Keith Mitchell

Keith Mitchell previously teamed with writing partner Eric Champnella on Eddie (1996), the basketball comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg. The duo have penned several other studio-optioned scripts, and partnered on the Disney telefilm Mail to the Chief (2000). Mitchell's other television credits include the MOW "Nerve" (2000) and the half-hour pilots "Front Office" (2000) and "Hollywood Hills Adjacent" (2000). His current works include the "Peter Westbrook Project" (Touchstone) and Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006) (Twentieth Century Fox), co-written with Allie Dvorin. Born and raised in Southgate, Michigan, Mitchell lettered in basketball, football and baseball, and was heavily recruited by numerous major schools. He accepted a scholarship from the University of Michigan, playing for legendary coach Bo Schembechler on two Rose Bowl-winning squads. Mitchell currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California with wife, Kimberlee, and their two children, Chloe and Kellen.