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Stan Zimmerman

About The Author

Stan Zimmerman is a man of many mediums (TV, film, and theater). He's been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Episodic Writing on the classic TV series The Golden Girls and Roseanne. Stan has also written and produced on Gilmore Girls, co created the Lifetime sitcom, Rita Rocks, and wrote on both Brady Bunch movies. Stan has a BFA in Drama from NYU/Circle in the Square and has directed such LA productions as Entertaining Mr. Sloane, A Tuna Christmas, Gemini, Pledge, Heartbreak Help, and his original plays-Meet & Greet, Knife to the Heart, and Have a Good One. Stan appeared on Broadway with Nureyev & the Joffrey Ballet and in an East Coast tour of his suicide awareness play, right before I go, with Virginia Madsen and Gilmore Girls cast members. He was the Host/Showrunner on Sean Hayes's Bravo reality show Situation: Comedy and has been seen numerous times on CNN. Stan directed Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) in Hyprov (Daryl Roth Theatre). TRW Plays recently published and licensed three of Stan's works-Yes, Virginia, Silver Foxes, and right before I go. Silver Foxes, directed by Michael Urie, had its world premiere at Dallas's Uptown Players in March 2023.

Books by Stan Zimmerman