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Jennifer Celotta
Jennifer Celotta
Born	Jennifer Ann Celotta; November 11, 1971 (age 53); Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television writer, producer, director
Years active	1996–present
Notable work	The Office; Home Improvement; Malcolm in the Middle; The Newsroom; Cobra Kai

Jennifer Ann Celotta (born November 11, 1971) is an American television producer, writer, and director. Among her credits are The Office,^[1] Cobra Kai, Abbott Elementary, Malcolm in the Middle, The Newsroom, Greg the Bunny, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Home Improvement. She has directed three episodes of The Office: "Crime Aid", "The Promotion" and " Promos". By the fifth season, Celotta was serving as an Office executive producer and one of the series showrunners, along with fellow writer Paul Lieberstein.^[2] Celotta and Lieberstein wrote the fifth season finale "Company Picnic", which ended with character Pam Beesly learning she is pregnant.

Celotta and her co-writers on The Office received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009^[3]^[4] but lost all three years to 30 Rock.^[5]^[6] The team also received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for Best Comedy Series each year since 2006.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] They won the award in 2007,^[8] but lost in 2006 to Curb Your Enthusiasm,^[11] and to 30 Rock in 2008 and 2009.^[12]^[13] Celotta and her The Office co-writers were also nominated for a WGA in 2006 for Best New Series,^[7] but lost to Grey's Anatomy.^[14]

After getting her start directing The Office, Celotta has directed episodes of Cobra Kai, People of Earth, and Trial & Error.

Celotta won a WGA Award in the category "Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards, Tributes – Specials" in 2009 for co-writing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. She shared the award with fellow co-writers Billy Kimball, Aaron Lee and The Office co-star Rainn Wilson.^[15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director	Notes
1996–1999	Home Improvement	Yes	No	No	9 episodes, also story editor
1999–2000	Two Guys and a Girl	Yes	No	No	2 episodes, also executive story editor
2001–2002	The Trouble with Normal	Yes	Yes	No	Co-producer, wrote 2 episodes
2002–2003	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Yes	Yes	No	Wrote 2 episodes, also supervising producer
2002–2004	Greg the Bunny	Yes	Yes	No	Co-producer, wrote "Piddler on the Roof"
2003–2004	Happy Family	Yes	Yes	No	Supervising producer, wrote 3 episodes
2004–2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Yes	Yes	No	Wrote "Living Will" Supervising and co-executive producer
2005–2013	The Office	Yes	Executive	Yes	Wrote 11 episodes, directed 3 episodes Also consulting and co-executive producer
2014	The Newsroom	No	Yes	No	Consulting producer
2017	Trial & Error	No	No	Yes	"Chapter 4: An Unwelcome Distraction"
2017	People of Earth	No	No	Yes	2 episodes
2018–2024	Cobra Kai	No	No	Yes	8 episodes
2020	Space Force	No	Yes	No	Consulting producer
2022–23	Abbott Elementary	No	No	Yes	3 episodes

References

^ "Jen Celotta". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ Sepinwall, Alan (2009-01-15). "Dispatch from NBC: Daniels, Poehler and company talk "The Office," the non-spin-off and an actual spin-off". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ "Emmy nominations: Fresh faces, same old slights". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. 2007-07-19. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ "2007–2008 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Emmy Awards. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ Wyatt, Edward (2007-09-17). "Primetime Emmy Awards - TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^ Serjeant, Jill (2009-01-12). ""John Adams," "30 Rock" big winners at Golden Globes". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ ^a ^b "2006 Writers Guild Awards Television and Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. 2005-12-14. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ ^a ^b "Winners Announced for 2007 Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America. 2007-02-11. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ "Writers Guild Announces Nominations". Entertainment Weekly. 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ McNary, Dave (2008-12-08). "TV trio rack up WGA nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ King, Susan (2006-02-05). ""Brokeback," "Crash" win WGA honors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ ""Juno," "No Country" take top honors at Writers Guild Awards". USA Today. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ "2008 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". Writers Guild of America. 2008-02-09. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ McNary, Dave (2006-12-13). "Writers love "Simpsons," "Office"". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
^ Littleton, Cynthia; McNary, Dave (2009-02-07). ""Milk," "Slumdog" top WGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-14.