Ross Brown

Ross Brown has an extensive background in writing professionally, especially in television. His career began on The Cosby Show, and Ross went on to write and produce such TV shows as The Facts of Life, Who’s the Boss?, and Step By Step. Over the course of his career, Ross has worked with many highly skilled comedy writers, performers, and directors and created prime-time comedy series for ABC, CBS, and the WB. But after many years writing and producing material for the screen, Ross decided to change his career path.

After receiving his MFA, Ross spent 10 years as a tenured Associate Professor in the Film and Media Arts program at Chapman University before coming to AUSB. Ross also has taught at the University of Southern California and California State University at Northridge during his academic career.

In addition to his television writing work and academic pursuits, Ross’s career includes writing for theater. His stage play Hindsight was part of the Pasadena Playhouse’s Hothouse at the Playhouse series. Another play, Trapped, was selected for the 2011 Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights at the historic Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia. Ross’s most recent play, Day One, was performed at the Lakeshore Theater Ten-Minute Play Festival in Minnesota and at The Road Theater Company’s Summer Play Festival in Los Angeles.

Ross also is the author of the book Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet based on courses he created at Chapman University. Ross earned his AB in Journalism from University of California, Berkeley and an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Ross and his wife live in Santa Barbara and have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.