Michael Schur - wikipedia Michael Schur For the electronics researcher, see Michael Shur. Michael Schur Schur at the 2012 Annual Peabody Awards Michael Herbert Schur ( 1975 - 10 - 29 ) October 29, 1975 ( age 43 ) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Pen name Ken Tremendous Occupation Television producer screenwriter Residence Los Angeles, California Alma mater Harvard University Spouse J.J. Philbin ( m. 2005 ) Children Michael Herbert Schur ( born October 29, 1975 ) is an American television producer, writer, and actor, best known for his work on the NBC comedy series The Office ( 2005 -- 2013 ) ; Parks and Recreation ( 2009 -- 2015 ), which he co-created along with Greg Daniels ; and The Good Place ( 2016 -- present ), which he created. He also co-created the NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine - Nine ( 2013 -- present ). As an actor, Schur also made multiple appearances on The Office as Mose Schrute, the cousin of Dwight Schrute. Schur has found success by breaking the mold of formulaic television writing and include large, diverse casts that lead to break - out stars. His shows feature optimistic characters who are relatable even in comical situations, often finding lasting love, and feature strong friendships. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Michael Schur was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Warren M. Schur and Anne Herbert, and was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut. Michael Schur first became interested in comedy when he was 11 years old, when he read Without Feathers, a 1975 collection of humorous essays by Woody Allen. Schur said he found the book on his father 's bookshelf and stayed up reading it until 4 a.m. Schur attended William H. Hall High School in West Hartford, Connecticut. Schur graduated Phi Beta Kappa with an A.B. from Harvard University in 1997, where he was a president of the Harvard Lampoon. His ancestry is Jewish. Career Starting in 1998, Schur was a writer on NBC 's Saturday Night Live, Schur became the producer of Weekend Update in 2001, his first show in the new role was Saturday Night Live 's first episode after the September 11 attacks. Schur left Saturday Night Live in 2004. Soon after, he became producer and writer for The Office on NBC, for which he wrote ten episodes. Schur appeared on The Office as Dwight 's cousin Mose in the episodes `` Initiation '', in which Dwight takes Ryan to his beet farm, `` Money '', in which Jim and Pam spend a night at the farm, `` The Deposition '', `` Koi Pond '', and `` Counseling ''. He also co-wrote The Office : The Accountants webisodes with Paul Lieberstein. In 2005, Schur served as a co-producer of HBO 's The Comeback and wrote two of its thirteen episodes. Schur also wrote for `` Fire Joe Morgan '', a sports journalism blog, under the pseudonym `` Ken Tremendous ''. Schur resurrected the pen name on March 31, 2011, when he began writing for SB Nation 's Baseball Nation site. Ken Tremendous is also Schur 's Twitter username. In April 2008, Schur and Greg Daniels started working on a pilot for Parks and Recreation as a proposed spin - off of The Office. Over time, Schur realized Parks and Recreation would work better as a show if they made it separate from The Office. While Parks and Recreation received negative reviews in its first season, it received critical acclaim in the second, much like The Office. Schur collaborated with The Decemberists on their music video for Calamity Song from the album The King Is Dead. This video is based upon Eschaton, a mock - nuclear war game played on tennis courts that David Foster Wallace created in his 1996 novel Infinite Jest. Schur wrote his undergraduate senior thesis on the novel, and he also owns the film rights to it. With Daniel J. Goor, Schur created the Fox comedy Brooklyn Nine - Nine, which premiered in fall 2013. On September 19, 2016, the Schur - created sitcom The Good Place began airing on NBC. In 2016, Schur co-wrote the teleplay of `` Nosedive '', an episode of the television anthology series Black Mirror with Rashida Jones from a story by Charlie Brooker. Personal life Schur is married to Jennifer Philbin, who was formerly a writer on The O.C. and is the daughter of television star Regis Philbin. Their first child, son William Xavier Schur, was born on February 18, 