Joshua Sternin


Joshua Sternin is an American television producer and writer. He is the oldest son of Alan Sternin and Esther Sternin, and married to actress/performer Paige Scurti Sternin.

Career

Among Sternin's producer credits include 23 episodes of Murphy Brown in 1996 through 1997 and as writer for 10 of them, as well as producer for 64 episodes of That '70s Show in 1998 through 2001 and as a writer for 8 of them. In 2002, he and Jeffrey Ventimilia created a show for Fox called The Grubbs, starring Randy Quaid. Due to negative critical reaction, the show was canceled before it went on air.
Sternin wrote The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide" and the teleplay of the episode "'Round Springfield", based on a story idea by Al Jean and Mike Reiss.
He co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film Surviving Christmas and the 2010 film Tooth Fairy. He also worked on the 2010 film Yogi Bear. He also served as an executive producer and writer for Kitchen Confidential, Robot and Monster, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
He also has a writing career on Wattpad, where he has written 5 works under the pseudonym AaronRubicon.

Awards

In 2004, Sternin was nominated for a Golden Rasberry for Worst Screenplay for Surviving Christmas.
In 2009, Sternin was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series for Overkill: A Love Story. He has also won 2 consecutive Watty Awards.