---
name: "Michael Glouberman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-glouberman"
fi1m_id: "michael-glouberman"
imdb_id: "nm0323068"
tmdb_id: 172205
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T23:02:33.762945+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."
---

# Michael Glouberman

## Identity

Michael Glouberman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-glouberman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-glouberman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0323068
- **TMDB ID:** 172205
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172205

Writer and producer. Born in Montreal.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan J. Higgins](https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [Chris Koch](https://film.one/person/chris-koch.md), [Christopher Masterson](https://film.one/person/christopher-masterson.md), [Gary Murphy](https://film.one/person/gary-murphy.md), [Jimmy Simons](https://film.one/person/jimmy-simons.md), [Justin Berfield](https://film.one/person/justin-berfield.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (1), 2020s 71 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172205

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Michael Glouberman is a Canadian-born American television writer and producer. He began his career as a staff writer on *3rd Rock from the Sun* in the mid-1990s, later working as a producer on the series.

Glouberman is best known for his long collaboration with creator Linwood Boomer on *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006), for which he wrote more than twenty episodes and served as co-executive producer across all seven seasons. He returned to the franchise to co-write the second episode of the 2026 Hulu miniseries revival *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*.

His other writing credits include episodes of *2 Broke Girls*, *Mike & Molly*, *The Neighborhood*, *Better Off Ted* and *Wilfred*. He has also written for *The Dangerous Book for Boys* and published the book *Mommy and Daddy Want to F%#&*.

*Sources: imdb.com, malcolminthemiddle.fandom.com, en.wikipedia.org, jewishjournal.com, tviv.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *The Dangerous Book for Boys* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Jennifer Falls* (2014), series, Writer
- *Us & Them* (2014), series, Writer
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay
- *Wilfred* (2011), series, Writer
- *Mike & Molly* (2010), series, Teleplay, Writer
- *Sons of Tucson* (2010), series, Writer
- *Better Off Ted* (2009), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Aliens in America* (2007), series, Writer
- *Wilfred* (2007), series, Writer
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer, Teleplay, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, Producer, Writer, Teleplay
- *Jancis Robinson's Wine Course* (1995), series, Writer

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