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'''Lauren Emily Iungerich''' (born 14 September 1974)<ref name=FamilySearch-USPublicRecords-2008>{{cite web|title=Emily Iungerich - United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KR19-R5C|website=[[FamilySearch]]|accessdate=7 January 2015}}</ref> is a writer, director and [[showrunner]] known for ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]].''<ref name=NYTimes-Awkward-2011>{{cite news|last1=Hale|first1=Mike|title=High School, That Hilarious Minefield|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/awkward-teenage-sitcom-on-mtv.html|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=4 November 2011}}</ref>
'''Lauren Emily Iungerich''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|uː|n|ə|r|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|YOO|nə|rik}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/3541910|title=My Two Fans: Interview with creator Lauren Iungerich|access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> born September 14, 1974)<ref name=FamilySearch-USPublicRecords-2008>{{cite web|title=Emily Iungerich - United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KR19-R5C|website=[[FamilySearch]]|access-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> is a writer, director and [[showrunner]] known for ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]].''<ref name=NYTimes-Awkward-2011>{{cite news |last1=Hale |first1=Mike |title=High School, That Hilarious Minefield |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/arts/television/awkward-teenage-sitcom-on-mtv.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Iungerich was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to social worker mother, Viola Iungerich (née Dube), and attorney father, Russell Iungerich.<ref name=DailyBreeze-Awkward-2012>{{cite news|last1=Cary|first1=Stephanie|title=Palos Verdes Peninsula upbringing inspires writer's MTV series|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20120722/palos-verdes-peninsula-upbringing-inspires-writers-mtv-series|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[Daily Breeze]]|date=21 July 2012}}</ref> She grew up in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California]], graduating from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 1992<ref name=DailyBreeze-Awkward-2012 /> and from Claremont McKenna College in 1996. The [[Palos Verdes, California|Palos Verdes]] area was the setting of ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]].''<ref name=PVPatch-Awkward-2011>{{cite news|last1=Skrzypczak|first1=Meredith|title=Depiction of Palos Verdes on MTV's 'Awkward' Has Some Viewers Talking|url=http://patch.com/california/palosverdes/depiction-of-palos-verdes-in-mtvs-awkward-has-some-vi0321ab6a41|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Palos Verdes Patch|date=26 August 2011}}</ref>
Iungerich was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to social worker mother, Viola Iungerich (née Dube), and attorney father, Russell Iungerich.<ref name=DailyBreeze-Awkward-2012>{{cite news|last1=Cary|first1=Stephanie|title=Palos Verdes Peninsula upbringing inspires writer's MTV series|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20120722/palos-verdes-peninsula-upbringing-inspires-writers-mtv-series|access-date=7 January 2015|work=[[Daily Breeze]]|date=21 July 2012}}</ref> She grew up in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California]], graduating from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 1992<ref name=DailyBreeze-Awkward-2012 /> and from Claremont McKenna College in 1996. The [[Palos Verdes, California|Palos Verdes]] area was the setting of ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]].''<ref name=PVPatch-Awkward-2011>{{cite news|last1=Skrzypczak|first1=Meredith|title=Depiction of Palos Verdes on MTV's 'Awkward' Has Some Viewers Talking|url=http://patch.com/california/palosverdes/depiction-of-palos-verdes-in-mtvs-awkward-has-some-vi0321ab6a41|access-date=7 January 2015|work=Palos Verdes Patch|date=26 August 2011}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
At the end of her junior year of college Iungerich began interning for Hollywood producers. She worked as an assistant to producer [[Arnold Kopelson]] on ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' and ''[[A Perfect Murder]],'' and worked in production.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011>{{cite news|last1=Press|first1=Joy|title=Creative Minds: How Lauren Iungerich got so 'Awkward'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/09/how-lauren-iungerich-got-so-awkward.html|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=19 September 2011}}</ref> She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by [[Icon Productions]].<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 /> She was hired to the writing staff of [[ABC Family]]'s ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]'' based on her play ''Love on the Line''.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 />
At the end of her junior year of college Iungerich began interning for Hollywood producers. She worked as an assistant to producer [[Arnold Kopelson]] on ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' and ''[[A Perfect Murder]]''.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011>{{cite news|last1=Press|first1=Joy|title=Creative Minds: How Lauren Iungerich got so 'Awkward'|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/09/how-lauren-iungerich-got-so-awkward.html|access-date=7 January 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=19 September 2011}}</ref> She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by [[Icon Productions]].<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 /> She was hired to the writing staff of [[ABC Family]]'s ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]'' based on her play ''Love on the Line''.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 />


