# Justin Spitzer

Justin Spitzer is an American television and film writer, producer, and showrunner. He is best known for creating the sitcoms Superstore, American Auto, and St. Denis Medical. His other credits include Scrubs, Courting Alex, and The Office.

## Career

Spitzer was an assistant on the sitcom Grounded for Life and on fourteen episodes of the American adaptation of Queer as Folk. From 2008 to 2013, he was a writer and producer for the American adaptation of The Office. In 2013 he wrote a pilot based on The Money Pit that was put into development by NBC but ultimately never aired.
He created the workplace sitcom Superstore, starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, which had a midseason premiere on NBC in 2015. He served as showrunner for three seasons before stepping down in 2019 while signing a multi-year deal with NBC and Universal Television. The series continued to run for three more seasons after Spitzer's departure.
In 2020, NBC ordered a pilot for Spitzer's comedy American Auto. The series premiered in 2021 and ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2023. In August 2021, Spitzer had signed a new four-year overall deal with Universal Television.

## Personal life

On November 24, 2007, he married producer and writer Jenna Bans. They have two children named Lucy and Phoebe.

## Credits
### Producing

Television :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2012–2013 | The Office | co-executive producer |
| 2014 | Mulaney | co-executive producer |
| 2015–2021 | Superstore | executive producer, also creator |
| 2021–2023 | American Auto | executive producer, also creator |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical | executive producer, also creator |
Television Movie :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | executive producer |

### Writing

Films :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2006 | What Are the Odds? | short film |
Television :
| Show | Episode Title | Season | Air Date | Notes |
| Scrubs | "My Butterfly" | 3 | March 16, 2004 | |
| Committed | "The Snap Out of it Episode" | 1 | February 1, 2005 | |
| Courting Alex | "Birthday" | 1 | March 6, 2006 | |
| The Office | "Back from Vacation" | 3 | January 4, 2007 | |
| The Office | "Product Recall" | 3 | April 26, 2007 | co-written with Brent Forrester |
| The Office | "Did I Stutter?" | 4 | May 1, 2008 | co-written with Brent Forrester |
| The Office | "Moroccan Christmas" | 5 | December 11, 2008 | |
| The Office | "Michael Scott Paper Company" | 5 | April 9, 2009 | |
| The Office | "Shareholder Meeting" | 6 | November 19, 2009 | |
| The Office | "Body Language" | 6 | April 29, 2010 | |
| The Office | "Costume Contest" | 7 | October 28, 2010 | |
| The Office | "Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager" | 7 | May 12, 2011 | |
| The Office | "Garden Party" | 8 | October 13, 2011 | |
| The Office | "Angry Andy" | 8 | April 19, 2012 | |
| The Money Pit | "Pilot" | 1 | | unaired |
| Mulaney | "Patriot Acts" | 1 | November 23, 2014 | |
| Superstore | "Pilot" | 1 | November 30, 2015 | |
| Superstore | "Shots and Salsa" | 1 | November 30, 2015 | |
| Superstore | "Tornado" | 2 | May 4, 2017 | |
| Superstore | "Grand Re-Opening" | 3 | September 28, 2017 | |
| Superstore | "Town Hall" | 3 | May 3, 2018 | Story credit |
| Superstore | "Employee Appreciation Day" | 4 | May 16, 2019 | |
| Superstore | "All Sales Final" | 6 | March 25, 2021 | Story credit |
| American Auto | "Pilot" | 1 | December 13, 2021 | |
| American Auto | "White Van" | 1 | December 13, 2021 | |
| American Auto | "Profile" | 1 | March 8, 2022 | co-written with Eric Ledgin |
| American Auto | "Crisis" | 2 | January 24, 2023 | co-written with Eric Ledgin |
| St. Denis Medical | "Welcome to St. Denis" | 1 | November 12, 2024 | co-written with Eric Ledgin |
| St. Denis Medical | "People Just Say Stuff Online" | 1 | February 4, 2025 | co-written with Eric Ledgin |
Television Movie :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2013 | Holding Patterns | also credited as creator |

### Directing

| Show | Episode title | Season | Air date | Notes |
| Superstore | "Employee App" | 5 | February 20, 2020 | |

## Nominations

Television :
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Credited As |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office | Nominated | Producer |
| 2010 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office | Nominated | Producer |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Comedy Series | The Office | Nominated | Supervising Producer |