Neil Landau is an American screenwriter, playwright, producer, and director. He has held various positions such as script consultant (Monarch Cove), breakdown writer (The Young and the Restless), and script writer (Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead). Landau has taught creative writing for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. He currently serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the MFA Screenwriting Program at UCLA’s School of Film and Television and is a Faculty Advisor for the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Goddard College.
Landau is developing new dramatic programs for Fox TV Studios, Warner Bros. TV, and Avenue Pictures. His TV pilot, WitnessX, was purchased by CBS Corporation. He works as a writer and Executive Consultant under contract for Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Television International, and Fremantle Media.
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Television credits
Writing
- The Young And The Restless (Breakdown Writer)
| HW | HW (on strike) | Associate/Breakdown/Script | Producers/Consultants | Directors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Griffith | LML, S. Hamner (Co-HW) | Cherie Bennett, Darin Goldberg, Neil Landau, Michael Montgomery, Corey Marsh, Christian McLaughlin, Tammy Ader, Sandra Weintraub, Shelley Meals, Kathryn Pratt, Linda Schreiber, D.M. Stanley, Barbara Bloom, Lynsey DuFour, N.M. Slater, Marina Alburger, Eric Freiwald, Jeff Gottesfeld, Valerie Ahern, Linda Gase, Bernard Lechowick, James Stanley, Robin Burger, Maria Arena Bell, Brett Staneart | LML (EP), J. Griffith (Co-EP), John Fisher, Anthony Morina, Josh O'Connell, Matthew J. Olson, Steve Kent, Bill Bell Jr. | Susan Strickler, Dean LaMont, Phideaux Xavier, Sally McDonald, Andrew Lee, Jill Ackles, Marc Berutti, John Zak [1] |
- Monarch Cove (Script Consultant)
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- The Secret World of Alex Mack
- Melrose Place
- The Magnificent Seven
- Undressed (Co-Head Writer)
- Twice In A Lifetime (Supervising Producer)
Directing
- The Fred Astaire Complex
Theatrical credits
- Johnny On The Spot
Awards and nominations
- The Fred Astaire Complex: Grand Prize by the California Media Association
- Etcetera and Intentions: Best Play-L.A. Valley College One-Act Play Festival Bank of America Award for Drama Excellence
- UCLA: Outstanding Instructor of the Year 1994