She has created some web content, ''My Two Fans'', which she describes as being inspired by ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 />
She has created some web content, ''My Two Fans'', which she describes as being inspired by ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.<ref name=LATimes-AwkwardS1-2011 />


Iungerich created the MTV sitcom ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]''.<ref name=HReporter-AwkwardCries-2012>{{cite news|last1=Iungerich|first1=Lauren|title='Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time.|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/awkward-showrunner-lauren-iungerich-375982|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=3 October 2012}}</ref> She left the show after season three.<ref name=HReporter-AwkwardExit-2013>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=MTV's 'Awkward' Creator Lauren Iungerich Exits|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/awkward-creator-lauren-iungerich-exits-575714|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> That year she won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Cable Comedy".
Iungerich created the MTV sitcom ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]''.<ref name=HReporter-AwkwardCries-2012>{{cite news|last1=Iungerich|first1=Lauren|title='Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time.|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/awkward-showrunner-lauren-iungerich-375982|access-date=7 January 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=3 October 2012}}</ref> She left the show after season three.<ref name=HReporter-AwkwardExit-2013>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=MTV's 'Awkward' Creator Lauren Iungerich Exits|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/awkward-creator-lauren-iungerich-exits-575714|access-date=7 January 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=26 June 2013}}</ref> The New York Times called ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'' “the smartest, freshest, most moving sitcom of 2011” and it won the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable Comedy.


From 2018-2021 she was the showrunner, director, producer, and writer for the popular [[Netflix]] show ''[[On My Block (TV series)|On My Block]]''. In 2018, the show was announced to be [[Netflix]]’s most binge-watched series and Google’s tenth most top trended search in all of television. The show also won the Teen Choice Award for “Breakout Show” in 2018. In 2020, Time Magazine called ''[[On My Block (TV series)|On My Block]]'' one of TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time. <ref name=TimeMag-BestTeenDramas-2020>{{cite news|last1=Berman|first1=Judy|title=TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time, Ranked|url=https://time.com/5887132/best-teen-dramas-of-all-time/|access-date=8 May 2023|work=[[Time Magazine]]|date=11 September 2020}}</ref>
Iungerich has an upcoming project called ''Couch Detective,'' an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] hour long comedic mystery via [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] TV and [[Warner Bros. Television]].<ref name=Deadline-CouchDet-2014>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=ABC Buys Comedic Mystery From Lauren Iungerich, Jerry Bruckheimer As Put Pilot|url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/lauren-iungerich-jerry-bruckheimer-mystery-series-abc-put-pilot-831338/|accessdate=7 January 2015|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=8 September 2014}}</ref> Another upcoming project is called ''Tough Cookie,'' and is set up at [[ABC Family]] and will be a single camera comedy.<ref name=HReporter-ToughCookie-2015>{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=ABC Family Orders Comedy Pilots From 'Awkward' Creator, 'Mother' Alum|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-family-orders-comedy-pilots-761277|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
Iungerich directed the pilot of the [[Netflix]] limited series ''[[Boo, Bitch]]'' that she co-created and executive produced.<ref name=Deadline-Boo,Bitch-trailer-2022>{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title= 'Boo, Bitch' Trailer: First Look at Lana Condor As a Ghost In Netflix Comedy Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/boo-bitch-trailer-first-look-lana-condor-ghost-netflix-series-1235043175/|access-date=17 April 2023|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date= 13 June 2022}}</ref> She executive produced, co-created and directed the [[Netflix]] pilot of ''[[Freeridge]]''—the On My Block spin-off series.<ref name=Deadline-FreeridgePremiere-2022>{{cite news|last1=Cordero|first1=Rosy|title='freeridge': Netflix sets Premiere Date for 'On My Block' Spinoff|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/freeridge-on-my-block-spinoff-netflix-premiere-date-1235200683/|access-date= 17 April 2023|work= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=16 December 2022}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
* 2018–present: ''[[On My Block (TV series)|On My Block]]'' - Co-creator, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
* 2023: ''[[Freeridge]]'' - Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
* 2022: ''[[Boo, Bitch]]'' - Co-Creator, Executive Producer , Director , Writer
* 2018–2021: ''[[On My Block (TV series)|On My Block]]'' - Co-creator, Executive Producer , Director, Writer
* 2015: ''Tough Cookie'' (TV movie) - Executive Producer, Director, Writer
* 2014: ''Damaged Goods'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
* 2014: ''Damaged Goods'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
* 2013: ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'' – Executive Producer (47 episodes); Writer (21 episodes); Director (11 episodes)
* 2013: ''Hot Mess'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Director, Writer
* 2013: ''Hot Mess'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Director, Writer
* 2013: ''Dumb Girls'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
* 2013: ''Dumb Girls'' (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
* 2011-2015: ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'' – Creator, Executive producer (44 episodes); Writer (21 episodes); Director (11 episodes)
* 2009: ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]'' – Writer (1 episode "Don't Give Up")
* 2009: ''[[10 Things I Hate About You (TV series)|10 Things I Hate About You]]'' – Writer (1 episode "Don't Give Up")
* 2009: ''My Two Fans'' (Web series) – Producer, Director, Writer
* 2009: ''My Two Fans'' (Web series) – Creator, Producer, Director, Writer
* 1998: ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' – Producer's Assistant
* 1998: ''[[A Perfect Murder]]'' – Producer's Assistant
* 1998: ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' – Producer's Assistant
* 1998: ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' – Producer's Assistant


