Steve Franks

Steve Franks is an American screenwriter, director and musician based in Orange County, California. He is most known for creating the USA Network series Psych, as well as directing three sequel films.
Steve graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He also attended a graduate program at Loyola Marymount University.
==Projects==
Steve devised the story for the 1999 comedy Big Daddy and wrote the screenplay with Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. It went on to be the seventh highest-grossing film of 1999. However, Steve was most known for creating the USA Network television show Psych, about a man with strong observational skills and a powerful eidetic memory who works as a consultant for the police as well as runs his own detective agency under the false pretense that he is psychic. Steve also formed the band The Friendly Indians, who recorded the show's theme song. He wrote several of the series' episodes as well, and directed many. He also co-wrote and directed all 3 of the Psych films. 
Steve also served as an executive producer and showrunner on the CBS series Rush Hour, which was cancelled in 2016.