Paul Stupin

Paul Stupin
Work
Profession	Executive Producer
Works	Switched at Birth Make It or Break It In Plain Sight Beverly Hills, 90210
Affilation	Columbia TriStar Television Sony Pictures Television
IMDb

Paul Stupin is an American producer and the executive producer of Dawson's Creek.

Stupin was referred to as "the big cheese who has been with the show since its inception. He pretty much guides the show from every aspect of pre-production to the final product you see on the air. Some of his many duties include often being on the set, dealing with budgetary issues, sitting in on story meetings, casting sessions, overseeing editing, etc."

Career

Prior to joining Columbia TriStar, Stupin worked at NBC in series and drama development, then vice president of production at TriStar Pictures until 1989. He returned to TV as executive vice president of programming for Fox, where he oversaw the creation of Beverly Hills, 90210 and In Living Color.

Stupin eventually began working for Columbia TriStar Television (now Sony Pictures Television) and met with Kevin Williamson to produce his new show Dawson's Creek. Stupin would continue working for the show after it ended, producing the DVDs and overseeing the music replacement for the series.

He has since executive produced Beautiful People (2005), In Plain Sight (2008), Make It or Break It and Switched at Birth for ABC Family and most recently, Surfside Girls on Apple TV+.

Trivia

• The storyline for each episode was predetermined far in advance through the collaborative efforts of Paul Stupin, the writers, the studio, and the network.
• Stupin provides audio commentary for the following episodes on the DVDs:

Pilot & DecisionsDecisions (with Kevin Williamson), The Kiss, Parental Discretion Advised, First Encounters of the Close Kind & True Love (with Kerr Smith), Coming Home, The Graduate (with Alan Cross), All Good Things... & ...Must Come To An End (with Kevin Williamson).

Media

Dawson's Creek Writers' Room Reunion (2015)

‘Dawson’s Creek’ Turns 20: Insiders Share Stories Behind the Music, Plot Choices & More (BILLBOARD • JAN 2018)

Exclusive: Executive Producer Paul Stupin Revisits Dawson’s Creek (TEENDRAMAWHORE • NOV 2009)