He has been an associate producer on such shows as Champs, Day By Day, Brooklyn Bridge and Spin City. He produced Scrubs, and was co-nominated with Bill Lawrence in 2004 for Danny Thomas Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America. He has twice been Emmy nominated. He produced the pilots Nobody's Watching and Confessions of a Dog. He has also directed two episodes of Scrubs, My Self-Examination and My Buddy's Booty, and has appeared in episodes of the show as Leonard the security guard and Death. He is currently a producer on Lawrence's new show Cougar Town. For the ninth season of Scrubs he acts as co-executive producer.
Personal life
He grew up in Harvey, Illinois, and graduated from Ohio University in 1989. He is good friends with Scrubs creator and Spin City co-creator Bill Lawrence, with whom he has worked on most of his projects. Lawrence says his and Winston's friendship was the inspiration for the friendship of J.D. and Turk on Scrubs and Stuart and Carter on Spin City. The character Randall Winston on Spin City was named after him, as was the character Randall, played by Martin Klebba, on Scrubs. He is the inspiration for the character of Carter Heywood on Spin City. He is openly gay and lives with his partner in Los Angeles. He is a member of the board of the Lupus Foundation of America.
Spin City is an American television sitcom that aired from September 17, 1996, until April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show was based on a fictional local government running New York City, and originally starred Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. Fox departed in 2000 at the conclusion of Season 4 due to his battle with Parkinson's disease: Charlie Sheen assumed the lead role of Charlie Crawford for the remaining two seasons. The show was cancelled in 2002 due to low ratings.
Premise
The series focuses on the Mayor of New York City, Randall Winston (Barry Bostwick), and his staff as they run the city—although the main person in charge is Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty (Fox). Mike is excellent at his job, dealing with spin and lies, but not so good with his personal life, which he often neglects. Other members of staff at City Hall include press secretary Paul Lassiter (Richard Kind), the office cheapskate, suck-up, and noted coward, who has a habit of being a loudmouth and is often kept in the dark about things; chief of staff Stuart Bondek (Alan Ruck), who loves the ladies, and is often very sexist; and head of minority affairs Carter Heywood (Michael Boatman), a gay black man with a suicidal dog named Rags.
^1 Zach Braff was credited as a series regular up until the ninth episode of the final season. From the tenth episode onwards he is no longer credited.
Main characters
John Michael Dorian (J.D.)
Zach Braff portrays Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian, the show's original protagonist and narrator. J.D. begins the series as a staff intern, progressing to resident and then attending physician. His voice-over to the series comes from his internal thoughts and often features surrealfantasies. J.D. was a recurring character in Season 9, though he was still considered to be the protagonist of the episodes in which he appeared. Braff received top billing as a main cast member in each of his appearances for that season. He did not appear in the last episode of the series, titled "Our Thanks," and no mention was made of him.
J.D.'s name is based on that of Dr. Jonathan Doris, a college friend of series creator Bill Lawrence. Doris served as medical adviser to the show.
Grace and Frankie producer Randall Winston, talks about what makes a great story.
Having been deeply involved with many over his career, there are three key pillars: conflict, suspense and humor. Those three components make for a story that gives people “the emotional reason to lean forward into the story.”
Additionally, in his current work, the notion of satisfaction plays a critical role. According to Winston, the showrunners on Grace and Frankie ask if the content and seasons were satisfying. In his mind, that helps “move the ball” and progress not just a story, but an entire, well-loved series.
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The Power Of Being Seamless In Brand Integration | Randall Winston
Producer Randall Winston discusses the importance of being seamless in brand integration, the key components to incorporating brands to keep a storyline moving and more.