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Iungerich married music supervisor Jamie Dooner in 2012.<ref name=CulturalLeanings-EndofAwkward-2013>{{cite web|last1=McNutt|first1=Myles|title=Cultural Interview: Lauren Iungerich on the end of her Awkward. journey [Part One]|url=http://cultural-learnings.com/2013/12/17/cultural-interview-lauren-iungerich-on-the-end-of-her-awkward-journey-part-one/|website=Cultural Leanings|accessdate=7 January 2015|date=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=EasyReaderNews-Awkward-2011>{{cite news|last1=Tchekmedyian|first1=Alene|title=MTV’s "Awkward." creator, a Palos Verdes native|url=http://www.easyreadernews.com/41649/mtv%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cawkward-%E2%80%9D-creator-a-palos-verdes-native/|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Easy Reader News|date=7 December 2011}}</ref> They have a daughter named Charlie and live in Southern California.
Iungerich married producer and music supervisor Jamie Dooner in 2012.<ref name=CulturalLeanings-EndofAwkward-2013>{{cite web|last1=McNutt|first1=Myles|title=Cultural Interview: Lauren Iungerich on the end of her Awkward. journey [Part One]|url=http://cultural-learnings.com/2013/12/17/cultural-interview-lauren-iungerich-on-the-end-of-her-awkward-journey-part-one/|website=Cultural Leanings|access-date=7 January 2015|date=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref name=EasyReaderNews-Awkward-2011>{{cite news|last1=Tchekmedyian|first1=Alene|title=MTV's "Awkward." creator, a Palos Verdes native|url=http://www.easyreadernews.com/41649/mtv%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cawkward-%E2%80%9D-creator-a-palos-verdes-native/|access-date=7 January 2015|work=Easy Reader News|date=7 December 2011}}</ref> They reside in Southern California with their two children.


