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In addition to being a successful television writer for the past 25 years, Dan O'Shannon is the author of a theoretical book about comedy--

'What Are You Laughing At? A Comprehensive Guide to the Comedic Event,"'published by Continuum International Publishing Group (2012).

The book examines what comedy is and why we respond to it the way we do and has been adopted by universities across the country.

Significant Awards and Nominations for Dan O'Shannon:

Emmy Awards:

Two-time Emmy Award Winner for 'Modern Family' (three-time nominee)

Emmy Award Winner for 'Cheers' (six-time nominee)

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards:

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for 'Modern Family' (three-time winner; four-time nominee)

Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for 'Frasier' (multiple-time nominee)

Golden Globe Awards:

Golden Globe Award for 'Modern Family' (three-time nominee)

Golden Globe Award for 'Frasier' (multiple-time nominee)

Golden Globe Award for 'Cheers' (multiple-time nominee)

Academy Awards (Oscars):

Academy Award Nominee for the Disney-produced short film 'Redux Riding Hood'

Annie Awards- Animation's Highest Honor:

Annie Award for 'The Fan and the Flower'

Dan O'Shannon Television Writing and Producing Credits, by show:

"Modern Family"''

The Bicycle Thief - co-executive producer

Come Fly with Me - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

The Incident - co-executive producer

Coal Digger - co-executive producer

Run for Your Wife - co-executive producer

En Garde - co-executive producer

Great Expectations - co-executive producer

Fizbo - co-executive producer

Undeck the Halls - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Up All Night - co-executive producer

Not in My House - co-executive producer

Fifteen Percent - co-executive producer

Moon Landing - co-executive producer

My Funky Valentine - co-executive producer

Truth Be Told - co-executive producer

Starry Night - co-executive producer

Game Changer - co-executive producer

Travels with Scout - co-executive producer

Airport 2010 - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Hawaii - co-executive producer

Family Portrait - co-executive producer

The Old Wagon - co-executive producer

The Kiss - co-executive producer

Earthquake - co-executive producer

Strangers on a Treadmill - co-executive producer

Unplugged - co-executive producer

Halloween - co-executive producer

Chirp - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Manny Get Your Gun - co-executive producer

Mother Tucker - co-executive producer

Dance Dance Revelation - co-executive producer

Our Children, Ourselves - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Caught in the Act - co-executive producer

Princess Party - co-executive producer

Two Monkeys and a Panda - co-executive producer

Boys' Night - co-executive producer

The Musical Man ) - co-executive producer

Someone to Watch Over Lily - co-executive producer

Mother's Day - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

See You Next Fall - co-executive producer

The One That Got Away - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

When Good Kids Go Bad - executive producer

Dude Ranch - executive producer, Writer (written by)

Phil on Wire - executive producer

Door to Door - executive producer

Hit and Run - executive producer

Go Bullfrogs! - executive producer

Treehouse - executive producer

After the Fire - executive producer

Punkin' Chunkin' - executive producer

Express Christmas - executive producer

Lifetime Supply - executive producer

Egg Drop - executive producer

Little Bo Bleep - executive producer

Me? Jealous? - executive producer

Aunt Mommy - executive producer, Writer (written by)

Virgin Territory - executive producer

Leap Day - executive producer

Send Out the Clowns - executive producer

Election Day - executive producer

The Last Walt - executive producer, Writer (written by)

Planes, Trains and Cars - executive producer

Disneyland - executive producer

Tableau Vivant - executive producer

"Better Off Ted" 

Heroes - co-executive producer

Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits - co-executive producer

Racial Sensitivity - co-executive producer

Win Some, Dose Some - co-executive producer

Goodbye, Mr. Chips - co-executive producer

Get Happy - co-executive producer

You Are the Boss of Me - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Bioshuffle - co-executive producer

Trust and Consequence - co-executive producer

Father, Can You Hair Me? - co-executive producer

Jabberwocky - co-executive producer

Secrets and Lives - Writer (written by)

"Back to You"

Fish Story- co-executive producer, Writer (writer)

First Supper - co-executive producer

A Gentleman Always Leads - co-executive producer

A Night of Possibilities - co-executive producer

Gracie's Bully - co-executive producer

Something's Up There - co-executive producer

Cradle to Grave - co-executive producer

Business or Pleasure - co-executive producer

The Wall of Fame - co-executive producer

Hug & Tell - co-executive producer

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - co-executive producer, Writer (writer)

