---
name: "Saladin K. Patterson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/saladin-k-patterson"
fi1m_id: "saladin-k-patterson"
imdb_id: "nm0666392"
tmdb_id: 1366449
wikidata_id: "Q108659277"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "25 November 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-23T11:51:17.181267+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."
---

# Saladin K. Patterson

## Identity

Saladin K. Patterson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/saladin-k-patterson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** saladin-k-patterson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0666392
- **TMDB ID:** 1366449
- **Wikidata ID:** Q108659277
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_K._Patterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108659277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1366449

Writer. Born 25 November 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 25 November 1972, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2007
- **Also known as:** Saladin Patterson
- **Frequently works with:** [James Burrows](https://film.one/person/james-burrows.md), [Alex Gregory](https://film.one/person/alex-gregory.md), [Andrew D. Weyman](https://film.one/person/andrew-d-weyman.md), [Andy Ackerman](https://film.one/person/andy-ackerman.md), [Anthony Del Broccolo](https://film.one/person/anthony-del-broccolo.md), [Chuck Lorre](https://film.one/person/chuck-lorre.md), [Eddie Gorodetsky](https://film.one/person/eddie-gorodetsky.md), [Jeff Melman](https://film.one/person/jeff-melman.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (2), 2000s 62 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Family 2, Animation 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_K._Patterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108659277, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666392/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1366449

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)
- **Disney+:** [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Big Bang Theory*](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md) (68)
- **Peacock:** [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Saladin K. Patterson is an American television writer and producer. He grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, attended the Loveless Academic Magnet Program, and studied electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before completing a master's degree in psychology at Vanderbilt University.

He left Vanderbilt for a Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship and began his career as a staff writer on *Teen Angel*. Patterson wrote for *Frasier* (1993) from 2000 to 2003, advancing to co-producer, and contributed to *The Bernie Mac Show* as a writer and co-executive producer. He later served as co-executive producer on *Psych* for seven years.

Patterson developed and executive-produced the 2021 revival of *The Wonder Years*. He is showrunner of the *King of the Hill* revival, which premiered in 2025, and has held overall deals with 20th Television. Other credits include writing or producing on *The Big Bang Theory*, *Two and a Half Men*, *DAVE* and *The Fighting Temptations* (2003).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, alum.mit.edu.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Fi1m 68, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, Teleplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Shifting Gears* (2025), series, Consulting Producer
- *The Wonder Years* (2021), series, Writer, Creator, Executive Producer, Director
- *DAVE* (2020), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), series, Story, Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-big-bang-theory.md)
- *Psych* (2006), series, Director, Writer, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *The Fighting Temptations* (2003), Screenplay
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Writer
- *The PJs* (1999), series, Writer
- *Teen Angel* (1997), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Writer, Co-Producer, Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

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