Jonathan Lynn was born in Bath, England. He is a director, producer, actor, and author of multiple bestselling books. Lynn cocreated and cowrote the BBC phenomena "Yes, Minister" and "Yes, Prime Minister, " which received three British Academy Awards, two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, and two Pye Television Writers Awards. Lynn received an MA in Law from Cambridge University, an Honorary MA from the University of Sheffield, and an Honorary PhD from the American Behavioral Studies Institute. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.