DJ Nash is the creator of ABC's A Million Little Things. He is also a writer and executive producer of the series.
He was also the showrunner of the series from season 1 to season 3.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Not much is known about DJ Nash's early life. When he was 12, his father Mel became totally blind. Later, his parents divorced.[1]
Career[]
At the beginning of the 2000s, Nash was a standup comedian living in New York with his wife. For Nash to pursue a career in comedy writing, they moved to Los Angeles. The two settled in, but Nash landed his first staff writing job on a show, Whoopi, which was based in New York.[2]
From 2005 to 2006, Nash was part of the writing team for Out of Practise. Then, he worked on 'Til Death, Traffic Light and Bent. In 2014, Nash created and sold his first comedy series, Growing Up Fisher, which aired on NBC. The next year, he created another comedy series for NBC, Truth Be Told. Both series were cancelled after one season.
In 2017, Nash created and sold A Million Little Things to ABC.[2] Eventually, the series received a pilot order, and later a series order.[3] Nash wrote multiple episodes of the series, including the pilot, and directed three episodes. Following the ending of season 3, Nash stepped down as showrunner, and was replaced by Terrence Coli.[4]
Personal life[]
Nash married his wife at the beginning of the 2000s.
Credits[]
Writer[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 1 | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "Band of Dads": | "Save the Date": | "Friday Night Dinner": | "The Game of Your Life": | "Unexpected": | "I Dare You": | "Fight or Flight": | "Perspective": | ||
| Credited | Credited | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | ||
| "Christmas Wishlist": | "Secrets and Lies": | "The Day Before...": | "Twelve Seconds": | "Someday": | "The Rock": | "The Rosary": | "Goodbye": | |||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | |||
| A Million Little Things: Season 2 | |||||||||
| "Coming Home": | "Grand Canyon": | "Mixed Signals": | "The Perfect Storm": | "Austin": | "Unleashed": | "Ten Years": | "Goodnight": | "Time Stands Still": | "The Kiss": |
| Credited | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit |
| "We're the Howards": | "Guilty": | "Daisy": | "The Sleepover": | "The Lunch": | "Change of Plans": | "One Year Later": | "Mothers and Daughters": | "'Til Death Do Us Part": | |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | |
| A Million Little Things: Season 3 | ||||||||
| "Hit & Run": | "Writings On the Wall": | "Letting Go": | "The Talk": | "Non-essential": | "Miles Apart": | "Timing": | "The Price of Admission": | "The Lost Sheep": |
| Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| "Trust Me": | "Redefine": | "Junior": | "Listen": | "United Front": | "Not Alone": | "No One Is to Blame": | "Justice: Part 1": | "Justice: Part 2": |
| Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | Credited |
| A Million Little Things: Season 4 | |||||||||
| "Family First": | "Not the Plan": | "Game Night": | "Pinocchio": | "Crystal Clear": | "Six Months Later": | "Stay": | "The Things We Keep Inside": | "Any Way the Wind Blows": | "Surprise": |
| Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited |
| "Piece of Cake": | "Little White Lies": | "Fresh Start": | "School Ties": | "Fingers Crossed": | "Lesson Learned": | "60 Minutes": | "Slipping": | "Out of Hiding": | "Just in Case": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited |
| A Million Little Things: Season 5 | |||||||||
| "The Last Dance": | "Think Twice": | "In the Room": | "A Bird in the Hand": | "No Place Like Home": | "Mic Drop": | "Spilled Milk": | |||
| Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | |||
| "Dear Diary": | "Father's Day": | "The Salesman": | "Ironic": | "Tough Stuff": | "One Big Thing": | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | Credited | ||||
Director[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 4 | |||||||||
| "Family First": | "Not the Plan": | "Game Night": | "Pinocchio": | "Crystal Clear": | "Six Months Later": | "Stay": | "The Things We Keep Inside": | "Any Way the Wind Blows": | "Surprise": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| "Piece of Cake": | "Little White Lies": | "Fresh Start": | "School Ties": | "Fingers Crossed": | "Lesson Learned": | "60 Minutes": | "Slipping": | "Out of Hiding": | "Just in Case": |
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
| A Million Little Things: Season 5 | |||||||||
| "The Last Dance": | "Think Twice": | "In the Room": | "A Bird in the Hand": | "No Place Like Home": | "Mic Drop": | "Spilled Milk": | |||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | |||
| "Dear Diary": | "Father's Day": | "The Salesman": | "Ironic": | "Tough Stuff": | "One Big Thing": | ||||
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | ||||
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ How DJ Nash's Blind Father Inspired His NBC Sitcom Growing Up Fisher, by Jessica P. Ogilvie, LA Weekly (April 21, 2014)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DJ Nash Sells 2 Projects With Kapital Entertainment: Dramedy To ABC As Put Pilot, Comedy To CBS, by Nellie Andreeva, Deadline (August 18, 2017)
- ↑ "A Million Little Things" Coming Soon to ABC, by Steve Dove, ABC.go.com (May 9, 2018)
- ↑ A Million Little Stories, "An Inside Look at A Million Little Things with Showrunner Terrence Coli", by DJ Nash, Podcasts.apple.com (May 2, 2023)