Over his career, Steve Stark has served in senior development & current positions at three major studios as well as an Executive Producer of many series for Universal Studios, Paramount Studios & 21st Century Fox studios. During his career, Stark has been responsible for developing, overseeing and/or producing over 3300 episodes of television. Stark is currently President of MGM/UA Television. In his role, he is responsible for all scripted content, from concept to production; partnerships with multi-platform broadcasters including network, cable and digital outlets; and development of new productions, including reinvigorating MGM’s stellar library. MGM/UA Television has numerous award-winning scripted series on-air or in production including "The Handmaid’s Tale", "Fargo", "Vikings", "Get Shorty", "Condor", "Perpetual Grace LTD", "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Since November of 2011, Stark has overseen the development of new content for MGM Television, elevating the studio and creating award-winning, network-defining, scripted television. Stark is responsible for the studio’s production efforts including the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning drama series "The Handmaid’s Tale" for Hulu ; "Fargo" for FX ; History’s #1 scripted series - the critically acclaimed "Vikings", led by Michael Hirst, that airs in over 170 countries around the world; the critically acclaimed dark comedy "Get Shorty", starring Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano for EPIX; MTV’s #1 scripted drama "Teen Wolf"; "Condor" for AT&T Audience Network; "Four Weddings and a Funeral" for Hulu and the critically acclaimed, "Perpetual Grace LTD", starring Sir Ben Kingsley, for EPIX. Stark joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from Steve Stark Productions where he served as President and Executive Producer, leading the company to an overall deal with NBC/Universal Television. At the helm of Steve Stark Productions, he served as Executive Producer on USA Network’s series "Fairly Legal', in partnership with Universal Cable Productions and the NBC series "The Event" in partnership with Universal Television. His credits also include Executive Producer on CBS’ long-running series "Medium", starring Emmy®-winner Patricia Arquette. Prior to forming his own company, Stark developed "Medium" while serving as President of Grammnet Productions where he also executive produced three seasons of The CW’s "The Game" and the U.S. adaptation of "The Sketch Show" for FBC. Stark had previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Development at Columbia Tri-Star Network Television, overseeing the development of drama, comedy and alternative programming where he developed "Hack" for CBS and "Everwood" for WB. He had also served as Senior Vice President, Current Programming at Paramount Network Television where he shepherded multiple episodes of series beginning with the last season of "Cheers" that was followed by "Frasier", "J.A.G.", "Becker", "Nash Bridges", "Girlfriends", "Duckman", ""; "", "Soul Food", "Wings", "Brooklyn Bridge", "Seven Days", "Clueless", "The Untouchables", "Now & Again" and "Sister, Sister", among many others. Prior to his run at Paramount, he worked with as a producer and development executive for Al Burton Productions at Universal Studios where he wrote and produced "The New Lassie" series and served as a Production Consultant on the syndicated hit "Charles in Charge". Beginning his career while still in college at Northwestern University, Stark worked with Executive Producer Bob Banner to develop and launch the long-running series "Star Search" that ran for 12 years and launched the careers of many successful and notable artists. Stark’s series that he has overseen or produced have garnered multiple Peabodys, Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG, DGA, WGA, AFI, BANFF and Rose d'Or wins. Stark is the recipient of the Entertainment Industries Council Special Commendation, 2 AFI Television Awards, a Genesis Award, The Prism Award, The Golden Reel Award and received the Help Group Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2019. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America, the Television Academy and a proud graduate of Northwestern University. He began his behind-the-camera career as an acting/comedy casting director on Star Search in 1983. As an actor, he co-starred as Huckleberry Finn in the 1979 television film Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter.
Personal life
For twenty-four years, Stark was married to actress Michelle Nicastro, until her death of breast cancer and brain cancer in 2010. He has two daughters, Callie and Cady.