The New Boss - co-executive producer

Date Night - co-executive producer

House of Tomorrow - co-executive producer

Hostage Watch - co-executive producer

"Jericho"

Fallout - co-executive producer

Four Horsemen - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Walls of Jericho - co-executive producer

Federal Response - co-executive producer

9:02 - co-executive producer

Long Live the Mayor - co-executive producer

Rogue River - co-executive producer

Crossroads - co-executive producer

Red Flag - co-executive producer

A.K.A. - consulting producer

Casus Belli - consulting producer

One If by Land - consulting producer

Coalition of the Willing - consulting producer

Why We Fight - consulting producer

"Threshold" (6 episodes )

Trees Made of Glass: Part 1 - co-executive producer

Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 - co-executive producer

Blood of the Children - co-executive producer

The Burning - co-executive producer, Writer (written by)

Revelations - co-executive producer

Outbreak - Writer (written by)

"Star Trek: Enterprise"

Carbon Creek - Writer (story)

"Frasier"

Momma Mia - co-executive producer

Father of the Bride - co-executive producer

The Apparent Trap - Writer

Morning Becomes Entertainment - co-executive producer

To Thine Old Self Be True - co-executive producer, Writer

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon: Part 1 - executive producer

Frasier's Edge - Writer

Sliding Frasiers - Writer

Daphne Returns - executive producer, Writer

The Wizard and Roz - executive producer

Cranes Go Caribbean - executive producer

Don Juan in Hell: Part 1 - executive producer

Don Juan in Hell: Part 2 - executive producer

The Return of Martin Crane - Writer (written by)

The Ring Cycle - executive producer

Enemy at the Gate - executive producer

Proxy Prexy - executive producer

Kissing Cousin - executive producer

Tales from the Crypt - executive producer

Star Mitzvah ( - executive producer

Bristle While You Work - executive producer

Rooms with a View - executive producer, Writer (written by)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - executive producer

The Harassed - executive producer

Lilith Needs a Favor - executive producer

Trophy Girlfriend - executive producer

Fraternal Schwinns - executive producer

Kenny on the Couch - executive producer

Some Assembly Required - executive producer

Farewell, Nervosa - executive producer

The Devil & Dr. Phil - executive producer

Fathers and Sons - executive producer

Analyzed Kiss - executive producer

A Man, a Plan and a Gal: Julia - consulting producer

No Sex Please, We're Skittish - consulting producer

The Doctor Is Out - consulting producer

The Babysitter - consulting producer

The Placeholder - consulting producer

I'm Listening - consulting producer

Maris Returns - consulting producer

Murder Most Maris - consulting producer

Guns 'N Neuroses - consulting producer

Sea Bee Jeebies - consulting producer

High Holidays - consulting producer

Frasier-Lite - consulting producer

The Ann Who Came to Dinner - consulting producer

Freudian Sleep - consulting producer

Caught in the Act - consulting producer

Boo! - consulting producer

Coots and Ladders - consulting producer

Match Game - consulting producer

Miss Right Now - consulting producer

And Frasier Makes Three - consulting producer

Detour - consulting producer

Crock Tales - consulting producer

Goodnight, Seattle: Part 1 - consulting producer

Goodnight, Seattle: Part 2 - consulting producer

"The King of Queens"

S'ain't Valentine's - creative consultant

Court Date - creative consultant

Rayny Day - creative consultant

Train Wreck- creative consultant

Hungry Man - creative consultant

Time Share - creative consultant

Where's Poppa - creative consultant

Art House - creative consultant

Maybe Baby - creative consultant

'''"Maggie" ''' Pilot - Writer

A Two Story House - Writer

'''"Suddenly Susan" ''' Dr. No - Writer

Cold Turkey - Writer

Love and Divorce American Style: Part 2 - Writer

Daddy Piper - Writer

"The Boys"(Creator)

Don't Call Me Ed - Written by

Ladies' Night - Writer

Ninety-Five in the Shade - Writer

"Cheers"

