Edward Ichabod "Ed" Decter (born May 19, 1959) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Early life and education Born in West Orange, New Jersey, Decter graduated from Wesleyan University in 1979. Career His credits include, There's Something About Mary, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, The New Guy, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and television series Boy Meets World, In Plain Sight, and Shadowhunters. He frequently collaborates with fellow producer and writer John J. Strauss. His production company was Frontier Pictures. In 1998, he, along with Strauss took on the role for Barry Kemp as the showrunner for the new CBS Tom Selleck comedy The Closer. Filmography Film Television The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes. References External links 1959 births Film producers from New Jersey American male screenwriters American television writers Living people People from West Orange, New Jersey Wesleyan University alumni American male television writers Film directors from New Jersey Screenwriters from New Jersey Television producers from New Jersey