Michael Patrick King


Michael Patrick King is an American director, writer, and producer of television and film.

Life and career

King was born to an Irish-American family in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was raised as a Catholic. He attended Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, for three years.
In 1975, King moved to New York, did 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 the HBO show, The Comeback, as well as for broadcast shows Will & Grace, Good Advice, and Cybill.
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. He directed the show's film adaptation, and its follow-up, Sex and the City 2. He is featured on The Other Network Writers Room, an audio series for aspiring comedy writers.
He is openly gay and lives in Greenwich Village. He owns Arcade Productions.

Filmography