Greg Garcia

Gregory Thomas Garcia (born April 4, 1970) is an American television writer, producer and director. He is the creator/executive producer of several long-running sitcoms, including Yes, Dear, My Name Is Earl (in which he made seven cameo appearances), The Guest Book, Raising Hope, and Sprung. He has also worked for the series Family Matters and as a consulting producer on Family Guy.

Early life Garcia was born in Arlington County, Virginia. His parents Tom and Natalie Garcia raised Greg and his older sister Shelley in the Pimmit Hills neighborhood of Fairfax County, Virginia and then North Arlington, Virginia.

After graduating in 1988 from Yorktown High School Garcia attended Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland, where he participated in the Warner Bros. outreach program Writing for Television

Garcia wrote for, created, produced and directed the sitcoms Yes, Dear, Raising Hope, My Name Is Earl, The Guest Book.

Garcia has been incorrectly labeled as a Scientologist, after reports in the Daily Mirror were amplified by actor Alec Baldwin. While several cast members on My Name is Earl cast were Scientologists, Garcia stated:

During the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, Garcia worked as a cashier and janitor at a Burger King in Southern California.

Filmography Year Title Role Note 1995–1997 Family Matters Story editor 1997 Built to Last Co-creator/supervising producer 2000–01 Family Guy Consulting producer 2000–06 Yes, Dear Co-creator/executive producer Wrote 1 episode 2005–09 My Name Is Earl Creator/executive producer Directed 6 episodes, wrote 7 episodes 2010–14 Raising Hope Creator/executive producer Directed 5 episodes, wrote 8 episodes 2013–14 The Millers Creator/executive producer Wrote 1 episode 2017–18 The Guest Book Creator/executive producer Directed 8 episodes, wrote all 20 episodes 2022 Sprung Creator/executive producer Directed and wrote all 10 episodes