Michael Schur Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-06-08

Michael Schürger net worth is
$5 Million

Michael Schürger Wiki Biography

Michael Herbert Schur was born on 29 October 1975, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and television producer, best known for his work in the hit comedy series “Parks and Recreation” as well as “The Office”. He is also the co-creator of the comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, but all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Michael Schur? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career on television. He helped create the NBC comedy series “The Good Place” and also had a small role in “The Office”. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will increase.

Michael Schur Net Worth $5 million

At a young age, Michael became interested in comedy, starting with reading the collection of Woody Allen essays entitled “Without Feathers”. He attended William H. Hall High School, and after matriculating attended Harvard University, graduating in 1997 and where he was president of the “Harvard Lampoon”.

Schur then started writing for the live television comedy sketch show “Saturday Night Live”, and stayed there for a total of six seasons; the show has been known for being hosted by a celebrity guest every episode. He then became a writer and producer for “The Office”, later appearing as Dwight’s cousin Mose. “The Office” is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name but was adapted to fit the American audience. Michael also wrote “The Office: The Accountants” webisodes. The success of the show has helped increase his net worth significantly. He then co-produced “The Comeback” which starred Lisa Kudrow and lasted 13 episodes before being cancelled.

Around this time, Michael started venturing into sports journalism, writing under the pseudonym Ken Tremendous for the blog “Fire Joe Morgan”. He also wrote for SB Nation’s Baseball Nation site, and Ken Tremendous would eventually become his Twitter username. In 2008 he began working on the spin-off from “The Office” entitled “Parks and Recreation”, but soon realized that it would be better off as a separate show. The first season wasn’t received very well. but the show improved with its second season, and would eventually run for a total of seven seasons, ending in 2015. His net worth continued to build as the years went on. Around this time, Schur also collaborated with The Decemberists for their music video “Calamity Song”.

Michael also worked on the comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, premiering it in 2013; the police sitcom has won numerous awards including two Golden Globe Awards. In 2016, he then created “The Good Place”, which is a television fantasy comedy series starring Kristen Bell. Another project he did in the same year was co-writing the teleplay “Nosedive”, which is part of the series “Black Mirror”.

For his personal life, it is known that in 2005 Michael married writer Jennifer Philbin, who is the daughter of television star Regis Philbin, and was a writer on “The O.C.” They have three children and the family resides in California.


Full NameMichael Schur
Net Worth$5 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 29, 1975
Place Of BirthAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
ProfessionActor, Producer, Director
EducationHarvard University, William H. Hall High School
NationalityAmerican
SpouseJ. J. Philbin
ChildrenWilliam Schur, Ivy Elizabeth Schur
ParentsAnne Herbert, Warren M. Schur
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/kentremendous
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1321658/
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
NominationsWriters Guild of America Award for Television: New Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television, Primetime Emmy A...
MoviesTotally Awesome, Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special
TV ShowsParks and Recreation, The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
#Fact
1Owns the film rights for David Foster Wallace's novel Infinite Jest.
2Second child, daughter Ivy Elizabeth, born July 14, 2010.
3Became the father of a son, William Xavier Schur, on February 18, 2008.
4Writes for the blog firejoemorgan.com under the pen name Ken Tremendous.
5Son-in-law of Regis Philbin and Joy Philbin.
6Brother-in-law of Joanna Philbin.
7Graduate of William H. Hall High School in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Brooklyn Nine-NineTV Series created by - 80 episodes, 2013 - 2017 written by - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014
The Good PlaceTV Series created by - 13 episodes, 2016 - 2017 written by - 2 episodes, 2016 - 2017
Black Mirror2016TV Series written by - 1 episode
Parks and RecreationTV Series created by - 125 episodes, 2009 - 2015 written by - 19 episodes, 2009 - 2015
The Office2005-2007TV Series written by - 10 episodes
Totally Awesome2006TV Movie written by
The Office: The Accountants2006TV Series written by - 10 episodes
The Comeback2005TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Saturday Night LiveTV Series 1 episode, 1999 writer - 137 episodes, 1997 - 2004
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special2003TV Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002TV Special

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013-2017TV Series executive producer - 81 episodes
The Good Place2016-2017TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Master of None2015TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes
Parks and Recreation2009-2015TV Series executive producer - 125 episodes
Parks and Recreation in Europe2014Video executive producer
Parks and Recreation Is the Wu-Tang of Comedy2010Short producer
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men2009associate producer
The OfficeTV Series co-executive producer - 32 episodes, 2006 - 2008 producer - 23 episodes, 2005 - 2006 supervising producer - 11 episodes, 2006 - 2007 co-producer - 5 episodes, 2005
The Comeback2005TV Series co-producer - 12 episodes
Saturday Night Live2002-2004TV Series producer - 40 episodes
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special2003TV Special producer

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Office2006-2013TV SeriesMose
Miss Guided2008TV SeriesMale Teacher
The O.C.2007TV SeriesPaul
Saturday Night Live1998-2001TV SeriesFan / Audience member / Robin Byrd Show stagehand

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Good Place2017TV Series 1 episode
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2015TV Series 1 episode
Parks and Recreation2009-2015TV Series 9 episodes
Parks and Recreation Is the Wu-Tang of Comedy2010Short

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Late Night with Seth Meyers2015TV Series performer - 1 episode
The OfficeTV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2007

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Last Laugh '042004TV Movie consultant
MTV Video Music Awards 20022002TV Special consultant

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Friends with Kids2011special thanks - as Mike Schur
The Greatest Event in Television History2014TV Series special thanks - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Late Night with Seth Meyers2015-2017TV SeriesHimself
The Writers' Room2013TV SeriesHimself - Creator / Co-Executive Producer
The Office: The Farewells2013TV Series documentary
2012 Writers Guild Awards2012TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti2010VideoHimself (as Mike Schur)
Comic-Con '08 Live2008TV MovieHimself
Live with Kelly and Michael2008TV SeriesHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2008WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic ComedyThe Office (2005)
2007Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Broadband Program - ComedyThe Office: The Accountants (2006)
2007WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2006Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2002Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramSaturday Night Live (1975)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2017Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)Black Mirror (2011)
2016Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesMaster of None (2015)
2016Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBreakthrough Series - Long FormMaster of None (2015)
2016GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Spoken Word Album
2015Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2015Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsComedy Episode of the YearParks and Recreation (2009)
2015Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsComedy Episode of the YearParks and Recreation (2009)
2014Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment ProgramParks and Recreation (2009)
2014WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic ComedyParks and Recreation (2009)
2014WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2013Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsComedy Episode of the YearParks and Recreation (2009)
2013OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Writing in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2013OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Direction in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2013WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2012Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2012Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
2012OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Writing in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2012PGA AwardPGA AwardsOutstanding Producer of Episodic Television, ComedyParks and Recreation (2009)
2012WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2011Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2011OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Direction in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (2009)
2010WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2009WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2008Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2008WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2007Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Comedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2007Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2007Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsComedy Episode of the YearThe Office (2005)
2006Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2006WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy SeriesThe Office (2005)
2006WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USANew SeriesThe Office (2005)
2003Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramSaturday Night Live (1975)
2003WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - SpecialsNBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
2003WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesSaturday Night Live (1975)
2002WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesSaturday Night Live (1975)
2001Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramSaturday Night Live (1975)
2001WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAComedy/Variety (Including Talk) - SeriesSaturday Night Live (1975)

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