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Patty Lin(I)

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Patty Lin
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Patty Lin is a writer and producer known for Freaks and Geeks (1999), Friends (1994), Desperate Housewives (2004), and Breaking Bad (2008). She has also written pilots for Fox, CBS, and Nickelodeon. Her Breaking Bad episode, "Gray Matter," was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. She retired from TV writing in 2009 and is the author of End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood (2023).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Desperate Housewives (2004)
    Desperate Housewives
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
    Breaking Bad
    9.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)
    Freaks and Geeks
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew

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    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • 2000–2001
    • Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)
      Freaks and Geeks
      8.8
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 1999–2000
    • Amy Brenneman, Kathy Baker, Vincent Angell, and Michael O'Neill in ATF (1999)
      ATF
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • assistant to producers
      • 1999

    Writer



    • Metástasis (2014)
      Metástasis
      2.5
      TV Series
      • original libretto
      • 2014
    • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
      Breaking Bad
      9.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Regina King, Sarah Paulson, Lisa Edelstein, and Ken Marino in Leap of Faith (2002)
      Leap of Faith
      5.6
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2002
    • James Cromwell, Embeth Davidtz, Jane Adams, and Jacinda Barrett in Citizen Baines (2000)
      Citizen Baines
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2001
    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • executive story editor
      • 2000–2001
    • Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, and Jason Segel in Freaks and Geeks (1999)
      Freaks and Geeks
      8.8
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Martial Law (1998)
      Martial Law
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1998–1999

    Producer



    • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
      Breaking Bad
      9.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Desperate Housewives (2004)
      Desperate Housewives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004–2005
    • Regina King, Sarah Paulson, Lisa Edelstein, and Ken Marino in Leap of Faith (2002)
      Leap of Faith
      5.6
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2002
    • James Cromwell, Embeth Davidtz, Jane Adams, and Jacinda Barrett in Citizen Baines (2000)
      Citizen Baines
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2000–2001

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    Gray Matter
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    Gray Matter
    Crazy Handful of Nothing
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    Crazy Handful of Nothing
    Crazy Handful of Nothing
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    Crazy Handful of Nothing
    ... And the Bag's In the River
    Clip 1:35
    ... And the Bag's In the River
    Cat's In the Bag
    Clip 1:58
    Cat's In the Bag

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      • Mike Carter2008 - present
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      Patty got her start in show business as a college intern at Late Night with David Letterman (1982).
    • Quotes
      "They all knew how to get a laugh, but if they didn't like a joke, they seemed to deliberately tank it, knowing we'd rewrite it...Dozens of good jokes would get thrown out just because one of them had mumbled the line through a mouthful of bacon." Working on FRIENDS during the 7th Season while the cast was pampered with breakfast during table-reads.

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