Tim Doyle

Tim Doyle (born October 3, 1959) is an American television producer and television writer. His credits include Dinosaurs, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, Ellen, Sports Night, Still Standing, The Big Bang Theory, Better Off Ted, Rules of Engagement, Last Man Standing, and creator of The Kids Are Alright.

Doyle grew up in Glendale, California. He is married to Ellen Svaco Doyle. They have one child together.

Doyle created The Kids Are Alright, an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 16, 2018, on ABC. The series is semi-autobiographical, following a Catholic family with eight sons in the Los Angeles area during the early 1970s. Although lasting only one season this series earned strong critical reviews, a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 2019 Best Comedy Episode nomination from the Writers Guild of America for its pilot script by Doyle. All 23 episodes are currently streaming on Hulu.

He is an alumnus of Bellarmine-Jefferson High School and USC School of Cinematic Arts.

Doyle has gained a reputation as a sitcom "showrunner" brought in when the original showrunners have been fired from troubled shows, helping the series to recover and accumulate enough episodes for syndication.

Doyle is also widely credited with originating the term "bay leaf", a term of art in television comedy. A bay leaf is material written into a script with the explicit intention that it would be removed later, either in subsequent drafts or in editing of the finished episode. Bay leaves are generally used to address unwanted network and studio notes, the "heavy-handed suggestions given by studio executives".

Filmography Film + Film appearances and works by Tim Doyle Year Title Role Notes 1987 Zombie High Writer 1990 Road Lawyers and Other Briefs Writer, God (segment "Escape From Heaven"), director The Natural History of Parking Lots Teacher 1994 The Shaggy Dog Teleplay TV movie Future Shock Marshall 1995 The Barefoot Executive Teleplay TV movie 1998 Ellen: A Tribute to Hollywood Writer Documentary 1999 Sagamore Executive producer TV movie 2001 Straight White Male Executive producer, writer TV movie 2002 The Greg Giraldo Show Executive producer Short 2003 Stuck in the Middle with You Executive producer TV movie 2005 Don't Ask Executive producer TV movie 2016 The Fluffy Shop Executive producer, writer TV movie 2017 Charlie Foxtrot Executive producer TV movie

Television + Television appearances and works by Tim Doyle Year Title Role Notes 1991–1994 Dinosaurs Producer, co-producer, writer (1991–1994), teleplay (1991–1993), General Chow (voice), executive script consultant, story editor 1 episode, 1 episode, 9 episodes, 3 episodes, 1 episode "When Food Goes Bad", 3 episodes (1992–1993), 1 episode "Frank Live" 1994 Herman's Head Writer 1 episode "Once More with Feeling" Thunder Alley Writer 2 episodes "Bloodsuckers", "Chore Patrol" 1994–1995 Roseanne Producer, supervising producer, writer 25 episodes, 1 episode, 2 episodes "Happy Trailer", "Sleeper" 1995–1997 Grace Under Fire Supervising producer, executive producer, writer 25 episodes (1995–1996), 23 episodes (1996–1997), 2 episodes 1997–1998 Ellen Executive producer, writer 21 episodes, 2 episodes "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 1 & 2" 1998 Sports Night Consulting producer 4 episodes 2000 Jesse Creative consultant 5 episodes 2001 Bob Patterson Executive producer, teleplay 1 episode "Pilot" 2000–2001 The Trouble with Normal Co-executive producer 11 episodes 2002–2003 Andy Ritcher Controls the Universe Co-executive producer, writer 9 episodes, 1 episode "Wedding" 2005 Jake in Progress Consulting producer 3 episodes 2003–2006 Still Standing Executive producer, writer 12 episodes, 1 episode "Still Our Little Boy" 2007–2008 Aliens in America Executive producer 17 episodes 2008–2009 The Big Bang Theory Consulting producer, teleplay, story 23 episodes, 3 episodes, 1 episode "The Panty Pinata Polarization" 2009–2010 Better Off Ted Co-executive producer, writer 13 episodes, 2 episodes "Mess of a Salesman", "The Lawyer, the Lemur, and the Little Listener" 2010–2012 Rules of Engagement Co-executive producer, executive producer, writer 24 episodes (2010–2012), 12 episodes (2011–2012), 5 episodes 2012 Breaking In Consulting producer, writer 13 episodes, 1 episode "The Hungover" 2012–2015 Last Man Standing Executive producer, writer, director 42 episodes, 3 episodes "Outdoor Man Grill", "Stud Muffin", "Voting", 2 episodes "Vanessa Fixes Up Eve", "Mutton Busting" 2016 The Real O'Neals Consulting producer 7 episodes Dr. Ken Consulting producer, writer 4 episodes, 2 episodes "A Park Family Christmas", "Ken and Allison Share A Patient" 2017 Imaginary Mary Consulting producer 2 episodes Speechless Consulting producer, writer 8 episodes, 1 episode "B-R-I-- BRITISH I-N-V-- INVASION" 2018 The Kids Are Alright Executive producer, creator, writer, narrator (voice-over) 23 episodes 2019 Schooled Showrunner, executive producer 13 episodes