Stan has been preparing for a career in entertainment since the age of 10, when he created his very own television network in his bedroom (counter programming, t.v. grid, advertising, you name it) in Southfield, Michigan. He even penned a monthly TV column for his junior high school newspaper.

After attending Cranbrook Summer Theatre School for five seasons and Hampton Playhouse for two, Stan headed to New York to get his BFA at NYU/Circle-in-the-Square drama program. He appeared on Broadway dancing behind Rudolph Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet in Homage to Diaghilev at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. If you look closely you can see him in such films as The Chosen, Zelig and Risky Business. Stan worked in casting before moving to Los Angeles, where he's been part of one of the longest running comedy writing teams, Zimmerman & Berg.

Along with James Berg, Stan's worked on many television series, including The Golden Girls(1st Season), Brothers, Fame, George Burns Comedy Week, Hooperman, Something Wilder, Roseanne, Wanda at Large and the highly successful fifth season of Gilmore Girls -- they penned the Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant episode. Z & B (as they're also known) have two WGA nominations to their credit -- one for the The Golden Girls and the other for the infamous lesbian kiss episode of Roseanne.

Besides writing and producing many television pilots, Z& B rewrote the Emmy and Peabody award winning Annie for ABC. They have also written for film, including both Brady Bunch movies. Currently they are working on The Ivy Chronicles for Jerry Weintraub/Warner Brothers to star Sarah Jessica Parker and Rita Rocks, a new half hour comedy series on Lifetime with Nicole Sullivan (Mad TV), Richard Ruccolo (Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Martin) and Raviv Ullman (Phil of the Future).

On his own, Stan wrote a humor piece for Emmy Magazine and took on three directing projects in '07. He made his stage directing debut with the 30th Anniversary Revival of Gemini, then mounted A Tuna Christmas, starring Mindy Sterling and Patrick Bristow, at Theatre Asylum in Los Angeles (which will return in Dec. '08). He made his film directing debut with the music video for the band Whore's Mascara and their song "All I Want". It played in Outfest '08's BOOM! Music Festival and will be airing on LOGO's New Now Next series.

Stan, along with Maxine Lapiduss, appeared on camera as show runner/executive producers for Situation: Comedy, a Project Greenlight-type show about the making of a sitcom pilot. The series, co-produced by Sean Hayes (Will and Grace), aired on Bravo for 8 one hour episodes.

In one of Stan's many full circle moments, he can be seen as an actor in Jay Zaretsky's short film, An Extra Day Away.