Lee Eisenberg

Lee Eisenberg is a film and television writer and producer from Needham, MA. He usually works with Gene Stupnitsky, with whom he founded Quantity Entertainment. In 2005, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky joined the staff of the NBC comedy series The Office, where they remained from seasons 2 to 6. In addition to writing, he served as a co-executive producer and directed two episodes with Stupnitsky: "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "The Lover."

 

In 2013, Eisenberg and Stupnitsky had a busy year in television, and were listed as two of Deadline Hollywood's "Overachievers" of pilot season. Along with Stephen Merchant, they created, executive produced, and wrote for the HBO series Hello Ladies, which ran for one season and is set to wrap up in an upcoming HBO special. That same year, they wrote a pilot for ABC based on the popular BBC series Pulling, in addition to serving as executive producers on the series Trophy Wife, which aired on ABC during the 2013-2014 season, and Bad Teacher, which aired on CBS during the 2013-2014 season and was based on their original screenplay.

 

Eisenberg and Stupnitsky have worked together on several screenplays, many of which they have produced as well. Along with Harold Ramis, they wrote the screenplay for Year One, which starred Jack Black and Michael Cera, and was released in 2009. Following that, they wrote and produced the film Bad Teacher, which starred Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. They are serving as producers of the upcoming sequel Bad Teacher 2.