If Timothy Michael Cooper had 60 seconds in an elevator to pitch his life to a big-shot movie producer, he’d prepare by memorizing this outline: Timothy Michael Cooper: Grew up in San Jose, CA, and Poughkeepsie, NY Earned a B.A. in philosophy at Yale University Doctors scripts and writes commercials to pay his bills Is a playwright, screenwriter, and restaurant critic in real life Timothy Michael Cooper has studied: Playwriting with Donald Margulies and Karen Hartman Comedic writing with Joe Toplyn, Peter Gwinn, and Jason Mantzoukas Improv with Betsy Stover, Owen Burke, Chris Gethard, Billy Merritt, Tara Copeland, Christina Gausas, Michael Delaney, James Eason, Jean Villepique, and Armando Diaz Timothy Michael Cooper is proud of: Being a member of the improv team Gluttony Directing the amazing cast of SUNNY-SIDE UP: Children at Play! Timothy Michael Cooper: Insists that people refer to him by all three names, which may be why he has never held a full-time job.