2008. His middle name, Xavier, is in honor of Regis 's confirmation name. On July 14, 2010, Philbin gave birth to their daughter, Ivy Elizabeth Schur, in California. Filmography Television Year Title Director Writer Producer Actor Executive producer Role Notes 1997 -- 2004 Saturday Night Live Yes Weekend Update Yes Various roles Wrote 138 episodes, appeared in 3 episodes 2005 The Comeback Yes Yes Wrote 2 episodes 2005 -- 2013 The Office Yes Yes Yes Yes Mose Schrute Wrote 12 episodes, appeared in 13 episodes 2006 Totally Awesome Yes Television film 2007 The O.C. Yes Paul Episode : `` The Case of the Franks '' 2008 Miss Guided Yes Male Teacher Episode : `` Pool Party '' 2009 -- 2015 Parks and Recreation Yes Yes Yes Yes Also creator Wrote 19 episodes, directed 9 episodes Non-speaking cameo in Season 6 episode : `` Second Chunce '' 2013 -- present Brooklyn Nine - Nine Yes Yes Yes Also creator Wrote 2 episodes, directed 2 episodes 2015 -- present Master of None Yes 2016 -- present The Good Place Yes Yes Yes Also creator Wrote 4 episodes, directed 2 episodes 2016 Black Mirror Yes Episode : `` Nosedive '' Co-wrote teleplay with Rashida Jones 2019 Abby 's Yes References ^ Jump up to : `` Jennifer Philbin and Michael Schur ''. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 2005 - 10 - 09. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ Hannemann, Emily ( September 15, 2018 ). `` The Magic of Michael Schur 's Sitcoms : Why ' The Good Place, ' ' Parks and Rec ' & More Are So Rewatchable ''. TV Insider. Retrieved October 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Leishman, Rachel ( September 17, 2018 ). `` Mike Schur 's Shows Have The Most Relatable Characters on Television ''. The Mary Sue. Retrieved October 1, 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Chemistry of Cluelessness in Michael Schur 's Sitcoms ''. PopMatters. July 12, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Ken Tremendous ( @ KenTremendous ) ( 18 February 2013 ). `` @ williamfleitch I need no such reminding. I was born in Ann Arbor '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Martin, Denise ( 2009 - 11 - 18 ). `` Making bureaucracy work : How NBC 's `` Parks and Recreation '' overcame bad buzz ``. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ Gendreau, LeAnne ( 7 April 2009 ). `` West Hartford Guy Behind Poehler 's `` Parks & Recreation '' ``. WVIT. Retrieved 31 October 2012. Jump up ^ `` How Harvard Remade ' The Office ' Arts The Harvard Crimson ''. www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 20. Jump up ^ Saxon, Wolfgang. `` Norman Schur, Lexicographer And Lawyer, 84 ''. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( October 3, 2012 ). `` Showrunners 2012 : ' Parks and Recreation 's ' Mike Schur ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Jump up ^ VanDerWerff, Todd ( January 9, 2018 ). `` The Good Place 's creator explains why not every comedy is better off as a Netflix original ''. Vox. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Jump up ^ Schur, Mike ( September 11, 2016 ). `` Mike Schur on How 9 / 11 Influenced the Writing on SNL, The Office, and Parks and Rec ''. Vulture. Retrieved August 12, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Zap2it ( August 19, 2008 ). `` More Money for Mose at ' The Office ' ''. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Fire Joe Morgan : About Us ''. firejoemorgan.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012. Jump up ^ Buchanan, Ben ( 31 March 2011 ). `` Introducing Baseball Nation ''. Over the Monster. SB Nation. Retrieved 21 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ken Tremendous ( @ KenTremendous ) ''. Twitter. Retrieved 21 December 2016. Jump up ^ Carlin, Shannon ( 2011 - 08 - 22 ). `` First Watch : The Decemberists, ' Calamity Song ' ''. NPR. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ Hyden, Steve ( 2011 - 08 - 22 ). `` Parks And Recreation 's Michael Schur talks about directing the Decemberists ' new Infinite Jest - themed video ''. The Onion A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012 - 11 - 18. Jump up ^ Busis, Hillary. `` Last night 's Parks and Rec was an extended homage to Infinite Jest ''. EW. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ Dodson, P. Claire ( 2016 - 09 - 19 ). `` The Good Place Creator Michael Schur Has an Idea of Who 's Going to Make It to Heaven ''. Esquire. