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name: "Ian Gurvitz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-gurvitz"
fi1m_id: "ian-gurvitz"
imdb_id: "nm0348795"
tmdb_id: 167507
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:39:36.921588+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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# Ian Gurvitz

## Identity

Ian Gurvitz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ian-gurvitz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ian-gurvitz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0348795
- **TMDB ID:** 167507
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348795/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/167507

Writer. Born in New York.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348795/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/167507

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ian Gurvitz is a television writer, producer and creator. He wrote an episode of *Frasier* (1995) and contributed scripts to series including *Wings* (1993–1997), *Becker* (1998–2004) and *The Exes* (2011–2015). He created the series *Charlie Hoover* (1991), *Normal Life* (1990) and *The Tony Danza Show* (1997–1998), and served as executive producer or co-executive producer on multiple shows.

A native New Yorker, Gurvitz has lived in Los Angeles for over 30 years. He has produced more than 300 episodes of television and held studio term deals at New World/Tri-Star, NBC Studios and Paramount. Before entering the industry he earned a BA in Philosophy from Ithaca College, graduating cum laude, and pursued an MA in Buddhist Studies at Colgate University, which included a year living in Japan.

Gurvitz has written books on television development and politics, contributed to The Huffington Post, and teaches at Chapman University.

*Sources: chapman.edu, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Saint George* (2014), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Exes* (2011), series, Writer
- *LA Blues* (2007), Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Becker* (1998), series, Director, Writer
- *The Tony Danza Show* (1997), series, Creator
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Charlie Hoover* (1991), series, Creator
- *Wings* (1990), series, Producer
- *Normal Life* (1990), series, Creator
- *A Fine Romance* (1989), series, Story Editor, Writer

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