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FMM: Producer Interview- Randall Winston
Randall Winston has produced some of TV's best series. He is Bill Lawrence's partner in crime and has produced on shows such as Spin City, Scrubs and now Cougar Town. Scrubs fans will know him as Leonard the security guard with a hook for a hand from Scrubs (one of his many cameos). Randall now serves as Co-Executive Producer on the amazing Cougar Town. I talk to Randall about his position on the show and the details about producing TV. He tells us about the different producer titles such as Associate and Executive Producers. We talk about locations, schedules, crew, music licensing and much more. He also shares an extremely bizarre and hilarious story from the set towards the end. One of the nicest guys I've met and someone I look up to in the business. Check out this great and informativ...
published: 28 Feb 2012
Barry Bostwick - Mayor Randall Winston - Spin City - Cult Classic Documentary Series
Jim Conlan speaks to Barry Bostwick who played the role of the Mayor of New York Randall Winston in Spin City the latest in our cult-classic documentary series
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published: 15 Sep 2021
Mr Dray - Mayor Randall Winston - Always Keep Trim (Original Version)
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published: 24 Sep 2021
Mr Dray - Mayor Randall Winston - Where's Me Tea, Betty?
From "Presidential" available at:
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published: 24 Sep 2021
Mr Dray - Mayor Randall Winston - Tougher
From "Presidential" available at:
https://mrdray.bandcamp.com/album/presidential
https://open.spotify.com/album/4l6RphUa8SpJM1suyW2IAz
published: 24 Sep 2021
Mr Dray - Mayor Randall Winston - Things That Go Flurb In The Night
From "Presidential" available at:
https://mrdray.bandcamp.com/album/presidential
https://open.spotify.com/album/4l6RphUa8SpJM1suyW2IAz
Grace and Frankie producer Randall Winston, talks about what makes a great story.
Having been deeply involved with many over his career, there are three key pi...
Grace and Frankie producer Randall Winston, talks about what makes a great story.
Having been deeply involved with many over his career, there are three key pillars: conflict, suspense and humor. Those three components make for a story that gives people “the emotional reason to lean forward into the story.”
Additionally, in his current work, the notion of satisfaction plays a critical role. According to Winston, the showrunners on Grace and Frankie ask if the content and seasons were satisfying. In his mind, that helps “move the ball” and progress not just a story, but an entire, well-loved series.
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Grace and Frankie producer Randall Winston, talks about what makes a great story.
Having been deeply involved with many over his career, there are three key pillars: conflict, suspense and humor. Those three components make for a story that gives people “the emotional reason to lean forward into the story.”
Additionally, in his current work, the notion of satisfaction plays a critical role. According to Winston, the showrunners on Grace and Frankie ask if the content and seasons were satisfying. In his mind, that helps “move the ball” and progress not just a story, but an entire, well-loved series.
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Producer Randall Winston discusses the importance of being seamless in brand integration, the key components to incorporating brands to keep a storyline moving and more.
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Randall Winston has produced some of TV's best series. He is Bill Lawrence's partner in crime and has produced on shows such as Spin City, Scrubs and now Cougar...
Randall Winston has produced some of TV's best series. He is Bill Lawrence's partner in crime and has produced on shows such as Spin City, Scrubs and now Cougar Town. Scrubs fans will know him as Leonard the security guard with a hook for a hand from Scrubs (one of his many cameos). Randall now serves as Co-Executive Producer on the amazing Cougar Town. I talk to Randall about his position on the show and the details about producing TV. He tells us about the different producer titles such as Associate and Executive Producers. We talk about locations, schedules, crew, music licensing and much more. He also shares an extremely bizarre and hilarious story from the set towards the end. One of the nicest guys I've met and someone I look up to in the business. Check out this great and informative interview and be sure to check out an episode of Cougar Town if you haven't done so already.
Interview Conducted By:
Kaya Savas
Special Thanks:
Randall Winston
Dan Samiljan
Photography By:
Spencer Keenan Winston, age 4
Randall Winston has produced some of TV's best series. He is Bill Lawrence's partner in crime and has produced on shows such as Spin City, Scrubs and now Cougar Town. Scrubs fans will know him as Leonard the security guard with a hook for a hand from Scrubs (one of his many cameos). Randall now serves as Co-Executive Producer on the amazing Cougar Town. I talk to Randall about his position on the show and the details about producing TV. He tells us about the different producer titles such as Associate and Executive Producers. We talk about locations, schedules, crew, music licensing and much more. He also shares an extremely bizarre and hilarious story from the set towards the end. One of the nicest guys I've met and someone I look up to in the business. Check out this great and informative interview and be sure to check out an episode of Cougar Town if you haven't done so already.
