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name: "Dan Bucatinsky"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "22 September 1965"
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average_fi1m_score: 71
updated: "2026-09-17T00:19:50.096645+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dan Bucatinsky

Writer. Born 22 September 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 22 September 1965, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Daniel Bucatinsky

## Biography

Dan Bucatinsky is an American actor, writer and producer. He was born in New York City on 22 September 1965 and graduated from Vassar College.

He wrote, produced and starred in the 2001 romantic comedy *All Over the Guy*. On television he has appeared in series including *Friends* (1994), *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), *Weeds* (2005), *Grey's Anatomy* (2005) as Jeffrey and writer of one episode, *The Comeback* (2005–), *Scandal* (2012–2017) as James Novak, and *The Good Doctor* (2017). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013 for *Scandal*. With Lisa Kudrow he co-founded Is or Isn't Entertainment, which produced *The Comeback* and *Web Therapy*.

Bucatinsky has also written for *Lipstick Jungle* and served as consulting producer on *Grey's Anatomy*. He is married to screenwriter and director Don Roos.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, danbucatinsky.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Air* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Richard — [page](https://film.one/film/air.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, as Max — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Spence
- *The Post* (2017), Joe Alsop
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), Oscar Serino
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Richard Evans
- *Second Act* (2018), Arthur Coyle
- *Superstore* (2015), Steve
- *Mom* (2013), Arthur
- *Scandal* (2012), James Novak

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