Howard Michael Gould (born November 21, 1962) is an American novelist, television writer-producer, screenwriter, director, and playwright.
"[6] Gould adapted the novel for a film of the same name, directed by Tim Kirkby, starring Charlie Hunnam and Mel Gibson.
"Though Gould’s jaunty tone sometimes clashes with the story’s grim content, the entertaining characters are enough to keep readers turning the pages," Publishers Weekly wrote.
[1] He joined the writing staff of Cybill in its second season, quickly rising to executive producer/showrunner with the departure of series creator Chuck Lorre.
[1] Starting in 2012, Gould developed and ran Instant Mom, a comedy starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Michael Boatman.