Peter Murrieta

Peter Murrieta
Born
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television producer and writer
Years active1998–present

Peter Murrieta is an American television producer and writer.

He is best known for his work on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, in which he served as head writer and executive producer during the first three seasons.[1] He went on to win two Emmy Awards[2] for his work on the series and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.[3] His most recent work is being an executive producer for the Cartoon Network live-action series, Level Up.

He has two sons named Joaquin Aaron Murrieta and Daniel Storms Murrieta and is residing in the Los Angeles County.

Murrieta's other television credits include All About the Andersons, Hope & Faith, Jesse and Greetings from Tucson, which he created.

More recently, he signed a first look deal with Universal Television.[4]

Murrieta currently works as a professor at Arizona State University.[5]

  1. ^ Peter Murrieta leaves Selena Gomez and Wizards of Waverly Place Archived 2010-06-18 at the Wayback Machine BCSkids.com, first reported by Deadline.com.
  2. ^ Awards for Peter Murrieta at IMDB
  3. ^ Wizards Of Waverly Place Wins 2010 Emmy
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (2021-05-25). "Peter Murrieta Signs First-Look Deal With Universal Television (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ "Peter Murrieta | Media Relations and Strategic Communications".