History Main / WrittenByCastMember

* Several cast members of ''{{The Office}}'' (U.S.) have also written for the show including Steve Carrell (Michael Scott), B.J. Novak (Ryan), Mindy Kaling (Kelly), and Paul Lieberstein (Toby).

* DanCastellaneta wrote the odd episode of ''TheSimpsons'' with his partner Deb Lacusta (he also co-wrote at least one sketch of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'').

* SethRogen has a writing credit on a few episodes of ''{{Undeclared}}''.

* EddieMurphy wrote the screenplay for HarlemNights, as well as [[directing it DirectedByCastMember]]

* Two episodes of ''WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' were written by David Henrie.

* In 1955 ''TheArchers'' had an episode where Grace Archer, the wife of Phil, was killed off. (It may or may not have been coincidence that the episode went out on BBC radio the very night [[{{ITV}} commercial television]] began.) The script had Grace's fate be conveyed in the final line of dialogue thusly: "She... she died in my arms... on the way to hospital." However, Norman Painting (who played Phil) suggested the line go "In my arms... on the way to hospital... she's dead!" Suffice to say that not only was this one of the most talked-about episodes of the soap, but Painting went on to write many, many episodes as well as act in them.

* Peter Falk wrote one episode of ''{{Columbo}}''.

Compare DirectedByCastMember, obviously, as well as CastFullOfWriters when the vast majority of the writing staff is also up on screen.

Compare [[DirectedByCastMember guess what]].

* DanCastellaneta wrote the odd episode of ''TheSimpsons'' with his partner Deb Lacusta (he also co-wrote at least one sketch of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'').

* Jack Klugman, who made no secret of his views on the standard of writing in TV, wrote or co-wrote four episodes of ''{{Quincy}}'' (in addition to [[CreativeDifferences having showrunner Glen A. Larson thrown off the show]] and eventually getting writers more to his liking. Including his own brother and sister).

* Both Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher wrote episodes of ''[[{{Superman}} Lois And Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman]]''.

* Even cartoons have this trope; DanCastellaneta wrote the odd episode of ''TheSimpsons'' with his partner Deb Lacusta (he also co-wrote at least one sketch of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'').
* John Schneider co-wrote and directed "Opening Night At The Boar's Nest," the SeriesFinale of ''TheDukesOfHazzard''.

* Even cartoons have this trope; DanCastellaneta wrote the odd episode of ''TheSimpsons'' with his partner Deb Lacusta (he also co-wrote at least one sketch of ''TheTraceyUllmanShow'').

* Unlike ''DirectedByCastMember'', very few episodes of ''StarTrek'' (any incarnation) qualify - in fact, the only episodes of the entire run to have involved cast members are "The Muse" on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''(co-written by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) and "Life Line" from ''Star Trek: Voyager'' (co-written by Robert Picardo). Walter Koenig wrote "The Infinite Vulcan" for the animated series, but that doesn't count because Chekov wasn't on the cartoon.