Ed Decter

Edward Decter (born May 19, 1959) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Early life and education Born in West Orange, New Jersey, Decter graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art from Wesleyan University in 1979.

Career His credits include, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and television series Boy Meets World, In Plain Sight, and Shadowhunters.

He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. His production company was Frontier Pictures and is now Carteret Street Productions.

Filmography Film Title Year Credited as Notes Writer Director Producer Options 1989 There's Something About Mary 1998 Head over Heels 2001 The New Guy 2002 The Santa Clause 2 2002 The Lizzie McGuire Movie 2003 Rebound 2005 The Wild 2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006

Television The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title Year Credited as Network Notes Creator Writer ExecutiveProducer Riptide 1984 (1) NBC The Adventures of Mark & Brian 1991–92 (3) NBC Supervising producer Boy Meets World 1993–94 (4) ABC Co-executive producer Me and the Boys 1994–95 (2) ABC Co-executive producer Too Something 1996 (2) Fox Co-executive producer Chicago Sons 1997 (1) NBC The Closer 1998 (1) CBS Odd Man Out 1999–2000 (1) ABC Worst Week of My Life 2006 Fox Unaired pilot Backyards & Bullets 2007 NBC Unaired pilot In Plain Sight 2011–12 (2) USA Network Big Mike 2011 A&E Unaired pilot The Client List 2012–13 (2) Lifetime Helix 2014 (1) Syfy Executive consultant Consulting producer Unforgettable 2014 (2) CBS Executive producer Shadowhunters 2016–19 (2) Freeform Executive producer ShelterTBA Amazon Prime Video +Key Denotes television series that have not yet been aired