Dan O'Shannon

In November 2019 his business card was pulled from the fishbowl and he was awarded “Customer of the Month,” at his local coffee spot.

Aside from television writing (since 1985), he is the author of two books, The Adventures of Mrs. Jesus, published by Harper-Collins (2014) and What Are You Laughing At? A Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event, published by Continuum International Publishing Group in 2012.

Other writing or producing credits include The King of Queens, as creative consultant for season 1; Suddenly Susan, on which he was a co-executive producer of season 1, a creative consultant for season 2, and a writer/co-writer of 4 episodes; The Boys, on which he was creator and executive producer for 6 episodes and writer or co-writer of four episodes; Newhart, on which he was the story editor of season 7, and a writer or co-writer of 7 episodes; and It's a Living, on which he was a staff writer for the 1985 season (and the writer of 1 episode).

Dan O'Shannon (born March 10, 1962) is an American television writer and producer who has worked on shows such as Newhart, Cheers, and Frasier. He was an executive producer of the ABC show Modern Family, but left the show at the conclusion of season five to accept a development deal at CBS TV Studios. He grew up in Euclid and Painesville, Ohio, graduating from Riverside High School in Painesville Township.