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name: "Neil Goldman"
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# Neil Goldman

Writer. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 1999–2009
- **Works often with:** Garrett Donovan

## Biography

Neil Goldman is an American television writer and producer. He wrote episodes of the animated series *Family Guy* (1999) and served as story editor. With his long-time writing partner Garrett Donovan, he later worked as executive producer on the sitcom *Community* (2009–2012).

Goldman began his career writing for *Step by Step* (1991) before contributing fourteen episodes and multiple producing roles on *Scrubs* (2001–2009), for which he received Emmy nominations. A Yale University graduate, he has also developed and written for series including *Superior Donuts* (2017) and *Shrinking* (2023).

*Sources: tvinsider.com, familyguy.fandom.com, community-sitcom.fandom.com, en.wikipedia-on-ipfs.org, aepi.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)

## Also known for

- *Shrinking* (2023), Writer
- *Playdate* (2025), Writer
- *Step by Step* (1991), Writer
- *Scrubs* (2001), Writer, Teleplay
- *Superior Donuts* (2017), Writer

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