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Latest revision as of 16:20, 3 February 2024

Lauren Iungerich
Born
Lauren Emily Iungerich

(1974-09-14) September 14, 1974 (age 49)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • director
  • producer
Known forAwkward, On My Block
Spouse
Jamie Dooner
(m. 2012)
Children2

Lauren Emily Iungerich (/ˈjnərɪk/ YOO-nə-rik;[1] born September 14, 1974)[2] is a writer, director and showrunner known for Awkward.[3]

Early life[edit]

Iungerich was born in Los Angeles, California to social worker mother, Viola Iungerich (née Dube), and attorney father, Russell Iungerich.[4] She grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, graduating from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 1992[4] and from Claremont McKenna College in 1996. The Palos Verdes area was the setting of Awkward.[5]

Career[edit]

At the end of her junior year of college Iungerich began interning for Hollywood producers. She worked as an assistant to producer Arnold Kopelson on U.S. Marshals and A Perfect Murder.[6] She wrote scripts for TV show pilots and had a film script optioned by Icon Productions.[6] She was hired to the writing staff of ABC Family's 10 Things I Hate About You based on her play Love on the Line.[6]

She has created some web content, My Two Fans, which she describes as being inspired by Curb Your Enthusiasm.[6]

Iungerich created the MTV sitcom Awkward.[7] She left the show after season three.[8] The New York Times called Awkward “the smartest, freshest, most moving sitcom of 2011” and it won the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable Comedy.

From 2018-2021 she was the showrunner, director, producer, and writer for the popular Netflix show On My Block. In 2018, the show was announced to be Netflix’s most binge-watched series and Google’s tenth most top trended search in all of television. The show also won the Teen Choice Award for “Breakout Show” in 2018. In 2020, Time Magazine called On My Block one of TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time. [9]

Iungerich directed the pilot of the Netflix limited series Boo, Bitch that she co-created and executive produced.[10] She executive produced, co-created and directed the Netflix pilot of Freeridge—the On My Block spin-off series.[11]

Filmography[edit]

  • 2023: Freeridge - Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
  • 2022: Boo, Bitch - Co-Creator, Executive Producer , Director , Writer
  • 2018–2021: On My Block - Co-creator, Executive Producer , Director, Writer
  • 2015: Tough Cookie (TV movie) - Executive Producer, Director, Writer
  • 2014: Damaged Goods (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
  • 2013: Hot Mess (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Director, Writer
  • 2013: Dumb Girls (TV movie) – Executive Producer, Writer
  • 2011-2015: Awkward – Creator, Executive producer (44 episodes); Writer (21 episodes); Director (11 episodes)
  • 2009: 10 Things I Hate About You – Writer (1 episode "Don't Give Up")
  • 2009: My Two Fans (Web series) – Creator, Producer, Director, Writer
  • 1998: A Perfect Murder – Producer's Assistant
  • 1998: U.S. Marshals – Producer's Assistant

Personal life[edit]

Iungerich married producer and music supervisor Jamie Dooner in 2012.[12][13] They reside in Southern California with their two children.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "My Two Fans: Interview with creator Lauren Iungerich". Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Emily Iungerich - United States Public Records". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Hale, Mike (November 4, 2011). "High School, That Hilarious Minefield". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Cary, Stephanie (July 21, 2012). "Palos Verdes Peninsula upbringing inspires writer's MTV series". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Skrzypczak, Meredith (August 26, 2011). "Depiction of Palos Verdes on MTV's 'Awkward' Has Some Viewers Talking". Palos Verdes Patch. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d Press, Joy (September 19, 2011). "Creative Minds: How Lauren Iungerich got so 'Awkward'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Iungerich, Lauren (October 3, 2012). "'Awkward' Showrunner Lauren Iungerich Admits 'I Cry. All. The. Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 26, 2013). "MTV's 'Awkward' Creator Lauren Iungerich Exits". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Berman, Judy (September 11, 2020). "TV's 10 Best Teen Dramas of All Time, Ranked". Time Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (June 13, 2022). "'Boo, Bitch' Trailer: First Look at Lana Condor As a Ghost In Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Cordero, Rosy (December 16, 2022). "'freeridge': Netflix sets Premiere Date for 'On My Block' Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  12. ^ McNutt, Myles (December 17, 2013). "Cultural Interview: Lauren Iungerich on the end of her Awkward. journey [Part One]". Cultural Leanings. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  13. ^ Tchekmedyian, Alene (December 7, 2011). "MTV's "Awkward." creator, a Palos Verdes native". Easy Reader News. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

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