Biographie
Aaron Shure is an Emmy-winning television writer, director, and producer who discovered his comedic talent when he unexpectedly won his high school all-male beauty pageant by telling jokes. He soon became a regular performer in Denver clubs like The Comedy Works while underage. After earning a Philosophy degree from Colorado College, he pursued a diverse entertainment career as a karaoke host, street performer, circus clown, and radio commentator. At Disney's MGM Studios in Florida, Aaron was part of Streetmosphere, a historical and character-based improv troupe performing on the streets. During his time in Orlando, when not busking at Disney, he sharpened his improv skills at the Sak Comedy Lab. Drawing from this varied background, Aaron crafts distinctive comedic stories. Recent works include the provocative gun-themed comedy Open Carry, co-created with Sak alum Jonathan Mangum, and the transmedia series Dirty Work, which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media—the first time the Television Academy honored a project created exclusively for an online audience. Writing and producing for NBC’s hit sitcom The Office, Aaron earned three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, and his script for the episode "Wuphf.com" was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. As a producer on The Office, he received three consecutive WGA Award nominations for Comedy Series. His seven years as a writer and executive producer on CBS’s Everybody Loves Raymond brought him two Emmy Awards and five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Everybody Loves Raymond was named AFI’s 30 Minute TV Program of the Year and, alongside The Office, recognized by the Writers Guild of America as one of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time. Aaron also contributed as a writer and producer to TV Land’s Hot In Cleveland, CBS’s George and Leo, and The New Adventures of Old Christine, as well as writing for Louis CK’s HBO series Lucky Louie. His radio commentaries have aired on WBEZ and NPR, and he once performed a “Stupid Human Trick” on the Late Show with David Letterman. Aaron has penned political commentaries for The Huffington Post and reflected on fatherhood for Salon. He resides in Los Angeles with his two children, enjoys doing Smurf impersonations in his free time, and actively supports Public Citizen, a non-partisan organization advocating for the public in Washington, D.C.
