Ed Decter

• Name — Ed Decter • Birth Name — Edward Decter • Education — Wesleyan University • Born — 19 May 1959 • Birthplace — West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, film producer, screenwriter • Years Active — 1988–present

Born in West Orange, New Jersey, Decter graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Art from Wesleyan University in 1979.

His credits include, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and television series Boy Meets World, In Plain Sight, and Shadowhunters. He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. His production company was Frontier Pictures and is now Carteret Street Productions.

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes. • Title — Year — Credited as — Network — Notes • Creator — Writer — Executive Producer • Riptide — 1984 — (1) — NBC • The Adventures of Mark & Brian — 1991–92 — (3) — NBC — Supervising producer • Boy Meets World — 1993–94 — (4) — ABC — Co-executive producer (2 episodes) • Me and the Boys — 1994–95 — (2) — ABC — Co-executive producer (2 episodes) • Too Something — 1996 — (2) — Fox — Co-executive producer (Pilot) • Chicago Sons — 1997 — (1) — NBC • The Closer — 1998 — (1) — CBS • Odd Man Out — 1999–2000 — (1) — ABC • Worst Week of My Life — 2006 — Fox — Unaired pilot • Backyards & Bullets — 2007 — NBC — Unaired pilot • In Plain Sight — 2011–12 — (2) — USA Network • Big Mike — 2011 — A&E — Unaired pilot • The Client List — 2012–13 — (2) — Lifetime • Helix — 2014 — (1) — Syfy — Executive consultant (9 episodes) Consulting producer (4 episodes) • Unforgettable — 2014 — (2) — CBS — Executive producer (season 3) • Shadowhunters — 2016–19 — Developer — (2) — Freeform — Executive producer (season 1) • Shelter — TBA — Amazon Prime Video Key • Denotes television series that have not yet been aired