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.