Interview Conducted By:
Kaya Savas
Special Thanks:
Randall Winston
Dan Samiljan
Photography By:
Spencer Keenan Winston, age 4
Jim Conlan speaks to Barry Bostwick who played the role of the Mayor of New York Randall Winston in Spin City the latest in our cult-classic documentary series
...
Jim Conlan speaks to Barry Bostwick who played the role of the Mayor of New York Randall Winston in Spin City the latest in our cult-classic documentary series
@Jim Conlan Chats Please like, share, comment, and hit that subscribe button to never miss a video
Jim Conlan speaks to Barry Bostwick who played the role of the Mayor of New York Randall Winston in Spin City the latest in our cult-classic documentary series
@Jim Conlan Chats Please like, share, comment, and hit that subscribe button to never miss a video
Grace and Frankie producer Randall Winston, talks about what makes a great story.
Having been deeply involved with many over his career, there are three key pillars: conflict, suspense and humor. Those three components make for a story that gives people “the emotional reason to lean forward into the story.”
Additionally, in his current work, the notion of satisfaction plays a critical role. According to Winston, the showrunners on Grace and Frankie ask if the content and seasons were satisfying. In his mind, that helps “move the ball” and progress not just a story, but an entire, well-loved series.
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Producer Randall Winston discusses the importance of being seamless in brand integration, the key components to incorporating brands to keep a storyline moving and more.
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Randall Winston has produced some of TV's best series. He is Bill Lawrence's partner in crime and has produced on shows such as Spin City, Scrubs and now Cougar Town. Scrubs fans will know him as Leonard the security guard with a hook for a hand from Scrubs (one of his many cameos). Randall now serves as Co-Executive Producer on the amazing Cougar Town. I talk to Randall about his position on the show and the details about producing TV. He tells us about the different producer titles such as Associate and Executive Producers. We talk about locations, schedules, crew, music licensing and much more. He also shares an extremely bizarre and hilarious story from the set towards the end. One of the nicest guys I've met and someone I look up to in the business. Check out this great and informative interview and be sure to check out an episode of Cougar Town if you haven't done so already.
Interview Conducted By:
Kaya Savas
Special Thanks:
Randall Winston
Dan Samiljan
Photography By:
Spencer Keenan Winston, age 4
Jim Conlan speaks to Barry Bostwick who played the role of the Mayor of New York Randall Winston in Spin City the latest in our cult-classic documentary series
@Jim Conlan Chats Please like, share, comment, and hit that subscribe button to never miss a video
He has been an associate producer on such shows as Champs, Day By Day, Brooklyn Bridge and Spin City. He produced Scrubs, and was co-nominated with Bill Lawrence in 2004 for Danny Thomas Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America. He has twice been Emmy nominated. He produced the pilots Nobody's Watching and Confessions of a Dog. He has also directed two episodes of Scrubs, My Self-Examination and My Buddy's Booty, and has appeared in episodes of the show as Leonard the security guard and Death. He is currently a producer on Lawrence's new show Cougar Town. For the ninth season of Scrubs he acts as co-executive producer.
Personal life
He grew up in Harvey, Illinois, and graduated from Ohio University in 1989. He is good friends with Scrubs creator and Spin City co-creator Bill Lawrence, with whom he has worked on most of his projects. Lawrence says his and Winston's friendship was the inspiration for the friendship of J.D. and Turk on Scrubs and Stuart and Carter on Spin City. The character Randall Winston on Spin City was named after him, as was the character Randall, played by Martin Klebba, on Scrubs. He is the inspiration for the character of Carter Heywood on Spin City. He is openly gay and lives with his partner in Los Angeles. He is a member of the board of the Lupus Foundation of America.