Michael Patrick King

Michael Patrick King (born September 14, 1954) is an American director, writer, and producer. He is best known for directing and writing for Sex and the City, its film adaptations, and the follow-up series And Just Like That..., and for co-creating the television comedies The Comeback, 2 Broke Girls, and AJ and the Queen.

Life and career King was born to a Roman Catholic Irish American family in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, for three years.

In 1975, King moved to New York, did stand-up comedy, and wrote plays. He also was a member of a comedy improv group called The Broadway Local which mostly performed at Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. They were considered to be the in-house Improv group there.

He eventually moved to Los Angeles, where he found work writing for the television series Murphy Brown, and was nominated for several Emmys. He wrote for broadcast shows Will & Grace, Good Advice, and Cybill. He has an acting role on the HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David's publicist.

He may be best known for his work on the HBO series Sex and the City, which was created by Darren Star. King wrote all the season premieres and finales of Sex and the City (except its pilot, written by Star, and the fifth-season finale, which King co-wrote with Cindy Chupack). He directed the show's film adaptation, and its follow-up, Sex and the City 2. He later created the HBO show The Comeback. He is featured on The Other Network Writers Room, an audio series for aspiring comedy writers. In 2008, his production company signed a deal with DreamWorks.

He is gay, and lives in Greenwich Village. He owns Arcade Productions, a production company.

Filmography Year Title Credit Role Notes 1989 The Sweet Life Writer and producer 1990 My Talk Show Writer and actor Guest Star How to Be Louise Actor The Agent 1991 Hi Honey, I'm Home! Writer 1991–1993 Murphy Brown Writer and producer 10 episodes1994 Good Advice Director, writer, and executive producer 3 episodes The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Writer and creative consultant 3 episodes 1996 Cybill Writer and executive producer 8 episodes 1997 Temporarily Yours Creator and writer 7 episodes 1998–1999 Will & Grace Writer and consulting producer 6 episodes 1998–2004 Sex and the City Director, writer, executive producer, and actor Mental Patient (uncredited) 93 episodes 1999 Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm Actor HBO Publicist 2001 55 Mercer Street Writer 2005, 2014,2026 The Comeback Co-creator, director, writer, and executive producer 29 episodes 2008 Sex and the City Director, writer, and producer 2010 Sex and the City 2 2011–2017 2 Broke Girls Creator, director, writer, and executive producer Directed 5 episodes 2011 A Mann's World Director, writer, and executive producer TV movie 2020 AJ and the Queen Creator, director, writer, and executive producer 10 episodes 2021–2025 And Just Like That... Director, writer, and executive producer 33 episodes