Michael Zam

Biography

Michael Zam is a screenwriter, television writer, playwright/librettist, and professor. He was co-creator, writer and co-producer on the FX miniseries, Feud: Bette & Joan, which was nominated for 18 Emmy's, including two for Zam, and which was based on his Black-Listed screenplay, Best Actress. Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon starred in the 2017 series. He has TV series in development with Apple, TNT, MRC, Freemantle, 7 Stories, and Fox 21, and is presently writing a new limited series for Oscar-winning director, Paolo Sorrentino. He wrote the book to Off-Broadway musical The Kid, based on Dan Savage’s memoir, for which he won the Outer Critics Circle, BMI’s Jerry Bock Award, and the Jonath...