox Co-executive producer (Pilot)
Chicago Sons 1997 Yes Yes (1) Yes NBC
The Closer 1998 Yes Yes (1) Yes CBS
Odd Man Out 1999–2000 Yes Yes (1) Yes ABC
Worst Week of My Life 2006 Yes Yes Yes Fox Unaired pilot
Backyards & Bullets 2007 Yes Yes Yes NBC Unaired pilot
In Plain Sight 2011–12 No Yes (2) Yes USA Network
Big Mike 2011 Yes Yes Yes A&E Unaired pilot
The Client List 2012–13 No Yes (2) Yes Lifetime
Helix 2014 No Yes (1) No Syfy Executive consultant (9 episodes)
Consulting producer (4 episodes)
Unforgettable 2014 No Yes (2) Yes CBS Executive producer (season 3)
Shadowhunters 2016–19 Developer Yes (2) Yes Freeform Executive producer (season 1)
Shelter TBA† Yes No Yes Amazon Prime Video
Key
† Denotes television series that have not yet been aired

References

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ "More Notable Alumni - About - Wesleyan University". Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ ABC Family Gives Series Order to Shadowhunters Based on The Mortal Instruments
  4. ^ Ed Decter Biography (1959-) at FilmReference.com
  5. ^ "Ed Decter at FanFiction.com". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-08-25.


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