Researching Dan Staley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 981 people with the Staley surname? In that year Staley was ranked number 2608 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Staley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Staley and the Staley Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1497 people with the Staley surname in the UK? Staley is now ranked number 2688 for popularity in the UK. |
Staley Family Tree Databases
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Staley Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Staley surname in the USA? Staley is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Staley Databases
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Some Famous People called Dan Staley
Dan Staley
Dan Staley is an American screenwriter and television producer.
Staley began his career in advertising, working as a copywriter at J. Walter Thompson and David Deutsch Associates, now Deutsch Inc. In his five years in advertising, he won the Clio and One Show Gold, the highest creative awards in the advertising industry.
Staley began writing for television in 1990. With former writing partner Rob Long, he worked on the final four seasons of NBC's Cheers. Staley & Long wrote 14 episodes of Cheers and eventually rose to be co-executive producers for the show’s final season (1992–93). The team went on to create numerous pilots and series for Paramount's Network Television division, including Pig Sty, Good Company, George and Leo, Love & Money and Men, Women & Dogs. Staley began writing on his own in 2008; his first solo credit was an episode of hit U.K. sitcom My Family (BBC) in 2010. Staley went on to be executive producer and showrunner of Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie, which ended its 100 episode run in 2014. From 2017-18, Staley was on the writing staff of Kevin Can Wait (CBS).
Staley has been nominated for the Emmy award five times: in 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2013, he was nominated for a PGA award for Outstanding Children's Program. In 2015, he was nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Individual Episode for the Good Luck Charlie episode "Down a Tree” (first episode of children’s TV to feature same-sex parents).
Born and raised in Southern California, Staley is a 1985 graduate of Yale University. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California.
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