Michael Rauch, creator and executive producer of "Beautiful People", has written and directed numerous projects in both film and television, including the independent feature "In The Weeds" for Miramax starring Bridget Moynahan, Ellen Pompeo and Eric Bogosian. Rauch also directed Bogosian in the filmed version of the performer's off-broadway show "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" in 2001.

Rauch's feature scripts have been optioned by Saban Entertainment as well as by Diane Keaton's company and he has written and directed pilots for Fox, ABC, the WB and UPN. He is currently the Executive Producer and Creator of "Love Monkey", a Sony/Paramount/Gran Via pilot starring Tom Cavanagh, Larenz Tate, Jason Priestley and Judy Greer for CBS.

He is a graduate of the Columbia University Film School and currently lives in New York City.