Steve Skrovan
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Steve Skrovan is an American producer, writer, director and television host.
Skrovan grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and went to Gilmour Academy during his high-school years. He majored in English and was a varsity football defensive back at Yale,[1] where he graduated with a B.A. in 1979.[2]
Career
Skrovan began his career as a stand-up comic.[3] He hosted a short-lived talk show on MTV, Mouth to Mouth, in 1988.[4] In 1989, he became the original host of Totally Hidden Video, which aired on FOX from 1989-1992.[5] Starting in 1991, he was the host for the first two seasons of the game show That's My Dog on what was then The Family Channel.[6]
Skrovan co-wrote the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Movie".[citation needed] He was then a writer for the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for the entire nine-year run (from 1996 to 2005).[7][8] In 2001 he played a police officer in Season 2, Episode 1 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Skrovan produced the 2005 TV special Earth to America,[citation needed] which covered environmental issues. He wrote, produced, and directed An Unreasonable Man, a 2006 documentary about Ralph Nader.[3] He then worked as a producer on the 2006-2010 show 'Til Death,[citation needed] which starred former Raymond cast member Brad Garrett. Since 2014, Skrovan has co-hosted, with David Feldman, the weekly Ralph Nader Radio Hour program from the Pacifica Radio Network.[9][8]