- Michael Seitzman was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Michael is a writer and producer, known for Intelligence (2014), Code Black (2015) and North Country (2005). Michael has been married to Ellen Rapoport since 2007.
- SpouseEllen Rapoport(2007 - present)
- Michael Seitzman wrote the film in which, Charlize Theron received a Best Actress nomination for, North Country (2005), at the 2006 Academy Awards.
- Michael Seitzman wrote the film in which, Frances McDormand received a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role nomination for, North Country (2005), at the 2006 Academy Awards.
- He segued into TV in 2012, after he landed a job producing the series Americana.
- Was born on a Wednesday.
- Was raised in Newark, NJ prior to relocating to Hollywood.
- [on why he had not made a medical drama before Code Black (2015)] I have... just in my family, I have a Gynecologist. I have an Epidemiologist. I have a Cardiologist, two Endocrinologists. I have three Nurses, a Social worker, a Dentist. I have a Biomedical Engineer, the head of an HMO. And I dated a Proctologist for a little while.
- [on viewers and Code Black (2015)] "You get a sense of what viewers can tolerate. They seem to be very adept and acrobatic in the way that they experience storytelling,"
- [the overall goal of Code Black (2015)] "I really believe that you can make the audience a witness or a participant and I feel like our writing and shooting style goes a long way to making you feel like a participant. If you feel stressed or overwhelmed that's part of the idea."
- [on how the viewer might feel after Code Black (2015)]"By the end of an hour of watching it, you should feel like you had a real experience."
- [on real-life hospitals in Code Black (2015)] "Right now, there's a code black every episode and that really mirrors the real life we experience,"
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