Edward Kitsis

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Edward Kitsis (2012)

Edward Lawrence Kitsis (* 4. February 1971 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American screenwriter and television producer , known for his work on the three ABC - TV series Lost , Once Upon a Time - Once upon a time ... and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland . He is also known by his stage name Eddy Kitsis .

life and career

Edward Kitsis in 1971 as the son of Tybe and Arlen Kitsis in Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota born. He studied with Adam Horowitz at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , graduating in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in arts, entertainment and media. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles with Horowitz , where he worked as an assistant until he was hired as a screenwriter for a remake of the fantasy series Fantasy Island . However, this was discontinued after thirteen episodes, so he devoted himself to the two The WB series Popular and Felicity . After the two series ended in 2002, he wrote scripts for Birds of Prey , Life as We Know It and One Tree Hill , as well as for the television film Marriage with Obstacles . In 2005 he came in the middle of the first season of the NBC Mystery series Lost as a screenwriter and a producer for the bar of the series. For the second season premiere in September 2006, he was promoted to supervising producer. In February 2006, he and the rest of the staff won the WGA Award for Best Screenplay - Dramatic Series . During the third and fourth seasons he acted as co-executive producer in addition to his two other works and was nominated for another WGA award and an Emmy in 2008. He was promoted to Executive Producer in the fifth and sixth seasons and continued to write screenplays for the series during this time, so that he was nominated for another WGA award in February 2010.

Kitsis and Horowitz also wrote the screenplay for the film Tron: Legacy , a sequel to Tron , as well as several scripts for the short-lived animated series TRON: Der Aufstand based on the two films . He and Horowitz are also the creators of the fantasy series Once Upon a Time , which has aired on ABC since October 23, 2011. The two had the concept for the series before they got involved with Lost , but they wanted to finish one project before moving on to the next. With the success of the series, the two developed the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland in 2013 about Alice, who returns to Wonderland and is looking for her lover. The offshoot was ended after only one season and 13 episodes.

In May 2002, he became engaged to Jennifer Susman, a film graduate from the University of Texas . The wedding took place on March 29, 2003 in Scottsdale , Arizona .

Filmography (selection)

As a screenwriter
As a producer

Awards and nominations

year Award For category result
2006 Writers Guild of America Award Lost Best Screenplay - Dramatic Series Won
2007 Nominated
Producers Guild of America Award Television Producer of the Year
2008 Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2009
2009 Writers Guild of America Award Best Screenplay - Dramatic Series
Producers Guild of America Award Television Producer of the Year
2010
Writers Guild of America Award Best Screenplay - Dramatic Series
2010 Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2011 Producers Guild of America Award Television Producer of the Year

Web links

Commons : Edward Kitsis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Edward Kitsis at radaris.com , accessed January 16, 2012
  2. ↑ a b Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
  3. ↑ Awards Winners . Writers Guild of America . Archived from the original on April 12, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ 2009 TV Nominees . Writers Guild of America . Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wga.org
  5. ↑ 2010 TV Nominees . Writers Guild of America . Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / wga.org
  6. ↑ Peter Sciretta: TRON 2: The Story Behind the Comic Con Teaser Trailer . Slashfilm.com . July 31, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Lesley Goldberg: Jane Espenson, Liz Tigelaar Join ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' . The Hollywood Reporter . May 31, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ Stuart Levine: EXCLUSIVE: 'Lost' exec producers Horowitz, Kitsis sell pilot to ABC . Variety.com . October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  9. ↑ engagements . Jewish News of Greater Phoenix . May 31, 2002. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jewishaz.com
  10. ↑ Wedding Announcements . Jewish News of Greater Phoenix . August 29, 2003. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jewishaz.com
personal data
SURNAME Kitsis, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kitsis, Edward Lawrence (maiden name); Kitsis, Eddy (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH 4th February 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota, United States