Bill Rosenthal

Bill Rosenthal has been everything from a staff writer to a showrunner to every writer/producer position in between on both network and cable series. He was the co-executive producer of the FX comedy series Saint George, starring George Lopez.  Prior to that he was the co-executive producer of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series, Nurse Jackie.  He has written and produced comedy, drama and animation. Other credits include Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The John Larroquette Show, Head of the Class, and Working, which he co-created. Rosenthal was also the creator, writer and executive producer of AOL’s Greetings From Home, a digital comedy series funded by Michael Eisner. 

In addition to teaching at Dodge College, Rosenthal has taught at UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, LMU and Columbia College Chicago. 

“My teaching philosophy is simple,” he says. “If you want to be a professional writer, write — and read.  The one thing every successful writer I’ve ever worked with has in common is that they all read. A lot." 

Rosenthal earned his B.A. in Theater Arts from University of California Santa Cruz, and his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College.

Industry Affiliation: Writers Guild of America

Program Coordinator: Writing and Producing for Television MFA

Courses: SW 128: Writing for Film and TV II. SW 330: Series Writing: Half-Hour. SW: 498: Writing Thesis. TWP 530: Story. TWP 697 & 698: Thesis in Television Writing.