Call Me, Irresponsible - Writer

The Improbable Dream: Part 1 - executive story editor

The Improbable Dream: Part 2 - executive story editor

A Bar Is Born - executive story editor

How to Marry a Mailman - executive story editor

The Two Faces of Norm - executive story editor

The Stork Brings a Crane - executive story editor

Death Takes a Holiday on Ice - executive story editor

For Real Men Only - executive story editor

Two Girls for Every Boyd - Writer (written by), executive story editor

The Art of the Steal - executive story editor

Feeble Attraction - Writer (written by), executive story editor

Sam Ahoy - executive story editor

Sammy and the Professor - executive story editor

What is... Cliff Clavin? - Writer (written by), executive story editor

Finally!: Part 1 - executive story editor

Finally!: Part 2 - executive story editor

Woody or Won't He - executive story editor

Severe Crane Damage - Writer, executive story editor

Indoor Fun with Sammy and Robby - executive story editor

Fifty-Fifty Carla - executive story editor

Bar Wars III: The Return of Tecumseh - executive story editor

Loverboyd - executive story editor

The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec - executive story editor

Mr. Otis Regrets - executive story editor

Cry Hard - Writer (written by), executive story editor

Cry Harder - executive story editor

Love Is a Really, Really Perfectly Okay Thing - co-producer

Cheers Fouls Out - co-producer

Rebecca Redux- co-producer

Where Nobody Knows Your Name- co-producer, Writer (written by)

Ma Always Liked You Better - co-producer, Writer (written by)

Grease - co-producer

Breaking in Is Hard to Do - co-producer

200th Anniversary Special - co-producer

Bad Neighbor Sam - co-producer

Veggie-Boyd - co-producer

Norm and Cliff's Excellent Adventure - co-producer

Woody Interruptus - co-producer

Honor Thy Mother - co-producer

Achilles Hill- co-producer

The Days of Wine and Neuroses - co-producer

Wedding Bell Blues - co-producer, Writer

I'm Getting My Act Together and Sticking It in Your Face - co-producer

Sam Time Next Year - co-producer

Crash of the Titans - co-producer

It's a Wonderful Wife - co-producer

Cheers Has Chili - co-producer

Carla Loves Clavin- co-producer

Pitch It Again, Sam - co-producer, Writer

Rat Girl - co-producer

Home Malone - co-producer, Writer

Uncle Sam Wants You - co-producer

Baby Balk - supervising producer, Writer

Get Your Kicks on Route 666 - supervising producer, Writer

Madame LaCarla - supervising producer

The Norm Who Came to Dinner - supervising producer, Writer

Ma's Little Maggie - supervising producer

Unplanned Parenthood - supervising producer

Bar Wars V: The Final Judgement - supervising producer

Where Have All the Floorboards Gone? - supervising producer

Head Over Hill - supervising producer

A Fine French Whine - supervising producer

I'm Okay, You're Defective - supervising producer

Go Make - supervising producer

Don't Shoot... I'm Only the Psychiatrist - supervising producer

No Rest for the Woody - supervising producer

My Son, the Father - supervising producer

One Hugs, the Other Doesn't - supervising producer

A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff - supervising producer, Writer

License to Hill - supervising producer

Rich Man, Wood Man- supervising producer

Smotherly Love - supervising producer

Take Me Out of the Ball Game - supervising producer

Rebecca's Lover... Not - supervising producer

Bar Wars VI: This Time It's for Real - supervising producer

Heeeeeere's... Cliffy! - supervising producer

An Old-Fashioned Wedding - supervising producer

The Little Match Girl - executive producer

The Beer Is Always Greener - executive producer

The King of Beers - executive producer, Writer (written by)

The Magnificent Six - executive producer

Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman - executive producer

Teaching with the Enemy - executive producer

The Girl in the Plastic Bubble - executive producer, Writer

Ill-Gotten Gaines - executive producer

Feelings... Whoa, Whoa, Whoa - executive producer

Daddy's Little Middle-Aged Girl - executive producer

Love Me, Love My Car - executive producer

Sunday Dinner - executive producer

Norm's Big Audit - executive producer

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar - executive producer

Loathe and Marriage - executive producer

Is There a Doctor in the Howe? - executive producer

The Bar Manager, the Shrink, His Wife and Her Lover - executive producer

The Last Picture Show - executive producer

Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey - executive producer

Look Before You Sleep - executive producer

Woody Gets an Election - executive producer, Writer

It's Lonely on the Top - executive producer

Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses - executive producer

The Guy Can't Help It - executive producer

One for the Road- executive producer

'''"Newhart" (7 episodes ) ''' Laugh at My Wife, Please - Writer

Town Without Pity- Writer

Shoe Business Is My Life - Writer

George and the Old Maid - Writer

One and a Half Million Dollar Man - story editor

The Little Match Girl - Writer

Georgie and Bess - Writer

"The Charmings" 

A Charming Halloween - Writer

"It's a Living" 

America's Sweetheart- Writer (written by)