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ Gelman, Vlada ( 27 July 2016 ). `` Black Mirror Enlists Rashida Jones and Mike Schur for Season 3 Writing Stint ''. TVLine. Retrieved 27 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : People Staff ( 2008 - 02 - 19 ). `` Regis Philbin Is a Grandfather ! ''. People. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 31. External links Michael Schur on IMDb Fire Joe Morgan Interview with Michael Schur Where are they now ? Interview About His Public Schooling Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Eddie Izzard ( 2000 ) Eric Drysdale, Jim Earl, Dan Goor, Charlie Grandy, J.R. Havlan, Tom Johnson, Kent Jones, Paul Mecurio, Chris Regan, Allison Silverman and Jon Stewart ( 2001 ) Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Max Brooks, James Downey, Tina Fey, Hugh Fink, Charlie Grandy, Jack Handey, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Matt Murray, Paula Pell, Matt Piedmont, Ken Scarborough, Michael Schur, Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon, Robert Smigel, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele and Scott Wainio ( 2002 ) Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Tom Johnson, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart ( 2003 ) Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart ( 2004 ) Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart ( 2005 ) Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, David Javerbaum, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Sam Means, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart ( 2006 ) Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Dan Goor, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Tim Harrod, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Brian Stack, Mike Sweeney and Andrew Weinberg ( 2007 ) Bryan Adams, Michael Brumm, Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Peter Gwinn, Barry Julien, Laura Krafft, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino and Allison Silverman ( 2008 ) Rory Albanese, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, J.R. Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Rob Kutner, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, John Oliver, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart ( 2009 ) Complete list ( 1957 -- 1969 ) ( 1970 -- 1979 ) ( 1980 -- 1989 ) ( 1990 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Writers Guild of America Award for Television : Episodic Comedy ( 2000 -- 2009 ) Joe Keenan & Christopher Lloyd for `` Something Borrowed, Someone Blue '' ( 2000 ) Philip Rosenthal for `` Italy '' ( 2001 ) Bob Daily & Lori Kirkland & Dan O'Shannon for `` Rooms with a View '' ( 2002 ) Bob Daily for `` No Sex, Please, We 're Skittish '' ( 2003 ) Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for `` Pier Pressure '' / Neil Thompson for `` Ida 's Boyfriend '' ( 2004 ) Jenji Kohan for `` You Ca n't Miss the Bear '' ( 2005 ) Steve Carell for `` Casino Night '' ( 2006 ) Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur for `` The Job '' ( 2007 ) Andrew Guest & John Riggi for `` Succession '' ( 2008 ) Robert Carlock for `` Apollo, Apollo '' / Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd for `` Pilot '' ( 2009 ) Complete list 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s WorldCat Identities BNF : cb16943115d ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0001 1859 4933 LCCN : no2011000207 SUDOC : 197173926 VIAF : 169767857 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Schur&oldid=866157747 '' Categories : 1975 births Living people American bloggers American male television actors American television producers American television writers Male television writers Harvard Lampoon alumni Harvard University alumni People from West Hartford, Connecticut Writers Guild of America Award winners Showrunners Primetime Emmy Award winners Writers from Ann Arbor, Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan Screenwriters from Connecticut Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2011 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 28 October 2018, at 17 : 19 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays dwight's cousin on the office
Answer: Michael Herbert Schur