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Steve Melcher

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Steve Melcher is known for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002), Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) and Janeane from Des Moines (2012).
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      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002)
    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Janeane from Des Moines (2012)
    Janeane from Des Moines
    8.1
    • Bar Patron
    • 2012
    Off Beat
    TV Series
    • Producer(2012)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002)
      Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
      6.1
      TV Series
      • head writer
      • 2014–2019
    • Nikki Glaser in Not Safe with Nikki Glaser (2016)
      Not Safe with Nikki Glaser
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer (2015-2016)
      • 2016
    • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
      Late Show with David Letterman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The Jeselnik Offensive (2013)
      The Jeselnik Offensive
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2013
    • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2006–2010
    • The Kilborn File
      6.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2010
    • The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005)
      The Showbiz Show with David Spade
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005–2006
    • Dennis Miller in Dennis Miller (2004)
      Dennis Miller
      4.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2004–2005
    • Donny Osmond in Pyramid (2002)
      Pyramid
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2002–2004
    • Weakest Link (2001)
      Weakest Link
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2001–2003
    • Martin Short in The Martin Short Show (1999)
      The Martin Short Show
      5.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1999–2000
    • Tonight at the House of Blues (1998)
      Tonight at the House of Blues
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Vibe
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1997–1998

    Producer

    • The Einstein Challenge (2024)
      The Einstein Challenge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2024
    • Rob Lowe in The Floor (2024)
      The Floor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2024
    • Celebrity Game Face (2020)
      Celebrity Game Face
      6.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2023
    • Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, and Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
      Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
      8.0
      TV Special
      • senior supervising producer
      • 2022
    • Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021)
      Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
      4.9
      TV Series
      • senior supervising producer
      • 2021
    • Keegan-Michael Key in Brain Games (2011)
      Brain Games
      8.2
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2020
    • Rob Lowe in Mental Samurai (2019)
      Mental Samurai
      5.7
      TV Series
      • host producer
      • 2019
    • Off Beat
      TV Series
      • executive producer (2012)
      • 2012
    • Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn, and James Murray in Impractical Jokers (2011)
      Impractical Jokers
      8.5
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Brad Garrett, Stone Eisenmann, and HannaH Eisenmann in I Kid with Brad Garrett (2011)
      I Kid with Brad Garrett
      9.3
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2011
    • Coming Home (2011)
      Coming Home
      8.8
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2011
    • CMT's All Jacked Up (2009)
      CMT's All Jacked Up
      TV Series
      • senior story producer
      • 2009
    • Regis Philbin in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999)
      Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
      6.3
      TV Series
      • segment producer
      • 2000–2001
    • Ben Stein in Win Ben Stein's Money (1997)
      Win Ben Stein's Money
      6.6
      TV Series
      • segment producer
      • 1998

    Director

    • Off Beat
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Author of "That is Priceless: Art's Greatest Masterpieces Made Slightly Funnier (Andrews McMeel) and the "That is Priceless" syndicated daily comic on GoComics.com.
    • Nickname
      • Melch

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