Holly Sorensen

Biography

Holly Sorensen was born and raised in Montana, and was given scholarships to The Annie Wright School in Washington State and Dartmouth college, where she studied philosophy and film.

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 and has written for Us, In Style, 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 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 and going to series, airing in 2009.

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.

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.

References

• "Holly Sorensen" USA Today, June 22, 2009

External Links

Holly Sorensen at [[1]]

Make It Or Break It at [[2]]