John Wells

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Wells
Occupation	TV Producer
Date Of Birth	May 28, 1956(1956-05-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Alexandria
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Gemini

John Wells Biography

John Wells is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on May 28, 1956 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Producer of shows such as The West Wing, ER, and Shameless. He was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West, in 2009.

He directed the film The Company Men starring Ben Affleck.

Wells was born in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Marjorie Elizabeth (née Risberg) and Llewellyn Wallace Wells, Jr., an Episcopalian minister. He has English, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry. Wells graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1979. A studio theatre at Carnegie Mellon University bears his name. While at CMU, he was one of the earliest actors to work at City Theatre, a prominent fixture of Pittsburgh theatre.

Wells was a producer on the 1987 film Nice Girls Don’t Explode. He joined the writing staff of the short-lived CBS drama series Shell Game in 1987. He began writing for television with an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse entitled “Roughhouse” in 1988.

He grew up with a brother named Llewellyn. His father was an Episcopalian minister.

John Wells Net Worth

John Wells is one of the richest TV Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Wells 's net worth $300 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Carnegie Mellon University. His first major series work was on China Beach, the late-1980s ABC drama.

He founded the production company John Wells Productions, which was based at Warner Bros.

John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American theater, film and television producer, writer and director.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Wells Dating?

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Wells remained show runner for the second season in 1995. He hired his China Beach colleague Carol Flint as a co-executive producer for the second season. Wells wrote four more episodes for the second season and he and the producers won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 1996 ceremony for their work on the second season. Wells was also nominated for a Humanitas Prize (in the 60-minute category) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode “The Healers”.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Wells celebrates birthday on May 28 of every year.

John Wells has been nominated for twenty-five Emmy Awards and received six wins including Outstanding Drama Series in 1996 for ER, Outstanding Drama Series in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 for The West Wing, and Outstanding Special Class Program in 2002 for The West Wing Documentary Special.

What is John Wells known for?

John Wells is an American theater, film and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and showrunner of the television series ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, Southland, and Shameless.

What else did John Wells direct?

• China Beach.
• TV movies.
• ER.
• Trinity.
• Third Watch.
• The West Wing.
• Southland.
• Animal Kingdom.

Where did John Wells grow up?

As a kid growing up in Denver , John Wells dreamed of being a working writer. The fact that he became one, in a big way, doesn’t surprise people who have worked with the writer-director-producer-showrunner on such series as China Beach, ER, The West Wing and Third Watch.

Who is the producer of Shameless?

Shameless
Executive producers| John Wells Mark Mylod Paul Abbott Andrew Stearn Etan Frankel Krista Vernoff Davey Holmes Nancy M. Pimental Christopher Chulack
Producers| Michael Hissrich Terri Murphy
Production locations| Los Angeles, California Chicago, Illinois

Who is John Wells married to?

Marilyn Wells