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== Biography == |
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| name = Holly Sorensen |
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| birth_place = [[Montana]], U.S. |
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| occupation = Screenwriter{{dot}}film producer |
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| education = [[Dartmouth College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]]) |
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'''Holly Sorensen''' is an American film producer and screenwriter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205219/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/530993/Holly-Sorensen The New York Times Movies]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After serving stints as a personal shopper at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, a bartender at Wrigley Field, a cook in both the five star kitchen of Charlie Trotter and at a rural Buddhist Meditation Center, and an assistant for Gloria Steinem, she became an entertainment journalist for print and TV. |
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==Early life and education== |
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She switched careers in 2000, moving to Los Angeles and becoming the President of Production for the indie film studio The Shooting Gallery, whose movies have won Sundance and garnered Oscar nominations. Holly simultaneously started a career as a screenwriter, writing for major studios and production companies, and selling four pilots before having MAKE IT OR BREAK IT produced in late 2008. |
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== Career == |
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MAKE IT OR BREAK IT came about after Holly had been exploring ideas of teens with careers. She liked the idea of pre-Olympic trainees, and fresh off the heals of the 2008 U.S. women's gymnastic performance at the 2008 Summer Games, ABC Family liked it too. It was after a meeting with the ABC Family management team did the idea for MAKE IT OR BREAK IT - previously PERFECT 10 - really crystallize. |
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| ⚫ | After serving stints as a personal shopper at [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] in New York, a bartender at [[Wrigley Field]], a cook in both the five star kitchen of [[Charlie Trotter]] and at a rural Buddhist Meditation Center, and an assistant for [[Gloria Steinem]], she became an entertainment journalist for print and TV. Holly was the senior editor for ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' and has written for ''[[Us Weekly]]'', ''[[InStyle]]'', ''O'', and many other publications. |
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She switched careers in 2000, moving to Los Angeles and becoming the President of Production for the indie film studio [[TSG Pictures]] (also known at "The Shooting Gallery"), whose movies have won award at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and garnered Oscar nominations. In 2001, Sorensen was the recipient of the notable "Okay, you lazy bitch"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/okay-you-lazy-bitch.html |title=Letters of Note: Okay, you lazy bitch |website=www.lettersofnote.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922214543/http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/okay-you-lazy-bitch.html |archive-date=2009-09-22}} </ref> fax from author [[Hunter S. Thompson]] concerning delays to the shooting of his novel adaptation ''[[The Rum Diary (novel)|The Rum Diary]]''. The Shooting Gallery folded later in 2001. Sorensen then began a career as a screenwriter, writing for major studios and production companies, and selling four pilots before having ''[[Make It or Break It]]'' produced in late-2008 and going to series, airing in 2009 to 2012. |
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Holly Sorensen now lives in Los Angeles with her family and works as an Executive Producer on MAKE IT OR BREAK IT, which premiered on ABC Family June 22, 2009 with 2.5 million viewers. |
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Sorensen now lives in Los Angeles with her family and most recently created the [[YouTube Premium]] series ''[[Step Up: High Water]]''. |
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*"Holly Sorensen" USA Today, June 22, 2009 |
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{{Reflist}} |
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Holly Sorensen at [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814848/]] |
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Make It Or Break It at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_it_or_break_it]] |
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*{{IMDb name|0814848}} |
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*[https://archive.today/20130128133016/http://www.mevio.com/episode/305388/the-tank-zip-up-my-heart Holly Sorensen interview on What Duvet Said Podcast] |
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[[Category:American television producers]] |
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[[Category:American women television producers]] |
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[[Category:American television writers]] |
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[[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American women television writers]] |
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[[Category:Writers from Montana]] |
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[[Category:Screenwriters from Montana]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 25 March 2023
Holly Sorensen | |
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| Born | Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter · film producer |
| Education | Dartmouth College (AB) |
Holly Sorensen is an American film producer and screenwriter.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Holly Sorensen was born and raised in Montana, and was given scholarships to the Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma, Washington, and Dartmouth College, where she studied philosophy and film.
Career[edit]
After serving stints as a personal shopper at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, a bartender at Wrigley Field, a cook in both the five star kitchen of Charlie Trotter and at a rural Buddhist Meditation Center, and an assistant for Gloria Steinem, she became an entertainment journalist for print and TV. Holly was the senior editor for Premiere and has written for Us Weekly, InStyle, O, and many other publications.
She switched careers in 2000, moving to Los Angeles and becoming the President of Production for the indie film studio TSG Pictures (also known at "The Shooting Gallery"), whose movies have won award at the Sundance Film Festival and garnered Oscar nominations. In 2001, Sorensen was the recipient of the notable "Okay, you lazy bitch"[2] fax from author Hunter S. Thompson concerning delays to the shooting of his novel adaptation The Rum Diary. The Shooting Gallery folded later in 2001. Sorensen then began a career as a screenwriter, writing for major studios and production companies, and selling four pilots before having Make It or Break It produced in late-2008 and going to series, airing in 2009 to 2012.
Sorensen now lives in Los Angeles with her family and most recently created the YouTube Premium series Step Up: High Water.
References[edit]
- ^ The New York Times Movies
- ^ "Letters of Note: Okay, you lazy bitch". www.lettersofnote.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009.
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