10 Facts About Glen Mazzara

Glen Mazzara was born on July 6,1967 and is an American television producer and writer.

Glen Mazzara is most well known for his work on The Shield, The Walking Dead and Damien.

An Italian-American, Mazzara was born in Manhattan, New York City, and grew up in Queens.

Glen Mazzara graduated from St Francis Preparatory School in 1985.

Glen Mazzara attended NYU and earned a masters in English.

Glen Mazzara worked as a hospital administrator in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a writer in 1998.

Glen Mazzara was a story editor and writer for the fourth and fifth seasons of Nash Bridges.

Glen Mazzara left Life to create and executive produce a new series Crash, based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, on which he served as head writer and showrunner.

Glen Mazzara left after one season, but was credited as a consulting producer for the second season premiere.

On July 27,2011, it was reported that Glen Mazzara had taken over as showrunner of The Walking Dead after Frank Darabont dropped out of the position.