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Downs, William Missouri: - William Missouri Downs has written for the NBC sitcoms My Two Dads, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Amen. Also, a playwright, he's had hundreds of productions of his plays from the Kennedy Center to the San Diego Rep and has won 2 rolling premieres from the National New Play Network. He's twice been a finalist at the Eugene O'Neill. His plays have entertained audiences in Spain, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, India, UAE, Australia, South Korea, and the USA. He's published over a dozen plays with Concord, Playscripts, Heuer, TRW, and Next Stage Press. In addition, he's written several popular textbooks, including The Art of Theatre, Screenplay Writing The Picture, and Naked Playwriting.