# Is Jennifer Morrison (House) also a producer for Glee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739 "2009-12-10T16:28:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/1 "2009-12-10T16:28:50Z")
According to this [link](http://movies.nytimes.com/person/330941/Jennifer-Morrison), yes it’s the same person. According to IMDB, they seem to be [different](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607185/) [people](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3332228/). And to get this out of the way, yes she looks better as a brunette. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/2 "2009-12-10T18:54:16Z")
I think IMDB is right. There seem to be seven Jennifer Morrisons, and the actress is not the same person as the producer. And the New York Times has been known to do sloppy research in the past. Morrison’s (the actress’) biography in the NYT doesn’t mention any producer credits in her biography. And while it is possible for an actor to also be a producer of his or her own show, I don’t see how an actor could find the time to produce a different show while filming another. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/3 "2009-12-10T21:49:33Z")
Well, even though she is a regular cast member and in the House credits, she doesn’t really appear much (or at all) in the recent episodes. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/4 "2009-12-11T02:22:30Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > Well, even though she is a regular cast member and in the House credits, she doesn’t really appear much (or at all) in the recent episodes. You do know she left (or was asked to leave) the show, don’t you? The same opening credits for House have been playing forever regardless of cast changes. I wonder when, or if, they’ll make a revised opening if she really is gone for good. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/5 "2009-12-11T14:27:13Z")
Did she, perhaps, leave to try her hand at producing/directing? I’m thinking she might have and is working on Glee. A lot of actors go into directing and producing as their career matures. But that’s not for sure… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/6 "2009-12-12T05:43:34Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Did she, perhaps, leave to try her hand at producing/directing? I’m thinking she might have and is working on Glee. A lot of actors go into directing and producing as their career matures. But that’s not for sure… Jennifer Morrison gave an interview [here.](http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b154043_jennifer_morrison_talks_about_her_exit.html) She did not quit the show and she is still “technically a regular.” She says her exit is the result of a “creative decision” by the show’s producers. According to Morrison, the producers only work a couple of episodes ahead and haven’t made any definite plans about Cameron’s status. Executive producer David Shore is still working on where the character fits in and Morrison is unsure of her status. Technically, she hasn’t been fired. She’s sort of in limbo right now. but she definitely hasn’t quit, nor mentioned if she is working on “Glee”. So I still say it’s sloppy reporting on the New York Times’s part, and this particular Jennifer Morrison is in no way connected with “Glee.” I’d say she is still more connected with “House” at this point despite Cameron’s disappearance. ---
**Author:** ![ProfessorX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@ProfessorX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProfessorX)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/7 "2009-12-13T19:38:16Z")
Hm, that’s odd. I look forward to her return to House though, I really enjoy her character and I think there’s a lot they can do with Chase/Cameron now. Plus she works really well with House. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/8 "2009-12-13T23:43:20Z")
So does she get paid the same rate for being available for each episode? Is this like being sent on paid vacation? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/9 "2009-12-14T11:52:45Z")
Yes, she is being paid her full salary for the season. [http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/11/16/house-jennifer-morrison-speaks-out/](http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/11/16/house-jennifer-morrison-speaks-out/) So you could call it a vacation. It also makes sure she is available to return when and if Cameron is written back into the series at some point this season. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/10 "2009-12-14T19:19:20Z")
She’ll have to do some fancy maneuvering, as EW is reporting that she’s going to Broadway to play Helen Keller’s mother in _The Miracle Worker_. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jennifer-morrison-house-also-a-producer-for-glee/520739/11 "2010-05-19T19:06:02Z")
Even though this is a zombie, I’m going to bump this, since I found an answer to the question. Yes, Jennifer Morrison from _House_ was involved with Glee, although not creatively. According to [answers to questions](http://www.facebook.com/notes/jennifer-morrison/answers-to-twitter-questions/417153916577) posted to her on Twitter, Morrison found Glee, which was originally conceived as a movie, during its early draft, and brought it to the attention of Ryan Murphy, who along with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, developed it into a series. Although not involved with the show creatively, Morrison was given an associate producer’s credit for bringing Glee to the attention of the show’s production team.